Buffalo Museum of Science Tours

Buffalo Museum of Science showing interior views
Buffalo Museum of Science featuring interior views
Buffalo Museum of Science featuring interior views and land animals
Buffalo Museum of Science showing interior views
Buffalo Museum of Science featuring interior views as well as an individual child


Enter a world where you can explore weather, bodies, bugs, physics and more, all in one place. Buffalo’s world-class science museum also features a 3-D movie theater. 

The Buffalo Museum of Science takes learning out of the classroom and into a series of world-class exhibits. Join visitors of all ages enjoying fascinating experiences at Buffalo’s favorite museum.

In Motion is one of the newest and most popular exhibits. Enter the gravity machine or race customized cars. Use gears, levers, belts and pulleys to create a unique invention.

To learn more about the planet we all call home, stop by Our Marvelous Earth. This exhibit makes weather phenomena and geological processes easy to understand. Step into a wind chamber to understand the difference between a light breeze and a tornado. Become a weather forecaster and predict the next big storm.

Explore YOU is an exhibit where you can learn about your body and health. Explore body systems and parts though a giant touchscreen of a human’s torso. Investigate genetics, medical technology and local achievements in scientific research.

Get to know our human predecessors in Artifacts, an anthropological exhibit. Learn how diets have changed throughout time, how languages compare across cultures and how everyday tools have evolved. See over 1,500 insect specimens in the Bug Works gallery. Learn about the earth’s creepy crawlers though bug displays and colorful exhibits.

Explorations is an interactive gallery designed for the museum’s youngest visitors. Toddlers will love exploring scientific concepts through fun activities. Here, they can create their own skyscrapers or dress as creatures in a specific ecosystem.

Soar into another world from the comfort of your seat at the National Geographic 3-D Cinema. It brings in new films several times a year, so check with the museum to see what is playing.Internationally touring shows, such as the famous Mummies of the World, frequently stop here and stay for weeks or months. Make your visit extra special with the current show.

The Buffalo Museum of Science is open every day, except major holidays. There is a small admission fee, with discounts for seniors, students and children. Seeing a film has an additional fee. Park your car for free in the museum’s parking lot.

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Verified traveler

The website should say, "Buffalo Children's Museum of Science". It was geared around how kids would learn. Most of the interactive displays were trivia questions, some of them were broken, and what really irked me was that the 3D cinema "was down for the day". Of course, they didn't tell me that until I paid my admission fee. The observatory deck is only open for reservations. The website makes it look like the Smithsonian, but it's not. The rocket propulsion exhibit was down, ground radar exhibit was down, Buffalo in Space was not open, the whole fifth floor was cordoned off. There were some cool things that were available, but I was really excited to get there, driving 15 miles from my family's to get there, and to find so many things unavailable for full price was disappointing.

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So many exhibits. Wonderful place and experience!

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Great fun on a rainy cold day! Lots of interactive displays for all ages

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