Title: Connecticut Science Center in Downtown Hartford | Expedia.co.uk [Connecticut Science Center Hotels](https://expedia.co.uk/Connecticut-Science-Center-Hotels.0-l6237458-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels)[Connecticut Science Center Car Hire](https://expedia.co.uk/Compare-Cheap-Car-Hire-In-Connecticut-Science-Center.d6237458.Car-Hire-Guide)[Downtown Hartford Holidays](https://expedia.co.uk/Downtown-Hartford.d553248635074842140.Holidays-City-Breaks) # Connecticut Science Center ![Connecticut Science Center which includes interior views as well as children](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6237458/b4cb60a6-f5a9-4018-beb4-fa589b78a4c9.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Connecticut Science Center which includes interior views as well as children](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6237458/b4cb60a6-f5a9-4018-beb4-fa589b78a4c9.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Connecticut Science Center featuring interior views as well as a small group of people](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6237458/b5037f2e-5df1-4f29-b172-48a750be18e3.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Connecticut Science Center showing interior views](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6237458/1b56ea23-321d-4efe-bba7-09e1ed7c8c93.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Connecticut Science Center showing a garden and outdoor art](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6237458/c39cfeb3-4873-4d2b-b209-c1b32a355510.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ## Visit Connecticut Science Center Activities --- --- #### Leave your textbooks at home and learn about science by playing, exploring and inventing your way through this interactive science centre in Hartford. The Connecticut Science Centre is a fairly new addition to Hartford’s cultural scene. Have fun learning about science from over 150 interactive exhibits, an eye-popping 3-D movie theatre and frequent special events. If you have ever wanted to hear light or feel sound, visit Sight and Sound. Create music using lasers, cutting-edge software and your own body movements. Discover the universe and beyond in Exploring Space. Buckle into your flight chair and navigate a black hole, explore a supernova and investigate the moon’s craters. Add a little friendly competition to your day at Forces in Motion. In this exhibit you will design a motion-related invention and test it against other visitors’ creations. See how gravity works in the Drop Zone, where objects fall in slow motion. Kidspace is appealing for the science centre’s youngest visitors. Between playing with the magnetic ball wall and the cascading water centre, children won’t even realise that they’re learning important scientific concepts. Other exhibits explore subjects from sports to the environment to medicine. Learn how to use scientific knowledge to take better care of your body. Explore the ecosystem of the Connecticut River. Devise your own invention and show it off. Watching a movie takes on a whole new dimension in the 3-D movie theatre. Settle back and enjoy one of the 45-minute films. Several different movies are shown throughout the day. The science centre also hosts temporary shows in the Travelling Exhibit Gallery. Just like the permanent attractions, these are sure to grab your attention. Grossology, a recent temporary exhibit, explored how the body’s grosser functions are actually vital processes to keep you healthy. If you get hungry, have lunch at the sandwich shop on the first floor or bring your own picnic to eat at one of the tables. 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