Drake Planetarium & Science Center

"If you are thinking about doing an event with them DON’T do it. I brought my family to a laser show and whoever was supposed to be attending the door wasn’t there to let us in. The planetarium is a room inside Norwood high school and every door to the building was locked at the start time of the show. I hate to leave a bad review but 1-we were on time at the right location and 2-the woman in charge of the shows is giving me pushback about a refund for my $60! Waste of time, disappointed kid, and now I have to pursue a chargeback with my bank."

3 months ago

"We took our childcare there in 2019, very very expensive. We drove around for a while and finally realized it was inside the Norwood school, on the third floor, and a back hallway. We were lucky enough there was a secretary to the school that led us to the room. It was supposed to last two hours, the first 15 minutes she showed us images on the planetary ceiling of stars and constellations. The next half hour she showed us a video, that you could rent anywhere and watch on TV. That it was over. We refused to pay and we will not be back."

3 years ago

"I’m a Childcare Director and I had my school go here for a field trip recently. It was a terrible experience and my teachers refuse to go there again. The kids asked if they would have to go next year. The person leading this activity with the planetarium was awful. She was rude, sarcastic and belittling. We signed up to do the LEGO activity. I can’t believe what he told our kids who were as young as pre-K. She told them that if they couldn’t build the Legos back the way they were when they got them she would be very very mad at them. She continued to tell them this repeatedly. It breaks m"

5 years ago