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Palais de la Decouverte

av Franklin D Roosevelt | 8th, Paris, France
01.56.43.20.21
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Ranked #163 of 534 attractions in Paris
3.5 of 5 stars 11 Reviews
Type: Science Museums, Observatories/ Planetariums
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Pessac, France
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10 reviews 10 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

Totally brilliant especially the planetarium and all the hands on stuff for our 9 year old More

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Lausanne
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2012

You can't miss it (provided you speak French), the attractions and shows will just keep your kids stuck there for the whole day. A perfect place to visit. More

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Paris, France
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59 reviews 59 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
36 helpful votes 36 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012

The best science museum for locals. A treasure from the 70's still the most instructive and interesting science museum in Paris, despite the bigger, flashier, but more confusing Cite de la Villette. Check out the static electricity show - it will raise your hair! The planetarium is the best in France. Good temporary expositions as well. More

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Toronto
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38 reviews 38 reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 July 2011

A great place to visit on a rainy day because it is not well-advertised compared to Cite de Science, which is a bigger science centre located in the 19e arrondisement. So not busy until the afternoon but still not overcrowded. Kids under 6 get in free(!) and adults are 7 Euros (without planetarium). Permanent sections include chemistry, sound, astronomy, ecology,... More

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Boston
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 March 2008

The place is beautiful, but inside, we can't understand anything, and a lot of explainations was dirty, and very old ... I was surprised and shocked. I wrote it on their gold book ... Please, don't go ! More

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Nivelles, Belgium
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28 reviews 28 reviews
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31 helpful votes 31 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW
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Paris
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 March 2012
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Paris
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2012
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Beaulieu sur Mer
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54 reviews 54 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
43 helpful votes 43 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 December 2011
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Paris, France
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2011
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