While planning a trip to Miami, keep a full day aside for Miami Science Museum and Planetarium. The Museum activities are mainly intended for children. They also have a large set of games for children (3 to 12 years), which keeps on updating every six months. They have a wonderful show on weekends named "Fun with liquid nitrogen".

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The museum authority keeps the provision for School group entry with $10.95 charge. A caution fee of $75 (non refundable) has to be paid in advance for the school group tours.Food can be purchased from the vending machines. Separate picnic area is kept for having your lunch.The museum authorities have taken all the precautionary safety measures.

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The Miami Science Museum and Planetarium holds many amazing shows which imparts great knowledge to the visitors. Wildlife encounter is an interactive and descriptive show about wild animals. This show shows the nature of their behavior so that the visitors can learn about their instincts.The Living Planate program shows about the life form below the arctic ice sheets. This fascinating show can be enjoyed in the museum theater.

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The museum also host many educational shows like "Miami mineralogical & Lapidary Guild demos", Senior summer science series, Mosquito awareness weekend and many more. The place also demonstrates many wonderful exhibits. Some of them are Cabaret Mechanical Theater, Energy tracker, Heart Smart and Immersion Theater. The list of shows changes frequently, so it is advised to check with the museum web page before planning a vacation.

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Miami museum of science and space planetarium is located in Florida. It is located just to the south of the Rickenbacker causeway. Many reviews about the Miami museum of science and planetarium are given in different websites. Large number of experts has given their review in http://www.wikianswers.com/

Shows and demos in the museum

The trip to Miami museum is recommended for especially for people from age group of 3 to 17. There is an Intel lab inside the Miami museum. Different shows and demos which provide a detail description about the Miami museum are held in the wild life centre planetarium theater.

This museum helps in exploring the mysteries of the universe. They usually provide a demo about the rare collections of history which may not be available anywhere. One can gain interesting information when he visits the Miami museum and no doubt that he also gains fun.

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Booking tickets

The demos given are always interactive. You can collect the details about the shows from your hotel in Miami Florida. The audience plays a lively role in the demo. The details about the entry fee for different age groups are available in the website http://www.miamisci.org/. The museum will be opened from 10am to 6pm daily. One can book the tickets for the laser show through the website.

Kids of all ages would definitely enjoy visiting the Miami Museum of Science and Space Transit Planetarium. This museums main attraction is its planetarium and its wildlife center. Families visiting as tourists who are staying in hotels Miami offers might want to include this in their itinerary.

This museum had its beginnings during 1949 as the Junior Museum of Miami and evolved to the space museum in 1966.

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Fun Activities:

Watch amazing shows in the planetarium-Worlds in Motion Show: view atoms and planets while learning about scientific laws discovered by Newton and Copernicus.

Watch Laser shows-Every first Friday of the month the Laser show begins. Be sure to bring along your kids to experience this fabulous display of laser lights.

Weintraub Obervatory-Use the powerful optical telescope to view distant stars and planets.

Observe animals at the wildlife Center-Various animals like falcons, lizards and snakes are housed in the wildlife center. Visiting this area would surely broaden your understanding of these animals.

The museum opens daily from 10 am up to 6pm except on Christmas and Thanksgiving. If you are checked in one of the finest hotels Miami can offer, try to ask directions from the staff in getting to 3280 South Miami avenue. Once you arrive at the museum grounds there would be an admission fee to be paid which varies from children, adult and senior citizen.

Adults are charged $18
Seniors (62+) are charged $16
Students are charged $16
Children are charged $13

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