Saint Louis Science Center
The Saint Louis Science Center, founded as a planetarium in 1963, is a collection of buildings including a science museum and planetarium in St. Louis, Missouri, on the southeastern corner of Forest Park.Photo: AfricanGeo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: science museum in St. Louis, Missouri
- Also known as: “slsc.org”
- Address: 5050 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Louis University High School and Missouri Botanical Garden.
St. Louis University High School
School
Photo: TMS63112, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Louis University High School is an all-male Jesuit high school in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1818, it is the oldest secondary educational institution in the United States west of the Mississippi River, and one of the largest private high schools in Missouri. St. Louis University High School is situated 610 feet southeast of Saint Louis Science Center.
Missouri Botanical Garden
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Missouri Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located at 4344 Shaw Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri. It is also known informally as Shaw's Garden for founder and philanthropist Henry Shaw.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Bluelion, Public domain.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital is the largest hospital in the U.S. state of Missouri. Located in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis, it is the adult teaching hospital for Washington University School of Medicine and a major component of Washington University Medical Center. Barnes-Jewish Hospital is situated 3,500 feet northeast of Saint Louis Science Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kings Oak and Cheltenham.
Kings Oak
Neighborhood
Kings Oak is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. The neighborhood is named for two of its streets that make up the neighborhood's boundaries. "Kings" comes from Kingshighway Blvd, the neighborhood's eastern border and "Oak" comes from Oakland Ave, the neighborhood's northern border.
Cheltenham
Neighborhood
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
Cheltenham is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It is bound by Forest Park on the north, Macklind on the east, Manchester Avenue on the south, and Hampton Avenue on the west.
Forest Park Southeast
Neighborhood
Forest Park Southeast is a neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri. It is bordered by Interstate 64 to the north, Vandeventer Avenue to the east, Interstate 44 to the south, and Kingshighway Boulevard and Forest Park to the west.
Saint Louis Science Center
- Categories: science center, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: St. Louis, St. Louis Area, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.62874° or 38° 37′ 44″ northLongitude
-90.2704° or 90° 16′ 13″ westElevation
472 feet (144 metres)Open location code
86CFJPHH+FROpenStreetMap ID
way 120129615OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Saint Louis Science Center” goes by many names.
- French: “Saint Louis Science Center”
- Japanese: “セントルイス科学センター”
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