# Great Lakes Science Center > Place to go for families in the Cleveland area (OH). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Fall & winter (September-April): Tuesday-Wednesday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-8… - Where: Great Lakes Science Center, 601 Erieside Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114 - Ages: All ages; youth tickets ages 2-12 - Price: Adult $19.95, youth (2-12) $14.95, members free; Mather tour adult $10.95 / youth $8.95; TITANIC add-on extra - Schedule: Fall & winter (September-April): Tuesday-Wednesday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Friday-Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Mondays and home Browns game days. Listed closures: Nov 15, Nov 26, Nov 29, Dec 6, Dec 13, Dec 24, Dec 25, 2026 and Jan 3, 2027. Sensory-friendly GLSC for Me hours Sundays 10 a.m.-noon. - Organizer: Great Lakes Science Center - Official page: https://greatscience.com/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/cleveland/activities/great-lakes-science-center--listing-a7d1b49b0578205b060a2e4c ## About Great Lakes Science Center on the downtown lakefront is home to the NASA Glenn Visitor Center and hundreds of hands-on exhibits, temporary exhibitions and daily science demonstrations aimed at making STEM come alive for kids. Mission Flight VR inside the NASA area lets visitors ride a virtual space shuttle or visit the International Space Station for an extra charge. Next door, the restored 1925 freighter Steamship William G. Mather can be toured from pilot house to the four-story engine room on fall weekends (separate ticket). TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition is currently on show as an add-on. Sunday mornings 10 a.m. to noon are "GLSC for Me" sensory-friendly hours. 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