CHANGING LIVES AND INSPIRING LEARNING THROUGH SCIENCE AND WONDER.
Join us for a whole year of prehistoric adventure and fossil fun!
All 16 of our dinosaurs have filled Carpenter Hall with lights and sounds to elevate your experience. Our dig pit, "David Digs", features a unique experience for paleontologists of all ages.
Admission to our DINOSAURS! exhibit is included with your admission to the Catawba Science Center.
Not a Member? Join today to see exhibits early and anytime FREE! Click below to learn more.
NEW!!! VR Experience with IMMOTION
DINOSAUR EVOLUTION: Step back 66 million years and journey through the final chapter of the age of dinosaurs in Dinosaur Evolution—a thrilling immersive experience that brings the Cretaceous world to life. Witness feathered raptors on the hunt, armored giants defending their turf, and the mighty T. rex at the top of the food chain. But even these perfectly evolved creatures couldn’t escape Earth’s most devastating extinction event. Stunning visuals and cutting-edge science reveal how evolution shaped the dinosaurs—and how birds, their modern-day descendants, continue their legacy. It's a prehistoric adventure that will inspire the next generation of paleontologists and conservationists alike.
SHARK DIVE:Â Experience the intricate behaviors of tiger and hammerhead sharks closer than ever before in this breathtaking adventure within the crystal-clear waters of the Bahamas.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE "SHARK DIVE" TRAILER
IMMOTION VR is a unique experience that is a bonus feature to our exhibits, which is not included in admission to CSC
Members: $5 | Non-Members: $7
Questions? Contact the Exhibit Office at exhibits@catawbascience.org or 828.322.8169 x. 338
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Visit the Foothills Collaboratory to participate in these fun activities on-site, and maybe we will display your artwork on the wall!
What a wonderful place to visit! Great environment to learn and the staff is very helpful! Hickory is lucky to have great family education and entertainment.
Fabulous and I don’t often give praise. We took our grandson and were there for hours. He loved it and so did we.
We love the Science Center! I take my 2 and 4 year old boys weekly to play and enjoy the exhibits. The staff are wonderful and the classes offered are excellent! We are so blessed to have such an amazing resource in our area.
This place was great. We have kids from 8 to 1 and they all had a great time. What I really liked is most of the exhibits are hands on and that really kept them occupied.
Took the kiddos and they loved it. Employees were nice and helpful. If your looking for something to do with the kids give this place a shot.
