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“Calgary Science Centre” Frommer's
“Vancouver: The Great Outdoors With Big-City Flourishes” New York Times (free registration required)
“Round up the kids and herd 'em south” canada.com / The Edmonton Journal
“Coming attractions” canada.com / The Edmonton Journal
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 110 attractions in Calgary
Traveler Description: Calgary's address for those who want to explore outer space through the use of telescopes, hands-on exhibits and an inventive theater.
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Attraction type: Observatory/planetarium, Ship, Science museum
Activities: Leisure education
Address: 701 11th St. SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 2M5
Canada
Tel: 403 268 8300
Fax: 403 237 0186

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“For small children only”
2 of 5 stars
gauly
Reading, England
Mar 27, 2008

This really is a very boring science museum for adults but children seemed to enjoy it. Particularly there was a section for very small children with water-play, a toy shop, large blocks, puzzles and stuff to climb. I'm not convinced they learnt any science though! The rest of the museum seemed to mainly involve pushing buttons with very little explaination... more

“WOW town”
4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Dec 18, 2003
3/7 found this review helpful

I took my 5 year old daughter and she very much enjoyed the time spent there at WOW town. She expecially liked the construction area (bricks that one transfers to a roller system, or the crane to move the sponge bricks to a area). She spent time in the grocery store and went through all the activity centres and liked... more

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TELUS World of Science Address

701 11th St. SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 2M5, Canada
Tel: 403 268 8300 Fax: 403 237 0186