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Locations

American Samoa

Name	City	Opening Date
Governor Tauese P.F. Sunia Ocean Center	Pago Pago	1 July 2012

Australia

Name	City	Opening Date
MOD at the University of South Australia	Adelaide	8 Feb. 2018
Queensland Museum	Brisbane	25 July 2018

Brazil

Name	City	Opening Date
Instituto Oceanografico da Universidade de Sao Paulo	Sao Paulo	1 April 2012
ITAIPU Binacional Permanent SOS System	Parana	14 Nov. 2019
ITAIPU Binacional Quick Deploy SOS System	Parana	14 Nov. 2019

Canada

Name	City	Opening Date
Museum of Natural History	Halifax, Nova Scotia	1 Aug. 2011
Royal Saskatchewan Museum	Regina, Saskatchewan	1 Nov. 2021
TELUS World of Science	Edmonton, Alberta	17 Sept. 2012

Colombia

Name	City	Opening Date
EcoParque Los Yarumos	Manizales	25 May 2015
Parque Explora	Medellin	28 May 2023

Croatia

Name	City	Opening Date
Papuk Nature Park - Geo Info Center	Vocin	20 Dec. 2021

Czech Republic

Name	City	Opening Date
Alternator Science Center	Trebic	15 June 2015
Central Polytechnic Workshops and Galleries of the City of Pardubice	Pardubice	23 Oct. 2023
Krasna Lipa Elementary School	Krasna Lipa	16 July 2022
Secondary School of Agriculture and Ecology	Zatec	3 Jan. 2022
Techmania Science Center	Pilsen	22 July 2013

Denmark

Name	City	Opening Date
Andel	Svinninge	20 June 2022
Climate Planet	Aarhus	5 June 2017
Visual Climate Center	Holeby	1 May 2011

Finland

Name	City	Opening Date
Heureka, The Finnish Science Centre	Vantaa	1 Aug. 2009

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Name	City	Opening Date
Hong Kong Maritime Museum	Hong Kong	23 Feb. 2015

India

Name	City	Opening Date
Biodiversity Museum	Trivandrum, Kerala	28 Aug. 2017
Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services	Hyderabad	22 Jan. 2024
Kerala State Science and Technology Museum	Thiruvananthapuram	8 Aug. 2018
National Science Centre, Delhi	New Delhi	28 March 2016
Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai	Mumbai	30 May 2016
PSG GRD Museum for Science and Technology	Coimbatore	29 Jan. 2024
Raman Science Center	Nagpur	27 Dec. 2017
Science City Kolkata	Kolkata	21 March 2016
Srikrishna Science Centre	Patna, Bihar	12 Feb. 2018
Tamilnadu Science and Technology Centre	Chennai	17 April 2019
The Regional Science Centre, Guwahati	Guwahati	18 Jan. 2018
Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum	Bangalore	1 July 2014

Indonesia

Name	City	Opening Date
Room of Science at the Governor's Office	Manado	12 Nov. 2015

Italy

Name	City	Opening Date
Museo delle Scienze	Trento	20 May 2013

Kuwait

Name	City	Opening Date
The Scientific Center, Kuwait	Ras Salmiya	5 Feb. 2024

Macau Special Administrative Region

Name	City	Opening Date
Macao Science Center	Macau	1 Feb. 2016

Mexico

Name	City	Opening Date
Climate Institute - Acapulco	Acapulco	1 Feb. 2011
Climate Institute - Aquacalientes	Casa de la Tierra, Aquacalientes	1 Dec. 2010
Climate Institute - Atlacomulco	Atlacomulco	1 Dec. 2010
Climate Institute - Chilpancingo	Chilpancingo	1 Dec. 2010
Climate Institute - Ciudad Victoria	Ciudad Victoria	2 Dec. 2013
Climate Institute - Cuernavaca	Cuernavaca	1 July 2010
Climate Institute - Metepec	Metepec	1 Dec. 2010
Climate Institute - Morelia	Planetario de Morelia, Morelia	1 Dec. 2010
Climate Institute - Oaxaca	Oaxaca	1 March 2012
Climate Institute - Reynosa	Reynosa	19 Jan. 2015
Climate Institute - Texcoco	Texcoco	1 May 2011
Climate Institute - Valle de Bravo	Valle de Bravo	1 May 2011
Climate Institute - Villahermosa	Villahermosa	1 Aug. 2011
Climate Institute at the Natural History Museum	Mexico City	1 Jan. 2010
Museo del Acero horno³	Monterrey	2 June 2014
Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila	Saltillo	10 Nov. 2012

