Center of Science and Industry (COSI)

333 W Broad St, Columbus - 43215
149 reviews
Venues & Event Spaces Planetarium
(614) 228-2674

We absolutely had a blast at COSI! We were trying to fit a lot in and definitely needed more time and we were there for 5 hours. My little girl was three at the time and we did have to pay for her. I am a teacher so I did get entry free which was so nice! If I wouldn't have checked out the counter and paid cash I never would have known that so I'm glad we didn't prepay.The activities were fun and engaging. There were so many sections that we couldn't really do with our girl because of her age so we are looking forward to going back multiple times as she's growing. The tot area was okay for her. She is almost four so she was a little bored up there. She really enjoyed the house area.We really loved multiple areas where my husband and I could have stayed there for hours playing! I love that they had an interactive space where they could make parachutes and test them out! We really had fun in that area as well. I could go on and on... So much fun exploring science!

Very cool place with so much to see, for the very young to adults. Grab a map and wander around. I found myself having to stop the kids from just running up to an exhibit and touching everything and if it didn’t “do” anything, they’d run to the next thing- there is a lot of reading involved before you can do the actual activity. So, I had to call them back, read the instructions to them, then it was actually a cool thing to do. My kids were ages 8-12. They just wanted to physically do everything without really knowing what they were supposed to be learning about. So, adults, keep up and get engaged along with them so they know how to complete the activities and maybe learn something from them. The Marvel exhibit is cool, but I’m not a fan of the extra charge to see it. The outdoor courtyard stuff is fun and there’s a playground out front of the building too. There’s a cafe and gift shop. So much to do and see, could be an all day thing if you want to get your money’s worth.

Visiting COSI didn’t quite meet my expectations. There were some fun exhibits and I did enjoy my time well enough there however there were some things I did not enjoy. One of the things I was most excited about was the Cuba exhibit. I love learning about other cultures and I believe that exposure is important. However they had some native animals on display and they were in small displays and seemed stressed. They were also in a room where there were no staff members and if you’re going to have live animals in your exhibit I feel like someone should be responsible for keeping an eye on them. There was a staff member with a snake in another part of the museum and I believe that snake (Lucy) was actually apart of Cosi and she seemed much happier and healthier. Her handler seemed very responsible and knowledgeable. The gift shop was the second biggest disappointment. There were not a lot of branded items , it was just mostly marked up things you could find for less than half the price elsewhere. I also didn’t see plus sizes in the clothes they did have. They also had a “color of science “ display as well that I got exited at first glance but looking at the books they chose to display there I was very disappointed. Seemed very performative. Something else I think that is important to know is the museum definitely seems more directed towards kids. This didn’t affect my rating at all because I don’t think they hide that at all with their website but I do think it’s good to know if you’re traveling with a group of adults who prefer more informative or mentally engaging exhibits it may not be the place for you. All the staff was professional and nice.

Fantastic museum. Even the park area out front was great with picnic tables and musical instruments to play. So much of the musuem is interactive. We didn't even make it to all the exhibits and were impressed at how much there was to see. The planetarium show was a bit advanced for your general audience.

I love this place, but I wish it had more hands on things for the younger kids to do. We went for the Marvel attraction. It was cool, but definitely for teens and adults. They did have the costumes from the movies on display. We went on a Saturday so it was very, very busy, but that was expected. My only complaint is about the rude adults that do not try to control their children, or know how to act in public themselves.

This place is by far the funnest, largest and most informative and fun science museum I have ever been too in my life. The fact they have the marvel display right now going on is just the icing on the cake.This place is large. A lot to see. We didn’t cover anything outside, the entire kids are and I know we missed stuff in there and still spend over 5 hours going thru everything.Do not miss the planetarium show. I’d say get there about 10 mins or more early to be sure you get a good seat. I don’t know if the marvel exhibit is brining more people in or if it’s always that busy but for our show at 130 it filled in pretty good.If your a complainer about social distancing or a mask wearer don’t under rate somewhere returning to normal. Don’t go.If you don’t care like we don’t, if your in the area definitely go. This was one of the main highlights of our trip coming out here.

Hands down best museum I've ever been to. There's an awesome playground outside the entrance as well. The special Marvel exhibit is amazing and well worth the extra money if you're a fan. I highly recommend visiting if you're ever in Columbus.

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hands down the best place for all ages everyone was super nice and everything was so clean.10/10