OMSI AT A GLANCE
OMSI is 219,000 square feet of brain-powered fun! Five enormous halls bring science to life with hundreds of interactive exhibits and displays. You can experience an earthquake, take part in lab demonstrations, see a movie in the OMNIMAX Dome Theater, explore the universe in the planetarium and even tour a real submarine.
Fall Hours of Operation
Tuesday through Sunday 9:30 a.m.—5:30 p.m.
Closed Mondays that Portland Public Schools are in session.
OMSI will be closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Days.
Admission Prices
Adult: $11 • Youth: $9 • Senior (63+): $9 • Members: Free
Address
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
1945 SE Water Ave.
Portland, OR 97214-3354
503.797.4000 or 800.955.OMSI (6674)
info@omsi.edu
Getting Here
Please visit Google Maps for driving instructions from your location. Parking is $2 for nonmembers. Several TriMet bus routes pass near OMSI. Additionally, the OMSI TriMet Shuttle makes 10 minute trips to OMSI from the Convention Center MAX station now through September 12, 2009, 9:30 a.m.—7:30 p.m. For information, please call TriMet customer service at 503.238.RIDE or visit the TriMet website. You can use their online Trip Planner to find the best route from your location to OMSI.
Featured Exhibit
SCREAM! FEATURING GOOSE BUMPS!
THE SCIENCE OF FEAR
Now on exhibit through January 3, 2010
Are you brave enough to put your head in the guillotine, pet a tarantula, or experience a free-fall? Get your heart pumping and your palms sweaty as you examine the physiological, neurobiological, and sociological aspects of fear in Scream! Featuring Goose Bumps! The Science of Fear. Learn how the brain and body work together in response to potential threats. This experiential and holistic view of fear science was developed by the California Science Center.
OMNIMAX Theater
With a five-story domed screen and 30-degree stadium seating, the OMNIMAX Dome Theater launches viewers into the midst of a cinematic experience unlike any other in the Portland metropolitan area. Images are projected onto the 79-food wide, 10,000 square foot screen with a fish-eye lens, surrounding the audience and covering most of the viewer's peripheral vision with breathtaking views of unsurpassed size and powerful impact.
Current shows include: Deep Sea, Bugs!, Adrenaline Rush, and The Polar Express.
Kendall Planetarium
OMSI's Harry C. Kendall Planetarium, a 200-seat, 52-foot domed theater, is the largest and most technologically advanced public planetarium in the Pacific Northwest. The planetarium serves as the cornerstone of numerous astronomy events each year, including occasional public broadcasts of NASA events.
The planetarium's advanced technology enables our talented in-house production team to create shows on a major scale, and lets viewers experience more creative and educational astronomy and laser light shows than ever before.
Current plantearium shows include: Stars, Starry Nights Live!, and Infinity Express.
Current laser light shows include: Laser Beatles, U2 Full Dome, Laser Radiohead, and Laser Pink Floyd: The Wall.
USS Blueback Submarine
The USS Blueback (SS581) is one of the most modern U.S. submarines on public display anywhere in the country. She was the last fast-attack, diesel-powered sub built by the U.S. Navy. At the time of her launch in 1959, she was the last non-nuclear powered sub built by the Navy, and the last to be decommissioned after serving her country for 31 years. The ship was decommissioned in October 1990. It was opened to the public in May 1994 at OMSI, and is on permanent display at OMSI's dock on the east side of the Willamette River.
Visitors can climb aboard the sub with hourly tours and experience what life was like for the men who lived and worked on the boat. Kids can also spend the night on board the sub as part of OMSI's camp-in program.
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