Liberty Science Center
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🎨 Museum · Jersey City
4 hours · $$$ · No reservation needed
- 🚇About 40 min by subway or carFrom Midtown · Getting there: PATH to Exchange Place, then Hudson-Bergen Light Rail to Liberty State Park; paid parking if you drive
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Lots of shadeRain-OK · Handles heat
- ⏱️Typical visit: 4 hoursBest seasons: Winter · Fall · Spring · Summer
The biggest science center on the New Jersey side, with the largest planetarium in the Western Hemisphere, the three-story Infinity Climber climbing maze, the I Explore area built for under-5s and a hands-on ocean touch tank, with Liberty State Park next door.
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