People's Republic of China

Name	City	Opening Date
Baotou International Convention and Exhibition Center Science Museum	Baotou	31 Aug. 2015
Beijige Meteorological Museum	Nanjing	1 Jan. 2010
Beijing Huaxinchuanzi Technology Co., Ltd.	Beijing	1 April 2011
Beijing Science Center	Beijing	8 July 2019
Binhai Cultural Center	Binhai	23 Oct. 2019
China Maritime Museum	Shanghai	1 Nov. 2011
China Nantong Meteorological Museum	Nantong	1 July 2015
China Science and Technology Museum	Beijing	27 Dec. 2012
China Science and Technology Museum - Polar Experience Hall	Mohe	5 Aug. 2019
China Weather Channel, Huafeng Group	Beijing	1 Aug. 2011
Chongqing Museum of Natural History	Chongqing	1 July 2015
Dongguan Meteorology and Astronomy Museum	Dongguan	2 Dec. 2013
Fuzhou Science and Technology Museum	Fuzhou	28 Jan. 2013
Jiangxi Weather Bureau	Nanchang	20 March 2016
Sanya Meteorological Bureau	Sanya	21 Dec. 2015
Second Institute of Oceanography	Hangzhou	12 Feb. 2018
Shenzhen Meteorological Bureau	Shenzhen	18 March 2019
Tianjin Lovel Heavy Industry CO.	Tianjin	6 May 2019
Yan'An Science and Technology Museum	Yan'An City	7 April 2016
Zhongdiantou Power Engineering Co., Ltd	Shanghai	21 May 2018

Philippines

Name	City	Opening Date
Exploreum	Pasay City	11 Aug. 2014

Poland

Name	City	Opening Date
Silesian Planetarium	Chorzow	11 April 2022

Republic of Korea

Name	City	Opening Date
Daegu National Science Museum	Daegu	1 Feb. 2012
Gwacheon National Science Museum	Gwacheon	1 June 2008
Gwangju National Science Museum	Gwangju	1 Nov. 2012
KIGAM Geological Museum	Daejeon	1 April 2011
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries	Sejong City	20 Sept. 2019
National Youth Space Center	Goheung	26 Nov. 2012

Serbia

Name	City	Opening Date
Palace of Science	Belgrade	1 Nov. 2024

Singapore

Name	City	Opening Date
Science Centre	Singapore	1 Jan. 2012

Taiwan

Name	City	Opening Date
Central Weather Administration	Taipei	1 May 2010
National Museum of Marine Science and Technology	Keelung City	12 Aug. 2013
National Museum of Natural Science	Taichung	1 May 2008

Turkey

Name	City	Opening Date
MTA Natural History Museum	Ankara	22 Sept. 2014

United Arab Emirates

Name	City	Opening Date
Children's City	Dubai	12 Jan. 2015
Sheikh Khalifa Marine Research Center	Umm Al Quwain	19 April 2021

United Kingdom

Name	City	Opening Date
National Media Museum	Bradford	20 Feb. 2017
Science Museum	London	1 Nov. 2010

