Lafayette Science Museum

A nice little experience. We were already in town for the Lego convention so we came over to the museum to check it out. I’d allow about an hour to go through it. It’s a nice add on to a trip if you’re already down there. We go down to Lafayette every couple of months to hit up the RC shop so this can also be a semi regular stop. Parking wasn’t the greatest but there was a lot that we found, I believe the parking was less than $4, $3.80 if I remember correctly. The gift shop was lacking so don’t promise the kids the world. Across the street, at the rear of the museum, is the children’s museum. The children’s museum was nice and would be good for younger children, probably up to 6 years of age. A sidenote, the science museum doesn’t accept American Express so plan on a different form of payment. The lot that we parked in also didn’t take American Express we had to use a Mastercard.

I'm a lifelong learner, so museums peak my interest. It was a really cool experience. It was very engaging and full of current and historic information.The clerk was not the friendliest, but she was tolerable. My nephew had a great time.

Museum itself was very nice for the most part. Lots of fascinating things to learn about the history of the area and the world. However, the receptions at the front lobby desk was extremely rude and had an attitude. Then we were charged full price for two adults and a TWO year old child, only to find out that the planetarium is not open on weekdays besides Friday….after the fact that I paid. In total i paid $44 with tax again for two adults and one 2 yr old for a 30 min walk soooooo yea i would save your money with this one. Or wait till it’s convenient for them to show the planetarium.