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Fleet Science Center

The Fleet Science Center is a science museum and planetarium in Balboa Park in , California. Established in 1973, it was the first science museum to combine interactive science exhibits with a planetarium and an IMAX Dome theater, setting the standard that most major science museums follow today.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: science museum and planetarium in San Diego, United States
  • Also known as: “fleetscience.org”, “Reuben H. Fleet Science Center”, and “The Fleet”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zoro Garden and San Diego Natural History Museum.

Garden
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is a six-acre sunken garden in Balboa Park in , California. It is located between the Fleet Science Center and . The name refers to the Persian mystic Zoroaster.

Museum
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The is a museum in Balboa Park in , California. It was founded in 1874 as the San Diego Society of Natural History. is situated 460 feet north of Fleet Science Center.

Museum
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The is a fine art museum in Balboa Park in , California, close to . It was established in 1965. is situated 870 feet northwest of Fleet Science Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown San Diego and Bankers Hill.

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is the thriving central business district of . A heavily gentrified area with plenty of tourist amenities, Downtown serves as a hub of business and entertainment, with plenty of restaurants, shops, and nightlife to take in, as well as a few attractions, including several museums and the home of the San Diego Padres baseball team.

Suburb
is a long-established uptown neighborhood near Balboa Park in , California. The area acquired the name "Bankers Hill" because of its reputation as a home for the affluent.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in the northeast part of , California.

Fleet Science Center

Latitude
32.73082° or 32° 43′ 51″ north
Longitude
-117.14707° or 117° 8′ 50″ west
Open location code
8544PVJ3+85
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28824905
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q3428321
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Fleet Science Center” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Bea Evenson Fountain.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fleet Science Center”. Photo: michael-seljos, CC BY-SA 2.0.