United States

Name	City	Opening Date
Aldo Leopold Nature Center	Monona, WI	1 Aug. 2011
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Skills Center Arlington	Arlington, VA	20 April 2022
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Skills Center Seattle	Seattle, WA	1 Oct. 2021
American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum	Fort Worth, TX	7 June 2018
Aquarium of the Pacific	Long Beach, CA	1 March 2011
AstroForge	Seal Beach, CA	5 Aug. 2024
Bay Education Center	Rockport, TX	1 June 2010
Bishop Museum	Honolulu, HI	1 Feb. 2006
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery	Dayton, OH	1 Dec. 2008
Buttonwood Park Zoo	New Bedford, MA	1 March 2017
Clark Planetarium	Salt Lake City, UT	1 March 2008
Clearwater Nature Center	Clinton, MD	14 April 2025
Climate Corporation	San Francisco, CA	1 Aug. 2012
Climate Corporation	St. Louis, MO	8 Sept. 2014
Cox Science Center and Aquarium	West Palm Beach, FL	29 Jan. 2013
Cyberinfrastructure Building at Indiana University	Bloomington, IN	1 April 2013
Dalton Discovery Center	Naples, FL	8 March 2021
Danville Science Center	Danville, VA	1 Oct. 2010
Denver Museum of Nature & Science	Denver, CO	1 Feb. 2010
Detroit Zoological Society	Royal Oak, MI	1 April 2011
Discovery Cube Los Angeles	Sylmar, CA	15 Sept. 2014
Discovery Cube Orange County	Santa Ana, CA	1 Oct. 2009
Discovery Museum	Bridgeport, CT	28 March 2016
E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center	Freeport, FL	25 March 2013
Earth Day Texas	Dallas, TX	20 April 2015
Fair Oaks Farms	Fair Oaks, IN	23 May 2016
Fernbank Science Center	Atlanta, GA	16 Sept. 2024
Fiske Planetarium at the University of Colorado	Boulder, CO	1 March 2007
Florida Air Museum	Lakeland, FL	5 July 2021
Florida State University, EOAS Building	Tallahassee, FL	27 Feb. 2020
Fort Worth Museum Science and History	Fort Worth, TX	15 Feb. 2021
Galaxy E3 Elementary	Boynton Beach, FL	28 Oct. 2013
Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center	Alpena, MI	1 June 2006
Great Valley Museum - Modesto Junior College	Modesto, CA	10 Dec. 2012
GulfQuest National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico	Mobile, AL	1 March 2015
Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugarland	Sugarland, TX	1 Sept. 2009
IMAG History and Science Center	Fort Myers, FL	19 Aug. 2019
Imagination Station Science Museum	Wilson, NC	1 April 2014
Imiloa, Astronomy Center of Hawaii	Hilo, HI	1 Nov. 2006
Infinity Science Center	NASA Stennis Space Center, MS	1 March 2009
International Museum of Art & Science	McAllen, TX	1 Aug. 2008
James E Richmond Science Center	Waldorf, MD	21 April 2014
James Madison University	Harrisonburg, VA	1 Nov. 2006
Johnson STEM Activity Center	Atlanta, GA	25 Feb. 2025
Kalamazoo Valley Museum	Kalamazoo, MI	5 Dec. 2016
Keesler Air Force Base	Biloxi, MS	20 March 2017
Kitt Peak National Observatory	Pima County, AZ	13 Nov. 2023
Lawrence Hall of Science	Berkeley, CA	1 April 2008
Lewis Center for Educational Research	Apple Valley, CA	20 Sept. 2019
Liberty Science Center	Jersey City, NJ	22 Feb. 2018
Marine Education Center at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory	Ocean Springs, MS	23 March 2018
Maryland Science Center	Baltimore, MD	1 April 2006
McWane Science Center	Birmingham, AL	1 Feb. 2007
Metropolitan Community College	Omaha, NE	4 Oct. 2019
Michigan State University Museum	East Lansing, MI	24 Oct. 2019
Montgomery County Community College	Pottstown, PA	12 Dec. 2022
Morristown-Beard School	Morristown, NJ	14 Aug. 2017
Museum of Arts and Sciences	Macon, GA	10 Aug. 2015
Museum of Life and Science	Durham, NC	11 March 2019
Museum of Science and Industry	Chicago, IL	1 June 2007
Museum of the Southwest	Midland, TX	8 July 2019
NASA Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center	Wallops Island, VA	1 Nov. 2008
NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction	College Park, MD	21 Aug. 2017
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory	Boulder, CO	1 Oct. 2002
NOAA Headquarters	Silver Spring, MD	29 July 2013
NOAA Inouye Regional Center	Honolulu, HI	4 Nov. 2013
NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory	Norman, OK	1 Aug. 2007
NOAA Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute (NMFS)	Juneau, AK	1 Sept. 2008
North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island	Manteo, NC	1 Feb. 2009
Northern Illinois University	DeKalb, IL	8 Aug. 2022
Nurture Nature Center	Easton, PA	1 May 2011
Orange Coast College Planetarium	Costa Mesa, CA	7 Dec. 2018
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry	Portland, OR	1 July 2009
Orlando Science Center	Orlando, FL	1 May 2007
Pacific Science Center	Seattle, WA	1 Sept. 2010
Panasonic Avionics Corporation	Lake Forest, CA	1 Oct. 2015
Plantation Key School	Tavernier, FL	23 Oct. 2018
Rochester Museum and Science Center	Rochester, NY	17 Aug. 2015
Santa Fe Community College	Santa Fe, NM	27 March 2017
Science Central	Fort Wayne, IN	5 Aug. 2013
Science City at Union Station	Kansas City, MO	1 Jan. 2012
Science Museum of Virginia	Richmond, VA	1 Jan. 2011
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History	Washington, D.C.	1 July 2008
Snow King Observatory and Planetarium	Jackson Hole, WY	11 March 2024
South Denver University of Colorado	Parker, CO	1 April 2009
Space Foundation Visitors Center	Colorado Springs, CO	23 July 2012
St. Paul's School	Concord, NH	1 Dec. 2011
State University of New York - University at Albany	Albany, NY	3 Jan. 2022
Tech Museum of Innovation	San Jose, CA	1 March 2006
Visit Sheboygan Visitor Center	Sheboygan, WI	24 Feb. 2023
West Virginia Regional Technology Park	South Charleston, WV	10 May 2022
Whitaker Center	Harrisburg, PA	1 Jan. 2009
Wild Center	Tupper Lake, NY	1 May 2012
Wings of Eagles Discovery Center	Horseheads, NY	22 June 2015

Vietnam

Name	City	Opening Date
Vietnam Space Center	Hanoi	10 Oct. 2024