SCIENCE STATION

The Science Station is a not-for-profit science and technology museum. The Science Station includes an IMAX® theatre, over 100 hands-on exhibits and a variety of educational programs that cover more than 45 topics... The Science Station is housed in an historic brick structure built in 1917 as a fire station. The building was used as a fire station until 1985. When the city moved the fire crew and equipment to another site, Junior League of Cedar Rapids Inc. undertook a major fundraising drive to renovate the building into a public hands-on science museum. Science Station opened to the public in 1986 and was a three-year project for Junior League after which it was turned over to the community. The firemen's pole remains vertical on the main floor. A display of original fire station photographs is displayed on the main floor as well.

Primary location: Cedar Rapids United States