I was surprised to discover well after Jamie W and I came here that this massive complex was built…read morearound the turn of the millennium. Given the retro vibe of the swooping, skeletal design of the entire layout, I would've guessed it was designed in the middle of the 20th century when the Jetsons ruled the Saturday morning airwaves. Designed by local architect Santiago Calatrava, it was actually built over a 13-year period between 1996 and 2009. We knew the City of Arts & Sciences was a must-visit in Valencia, and we took a local bus to disembark at the most visited component, L'Oceanogràfic (Photo 7). It's Europe's largest aquarium, and by far, we spent most of our time here (review: https://yelp.to/WiK7NyEDnr). Our experience with the other key structures basically consisted of strolling the expansive grounds and appreciating the sophistication of Calatrava's organic design. We walked the length of the science museum, Museu de les Ciències (Photo 2) which was followed by a look at the eye-shaped L'Hemisfèric, which houses a planetarium and an IMAX theatre (Photo 3). On the opposite side of the reflecting pool was El Umbracle, an elevated open-air garden (Photo 10). We ended our urban hike at the striking opera house, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (Photo 9). One man's unique vision of Valancia's future. RELATED - Exploring Valencia? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/LLaHiolznn

Beautiful architecture. Worth visiting for this alone. I happened to be visiting during a Leonardo…read moreDaVinci exhibit. Just incredible the breadth and depth they went into. Very informative. I really appreciate the cleanliness of the building, the attention to detail within each exhibit, and most notably, the interactive experiences. Each exhibit I visited had multiple interactive opportunities to help engage the audience. Great way to capture the attention of young and old alike; not just walking through looking and reading copious amounts of explanations on the art presented. One star off because some of the exhibits felt disjointed between one another, signage could be better.

The family at AtlasAdventured highly recommends visiting here!…read moreWe visited the Museum of Sciences in Valencia, Spain in July of 2023. This is definitely a must see if you are visiting Valencia! We purchased our tickets inside the museum the day before. You can purchase tickets the same day, but we wanted to ensure we had a spot for our 4 year old daughter to participate in the "Scientist for a Day" and the 3D Dinosaur show. Our general admission tickets into the Science museum were 8 Euros, the Walking with Dinosaurs: Prehistoric Planet 3D show at L'Hemisferic was 4 euros (because we bundled the tickets), and the Scientist for a Day tickets were 3.50 euros (but you need to purchase a general admission ticket in order to participate in this event). Great customer service from the staff at the ticket desk. Super friendly and helpful, and gave us great recommendations on bundling the tickets and what would be best for our daughter. Our family had the best day here. There is something for everyone, and the majority of exhibits are hands on! Next time we visit Valencia, we will gladly be coming back here! It's affordable, fun for all ages, and a great break from the heat!

Una experiencia que vale la pena , solo ve listo para caminar. Museo y experiencias vale la pena…read more 10/10 recomiendo.

I honestly didn't know what to expect when I happened upon this tiny museum, but I was glad that I…read morevisited. Highlights: + Standard entry price is 2€. There is also a reduced rate of 1€ for retired persons, groups, etc. + An audio guide is available, for a fee, in Spanish, Valencian, English, French, or Italian. + On the main level, there an area with seats that shows a video that gives a brief overview of the Falles Festival and shows the process and detail of how the monuments were created + Ninots, monuments that were saved (chosen by vote of the people) from the fires of the festival are displayed in chronological order, with the older ones on the first floor, and the newer ones on the second floor. + The second floor is accessible via stairs or a small elevator. Definitely worth a visit. You could easily go through the museum in 30 minutes, or more if you take time to take photos of all of the ninots, which are extremely detailed.

Awesome museum. I was with a big group and we all thoroughly enjoyed looking at the various falles…read more If you are into Spain history and celebrations, this is a must see museum. Each year during the big festival they vote on the best falle and save part of it and keep it in this museum. It does not take much more than about an hour to walk through this museum.

Never been inside, but the architecture is amazing! It resembles a gladiator hat and honestly one…read moreof the buildings that you WILL see for sure if you're driving around the area. Palau de les Arts is actually an building for the arts where they perform Opera. Surprising eh? (wow, I'm so Canadian) You would expect something shaped like a Gladiator's hat to be a museum of History or even Sciences, but, it's for art. Also close to this area are the oceanographic and the science and art museum.

The most complex, intriguing, and beautiful building in the Ciudad is the Palau which houses four…read morearea for theater, opera, ballet, and concerts. Calatrava's largest masterpiece at first glance looks like an alien ship has just docked in the water. Spherical, plumed, and futuristic, it's a memento to the future of progressive architecture.

We had so much fun! Joy for children and adults! Reasonable price for the tickets, interesting…read moredisplays. So many different skeletons of dinosaurs! I liked the fact that you can touch real dinosaur bones, a real meteorite, fossils. Near a beautiful park.

Very extensive park with many exhibits. Oceanogràfic consists of multiple buildings on a very large…read morecampus housing creatures from different biomes. We had a baby with us that had to feed frequently, so we unfortunately weren't able to see everything. The people saying you only need three hours must not be appreciating everything. We could easily have spent a full day here. We paid extra to see the marine turtle rehab center. The general admission tickets were around 39€ per adult, retirees 29€. The extra ARCA sea turtle access was 5€ more. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and explained the sea turtle life cycle, nesting habits, geographic distribution, and how human activity impacts them. We got to see fresh sea turtle hatchlings (so cute) and recovering rescued sea turtles. The shark exhibit was very extensive, and of course very popular. We saw the crocodiles in the outdoor exhibit. We saw penguins. Our favorites were the belugas! They were sonorous, social and very active. Information placards were in Castellano, Valencian and English. I also want to highlight that they have a shared lactation room which is accessed from the information desk in the welcome building. We were grateful for this because feeding baby in the noisy park would have been very distracting for her! We loved the Oceanogràfic and will revisit when baby is older. It's expensive but for how extensive the grounds are, I think well worth it.

As much as I love sushi, I don't quite share that passion about fish before it gets caught,…read moreauctioned, filleted, and devoured. Now Jamie and I have been to world-class aquariums from Okinawa (review: https://yelp.to/JmZt0OKoJh) to Monterey (review: https://yelp.to/Zl6LM5VwU2), and this one is among the better ones we've visited, for sure. Take, for example, the Shark Tunnel billed as Europe's longest underwater tunnel (Photo 8). Sharks, rays, tortoises, and the more alpha fish swim above and all around you. It was definitely a unique feature, and so was the college campus approach to the entire operation. Instead of the usual claustrophobic space aquariums provide visitors, Oceanografic offers separate pavilions to reflect different ecosystems like the Arctic, Antarctica, and the Mediterranean. Spanning 110,000 square meters, It allows them to spread out the marine life. Birds and reptiles get their own outdoor compounds. The layout and architecture are compatible with the rest of the retro-futuristic City of Arts & Sciences complex. In fact, this worked well as an introduction to the expansive complex for us as we headed northward through Jardí del Túria. We didn't plan on coming here, which meant we waited in line for a half-hour before paying 39.45€ for each of us to enter. A bit steep but hey, if you like live sushi.. RELATED - Exploring Valencia? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/FQBNx3Jkoj