# California Science Center (free exhibit galleries) > Place to go for families in the Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim area (CA). Times are Pacific Time. - When: Exhibits open daily; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day - Where: California Science Center, 700 Exposition Park Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90037 - Ages: All ages - Price: Core exhibit galleries free, no reservation required; IMAX requires timed tickets - Schedule: Exhibits open daily; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day - Organizer: California Science Center - Official page: https://californiasciencecenter.org/ - 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 32 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/los-angeles/activities/california-science-center-free-exhibit-galleries--listing-15bfbab6247429eda870ded8 ## About The California Science Center in Exposition Park is one of the region's biggest free family outings: its core exhibit galleries are free and need no reservation. The galleries are hands-on and suit preschoolers through teens. Timed tickets are required, and sold separately, for the IMAX Theater. Note that the Space Shuttle Endeavour is currently off display until the future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center opens. The galleries are open daily except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. 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