COSI is open Thursday through Sunday, 10am – 5pm. Plan Your Visit

Science boxes with five days’ worth of themed STEM activities and science experiments for kids delivered right to your front door!

COSI Connects Kits - Science boxes with five days’ worth of themed STEM activities and science experiments for kids delivered right to your front door!

Group Visits

The Center of Science and Industry (COSI), located in Columbus, Ohio, is a dynamic, hands-on science center with over 50 years of award-winning expertise in providing engaging, inspiring, and transforming learning experiences. COSI offers 320,000 square feet to spread out and feed your brain! In 2020, USA Today named COSI named the country’s #1 science museum.

For groups of 12 or more guests, COSI offers:

  • General Admission: $10 Per Person*;
  • Downtown location, easy to reach by city's major thoroughfares;
  • Atomic Cafe and Science2Go Gift Shop;
  • Pre-ordered box lunches available on request (14-day notice and payment required);
  • Bus Drivers, Adult Motor Coach Tour Operators, and Medically Certified Aids receive complimentary admission to COSI. Chaperones and other adults receive the discounted group rate of $10 per person;
  • The Cuba! exhibition in the American Museum of Natural History Special Exhibition Gallery will be included with COSI Membership or general admission;
  • The Animation Academy exhibition, originally scheduled for Summer 2020, will now open at COSI in June 2021.
*Plus 5% Columbus Arts & Culture Fee which helps make the arts available to all by funding exemplary artists, arts organizations and programs that educate and engage audiences throughout Greater Columbus.

For more information, please call 614.228.2674 or e-mail us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Other Group Types

School Groups
Birthday Parties