There's so many cool and exciting things happening here! So much goodness…read more I was here for the first time last weekend at the Compost S'Cool to learn about home composting. Excellent afternoon! The exhibits are wonderful, the compost experts are also wonderful and the compost toilet is even more excellent! They offer courses and programs as well. There are other exhibits at the centre; Prairie Pond, Honeybee Hive and the Tegler Discovery Zone. Great learning and fun activities for families. They also offer birthday parties! It's located right beside the Fort Edmonton Park so you can do both in one day! The parking lot is big and spacious.

A great place to bring the kids to learn about the local flora and fauna. My nephews (age 2) loved…read morethe indoor play area, where they got to run and climb and generally wear us out. They also liked checking out the reptiles on display as well as the pelts and skulls from a few former river valley residents. The trails outside include interpretive signs about what you will see On your walk as well as a few historical details. There were one or two birthday parties going on while we were there, with both outdoor and indoor spots for the celebrations. The renovations look like they are mostly done, but perhaps there is more to come in the months ahead.

We came here for a special experience at the the 360 Dome Theatre. It has some beanbag seats in the…read morecentre, where you lie down and stare at the ceiling which is a dome, the whole surface is the screen. The rest of the chairs are set in circles with varying degrees of recline-ability. The show was called Trust the universe. It was listening to philosophy and watching and hearing a beautiful show. The rest of the science centre was closed to the public. But you could purchase drinks (even a glass of wine!) and snacks and bring them into the theatre. Hard to describe it, except if you like the first act of Fantasia, when it's just colour and movement to music., the. You will really like this. It was similar, but the 360 dome made it such a wonderful and relaxing experience. Lots of galaxy, stars and moving colour and light. Absolutely worth it and would like to see more performances like this.

This place brings out my inner 10 year old nerdy/geeky child, and I love it!…read moreEven if you don't like science-y things, you will still enjoy yourself plenty here The IMAX theatre is amazing (and comfy), the gift shop is full of unique trinkets, gadgets and thingamajigs galore, and obviously the exhibits are top-notch! There are so many things happening here it's insane! @_@ I appreciate the super family-friendly environment and play areas for the kids, which encourages me to bring out my own inner kid and play again And I also like how they have certain hours for adults-only play time too! The Dark Matter events are also great adult-only play-times at the science centre, hosted about once every 2 months. If you haven't been before, you got to check out the next one! I've always had a lot more fun than I anticipated having attended a couple Dark Matter events previously (example- smashing veggies dipped in liquid nitrogen all over the floor!) The permanent galleries/exhibits are great fun, whether you've been once or a hundred times, and it's more magical sharing with a group of your crazy cool friends (or borrowing your nieces & nephews for the afternoon haha)! The traveling exhibits are the highlight of why I think this place is awesome, like the dinosaur exhibits, Star Wars, Sherlock Holmes (super fun but my detective skills were lacking in solving the murder mystery lol) and my all-time favourite Body Worlds (seeing the inner you in a whole new perspective....)!! And multiple other events that use the science centre as a venue to host seminars, webinars, clinics and more! In-a-nutshell, come check it!

My child attended a first class here recently and really had a great time. This automatically gives…read moreit a high rating in my books. Drop off was well organized and the staff seemed so cordial and helpful. Each child picked up a painted rock as a keepsake from the very first day which bodes well for the session. Indeed the very next day, my child was asking about going to theatre class again so obviously it made a big impression.

We spent a few hours at the museum before it closed. The first floor of the museum leads you to the…read morehistory of Alberta. Although this museum exhibit and artifacts are nicely displayed and seems to be of significance, the museum flow was haphazard and didn't guide you towards a narrative or chronology, which is kind of jarring. The descriptions throughout the museum themselves don't really dive deep and maybe seems more like it's geared towards school-age children. Had I just seen this part of the museum, I would've disliked the museum overall. The second floor with the natural history section was much better, with fossils and even some live exhibits (like the beautiful, healthy corals and the turtles, though they didn't seem as happy). I live learning about the animals that roamed the area, including the Edmontosaurus. I was kind of fatigued from all the taxidermied/animal models behind glass cases though. The minerals/gem exhibit was also pretty exquisite and there's even an interactive section about magnetic stones and meteorites. My favorite is probably the special exhibit on "Death: Life's Greatest Mystery," which I think did a wonderful job in portraying different customs revolving around death. I also like the Francophone exhibit, especially the audio exhibit. Overall, I enjoyed the majority of the exhibits and thought the museum was worth visiting.

