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Featured Offerings

Earth Day

Event Space Rental

Contact us about company picnics, unique professional development programs, and hosting your Red, White & Boom event.

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Summer Camps

Summer Camps

Keep the science learning going all summer with COSI's June, July, and August day camps for kids ages 5-18.

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From the calendar

Traveling Exhibits

Limited engagament experiences brought to COSI just for you.

Traveling exhibits are at COSI for a limited amount of time and some may require the purchase of an additional ticket.

Water
RACE

Water

Experience water as never before in this exhibition for the entire family.

 

Additional Exhibits

Experiences not included in
General Admission

Marked exhibits require the purchase of an additional ticket.

Giant Screen
Adventure Exhibit

Extreme Screen Theater

Experience crystal-clear images on the biggest digital screen in Ohio.

Adventure Exhibit
Adventure Exhibit

Adventure

Step inside to find yourself transported to a remote island where remnants of an ancient culture guard a secret that only you can unlock.

Classic Exhibits

Classic Exhibits come free with General Admission to COSI.

From the outer reaches of the Universe to the bottom of the seas, COSI's classic exhibitions will take you on a voyage of discovery.

Space Exhibit
Space

Space

Ride in a space capsule, maneuver a rover through a Martian landscape, and test your skills as an armchair astronaut.

Lab Spaces
Lab Spaces at COSI

COSI Lab Spaces

Working research laboratories designed to let you witness scientific research in real time.

Live Shows
Live Shows

Live Shows

COSI’s exciting (and explosive) live science shows are included with your admission or Membership.

Big Science Park Exhibit
Big Science Park

Big Science Park

Larger-than-life activities designed to let your inner scientist stomp around and shout out loud.

Ocean Exhibit
Ocean

Ocean

Mighty Poseidon reigns over a mythical playground symbolizing the ancient stories of the sea.

WOSU Exhibit
WOSU

WOSU @ COSI

The only working television and radio studio in a science center.

Innovation Showcase
Innovation Showcase

Innovation Showcase

Rotating showcase of cutting-edge consumer and industrial technologies.

Life Exhibit
Life

Life

From before birth to after death—and the many steps in between—Life explores what makes us human.

Gadget Exhibit
Gadgets

Gadgets

Try to lift your own weight in the pulley chair, split laser beams, and build a bridge.

Progress Exhibit
Progress

Progress

Travel through time and interact with technology from 1898 and 1962.

Kidspace Exhibit
little kidspace

little kidspace

Young children can safely climb, build, splash, imagine, and pretend in COSI’s little kidspace®.

visit map

Interactive Building Map

Help plan your day at COSI by seeing where exhibits, restrooms, elevators and more are located.

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Atomic Cafe Restaurant

Atomic Café Restaurant

COSI offers food options to tickle the taste buds! Our café offers pizza, deli sandwiches, made-to-order items, and other options to eat healthy.

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School Field Trips

School Field Trips

See what a COSI field trip can do for your students, get admission & parking info, chaperone resources and more.

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visit tours

Adult Group Tours

Whether you're looking for discounted group rate tickets, a social gathering, a professional gathering, a family adventure, or an adult group adventure, COSI has a group option for you.

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Amenitites

Amenities & Accessibility

All the comforts to make your next visit to COSI easy for the whole family! Get information about Guest Services, lockers, ATMs, and much more.

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Hotels and Restaurants

Columbus Hotels & Restaurants

Planning a trip to COSI has never been easier. Located downtown in the heart of Columbus, there are hotels and restaurants to fit every budget.

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Science Education Programs for Families

COSI programs will inspire your interest in science and encourage you to learn more about your world. COSI offers workshops, lectures, camps, and overnight experiences that will help you and your family understand the complex connections between science and everyday life. Through our public feedback forums, you’ve told us you want to know more about health and medicine, technology and innovation, energy and the environment, and early childhood education. The resources below are designed to help you deepen your understanding of these critical topics, and so much more.

If you’re already a COSI Member, look for opportunities to save on programs throughout this site. Not a Member? Join COSI today and begin your family’s new journey of exploration and discovery at COSI.

 

Our History

Camp COSI

These are year-round day camps like only COSI could do it. Choose from dozens of science topics that kids love.

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Our History

Exhibits and Live Shows

Groundbreaking exhibits and live shows help make it easier for you to wrap your brain around the most challenging science concepts.

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Our History

Hands-on Workshops

COSI’s fun hands-on workshops are guided by experienced and enthusiastic Team Members with a passion for science. Careful—it’s contagious!

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Our History

Interactive Videoconferencing

See live surgery in real time, or solve for the cause of death following an actual human autopsy through COSI’s award-winning interactive videoconferences.

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Our History

Camp-In

Spend the night at COSI! Camp-In is the overnight (and day camp) experience that lasts a lifetime. You and a few hundred of your closest friends will have COSI all to yourselves for nineteen hours.

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Our History

Explore Science Careers

These specialized experiences are designed to connect students to science professionals and to encourage them to turn their passion for science into a career.

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Our History

Birthday Parties

Party like a smarty at COSI. COSI birthday parties for kids ages 3-11 are a mix of silly science and serious fun.

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Educator Discounts
Classroom Activities
Academic Standards
Water
Online Activities

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