Top rated Science museums in Salem, United States to elevate your visit (Updated April, 2024)

Top rated Science museums in Salem

Experience the best that Salem has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 29 places from Science museum category.

Sort results by

Best

Top rated

Most reviewed

Hidden gems

Worst rated

Recently discovered

🆕

Search radius

1 km 2 km 5 km 10 km 30 km 50 km 100 km 250 km

Within Salem

Lykens Valley Children's Museum

Museum

👍👍 This place is awesome! Was there for my grandson's 7th birthday party and had so much fun. It's a bit like the preschool & kindergarten classrooms back in the 70s only better. There are little roads on the floor and ride-on vehicles for the kids to drive on them. There's a gas station, post office,...

4.90 (31 reviews) (~157.72 km from centre)

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Natural history museum

From dinosaur exhibits to displays of rare gems, this acclaimed museum celebrates the natural world.

4.80 (47.4K reviews) (~154.12 km from centre)

No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum

Mine

👍👍 Very informative, pleasant people, learned some things & tour was very neat & educational.... Bring a coat it's 50⁰ all year & wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty, it's a "coal" mine!

4.80 (674 reviews) (~144.45 km from centre)

InfoAge Science and History Museums

Science museum

Exhibits on radio, computers, electronics & warfare technology housed at a former military base.

4.80 (109 reviews) (~138.17 km from centre)

Science History Institute

Museum

This open-to-the-public museum, library & learning center features the history of chemistry.

4.80 (104 reviews) (~50.08 km from centre)

Wagner Free Institute of Science

Museum

👍👍 The Wagner natural history museum is another Philly first, tucked away on the Temple U campus. For more than 160 years, it's offered free science education programs to adults and now for all ages. The museum preserves its 19th century layout.There are rows of glass-cased specimens with antique hand-...

4.80 (87 reviews) (~52.37 km from centre)

Jones Beach Energy & Nature Center

Education center

👍👍 Great center for all ages with easy access from the Meadowbrook. Indoor and outdoor spaces that are family friendly.

4.80 (53 reviews) (~197.5 km from centre)

Lancaster Science Factory

Science museum

Museum where kids can explore science, engineering & technology principles with hands-on displays.

4.70 (912 reviews) (~88.34 km from centre)

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

National museum

Museum documenting the history of aviation & space exploration, with displays of vehicles & more.

4.60 (41.1K reviews) (~153.83 km from centre)

The Franklin Institute

Science museum

Lively, family-friendly science museum with many interactive exhibits & displays plus a planetarium.

4.60 (12.7K reviews) (~49.78 km from centre)

The Newark Museum of Art

Art museum

Displays of American art, interior decor & more, plus a planetarium & an interactive nature exhibit.

4.60 (1.7K reviews) (~170.54 km from centre)

Delaware Children's Museum

Children's museum

Riverfront building for toddlers to teens features interactive exhibits & a climbing structure.

4.60 (1.6K reviews) (~19.78 km from centre)

NASA Goddard Visitor Center

Science museum

👍👍 A great place to have a good time, learn tons about worlds beyond Earth and marvel at the innovation and skill of NASA scientists and engineers. Free entry and plan to spend about 2 hours here. They have a great gift shop and a free photo printer, which gives you a picture with you on a spacesuit....

4.60 (969 reviews) (~135.09 km from centre)