It was only last year that I finally visited the Royal Alberta Museum (RAM) in it's "new" downtown…read morelocation. But since then I've visited 3 times, once for my birthday, once for a friend's birthday, and then again to see an exhibit on Orcas. The RAM is the largest museum in western Canada. There are several permanent exhibits including the Children's Gallery, the Bug Gallery, the Human History Hall, and the Natural History Hall. I didn't visit the Children's Gallery, cause I'm an adult without kids so that would be weird, but I did visit the other ones. The Bug Gallery is really cool if you love bugs, but even if you're not a big bug person the bugs are all in contained closures, and I thought was really interesting. My favourites were the two halls, which if you couldn't tell from the names deal with human history and natural history. The human history one goes through the history of the people who've lived in this area from the Indigenous peoples who have been here since time immemorial to European settlers, modern immigration, and present day. The natural history hall has the history of the different flora and fauna that have been in Alberta. This includes exhibits on dinosaurs, which if you've been in Alberta for any length of time you'll know we have a lot of fossils here. And there is also an exhibit on various minerals in Alberta and in Canada. I like shiny rocks so I liked it. Then there is a feature gallery and a changing exhibit. The feature gallery is smaller, but the changing exhibit (when one is in) is usually quite large. The changing exhibits I saw where the ones on Angkor Wat and Orcas (different times). Both were great exhibits, but I think they've changed now. The museum space is huge, and there's lots to see so give yourself lots of time. My downside to the museum is just that I don't live nearby so it's a bit of a pain to drive downtown and park (especially with construction). The LRT is nearby (I think Churchill is the closet station. The museum itself can also get really busy, especially on weekends or if a school field trip is in. But hey, I have fond memories of school field trips at the RAM in its old location in Glenora so I hope kids get good memories of the RAM in its new home. If you're planning to visit the RAM a few times you can get an annual pass. The other option is buy an Alberta History Pass, which will get you into a few different historic sites for a yearly fee. That's what I did. You can buy the pass at the RAM and it's pretty easy to get your money's worth if you come back for a couple of visits. Not sure when I'll visit again, but I'll definitely be back.

Had my daughters 5th birthday there today. No help was offered for set up. No tablecloth clothes…read morewe provided for us, others got tablecloths. They interrupted me while we were singing Happy birthday to my daughter, to tell us to clean up. No common decency. They couldn't have waited the 30 secs to tell us to clean up?!?! They told us to finish our cake downstairs....12, 3-5 year old move downstairs and finish the cake. That would have been so chaotic, they didn't care. One asked me if I wanted to take the drinks downstairs then another started pouring old drinks into the jugs, so there went that idea. And the free birthday t-shirt was a small but like a looks more like a large against my daughter. She won't be able to wear it for another 1-2 years. It was a stressful time. Not impressed and probably not going back.

Good value for money. Lots of slides and places for kids to climb. There is a cafeteria with some…read morefood choices like pizza and chicken fingers.

It's weird to be reviewing an arcade party place in my mind but this was actually a super fun spot…read morewith the kids. And I have small guys (ages 3 and 1.5) and they literally had games designed for all ages. They had classic shoot em up games but also some active ones and little rides for the super little guys. Ones that would take your picture and print it out too. The games pass card was so easy to use and it was awesome to be able to try as many games and whatever games the kids wanted without having to worry. Love that you pay for a length of time instead of a certain value of coins/tokens/etc. Of course sugar and pop galore, but also surprisingly healthy food options. Like a veggie platter and a salad bar. Nice to see the healthy options too. Pizza of course was the best. We came for a kids birthday party and I do admit waiting for the main show, that would be an appearance by the Chuck e Cheese mouse took way too long. But they did have some fun interactive things for the kids like a birthday song with actions, air tunnel ticket tornado, and of course goody bags. Will we do a birthday party here in the future? Yup definitely!

What kid doesn't love chuck e cheese?! Took the kids here today for a fun day after going to the…read moremovies earlier. It was busy with lots of birthday parties but the busyness was part of the charm and excitement of this place. I bought 1 hour of play (split between 2 play cards) for $30. I let the kids share the cards because it's just easier that way. We took a break after 30 mins of play and ordered a medium cheese pizza and 2 drinks. The cost was about $30 for that. The pizza was able to feed 4 little kids which was awesome. The pizza is a thin crust and super tasty. It's definitely made fresh and the kids devoured it. There was also an employee walking around with a schwack of cotton candy bags and a debit machine. She was selling the bags for $4 each and what a great idea! Overall the kids had a blast here and highly recommend coming here with your kids!

This museum is a great spot, especially for your airplane loving ones. I love how much effort they…read morehave put into making it more interactive with kid designed scavenger hunts and activity sheets available for your visit. As well as having a cockpit or 2 open for kids to climb into and explore. The restored planes are phenomenally done and set out as full display alongside fitting decor and learning material like flight suits, tools and equipment, and even a little tractor. I loved that we got a tour, it brought some of the Alberta and Canadian history of flight to life and more connection. And then we got an informative and very intimate back area tour of their restoration garage where so many volunteers were working on multiple plane restoration projects.

I can't say that I'm an aviation expert, but I am fascinated by planes. And visiting Edmonton I…read moreknew I had to see this. And it did not disappoint. The weather was nice out and the museum wasn't busy so we got to explore everywhere we wanted. I got to see some planes I've only seen on historical documentaries. This museum being Canadian had their own arsenals and equipment to assist in allied efforts during world conflicts. So it's nice to see what other countries had. All planes had a informational board to read about some well known pilots that used them and the impact they made with their equipment. We saw there was an attendant that was giving information as well. The one that I liked was the plane of the infamous Red Baron. Legendary for being an ace in dogfights during WW1. This place is a must see for aviation enthusiast! They have a small gift shop but they didn't have much compared to the one back home. But then again, we came to see planes!

We came here for a little girl's birthday party. It was packed. There were a lot of people since it…read morewas on a Saturday. The arcade area was kid friendly but kind of pricey at $2-$3 for each game. I found the dark mini golf was a bit challenging for 3-4 year olds. The parents helped their kids. The staff were friendly and very good with the kids. I loved the separate party areas where you can enjoy cake and present opening with guests. I had moments where I couldn't see my son because it was so dark. My son said some of the decor was a bit too scary for him. It felt like Halloween. I could see what he meant that it would be scary for young kids. Overall, a cool place to host a party.

Such a fun place. We took my six-year-old daughter here for her birthday and she had a blast. The…read morestaff were very friendly. They also have arcade games and too large areas to host birthday parties.