Challenger Learning Center of Tallahassee — Attraction in Tallahassee

Although the planetarium was closed, I had one of the best times I've had in a long time. And I was by myself. I've always walked by here without looking in. I've driven by, and just wondered also. There was a person this day who provoke me to go in. She said she was into science and that sparked my scientific background itch. I'm not the biggest astronomer, but somehow I realized i needed to see inside. They have a nice little snack shop and the smell of popcorn was driving me insane. Yummy. However, I walked around instead of eating and saw a store store where you can buy many different things related to space..Yes, there was much more than that. They had small models of the moon landing and also astronaut suits and much more The planetarium itself was being renovated or worked on. But I snuck a peek inside and it looked amazing.. I know, because I've been to two othe planetariums in my lifetime. It's very clean there ( bathrooms included). In that respect I would give them a 9 and 1/2 out of 10. I would recommend this place to anyone. I will go back and probably go again with someone that really enjoys science or having fun. Check this place out/ Call ahead just to make sure the planetarium is open and book a trip there. See you in space my friends. See you on the Oort belt. To infinity...

So i am giving this 3 stars because the theatre is absolutely incredible and i enjoyed watching the movie a lot. The concession stand employees however, i did not enjoy them. There was one particular guy who not only had a really nasty attitude towards me and my boyfriend, but everyone else it seemed. You could tell he did NOT want to be there. So i see them talking about some pizza and there was pizza in a small oven and they were talking to someone asking them if they wanted their pizza cooked a certain way and all that. Well i decided i wanted some pizza also so i went up to the guy and said “do you sell the pizza in slices?” and he gives me the most horrible and disgusted look and says “um we don’t sell pizza here.” So not only was i kind of mad that there was no pizza and i must have misunderstood, but the guy was a total jerk and i just looked at him and said “never mind then” and walked off. Totally embarrassing but the movie fixed my attitude so i’m giving this place 3 stars...also their other stuff there is...

Im a regular visitor to the challenger learning center, usually for Imax, but on 9/16/18 I took my grandmother to the aurora show at the digital dome. We were the only 2 people there. Randall played the show as if it was a full room. After the show Randall told us that there were no other people for the next show so we were slow to get up and my grandmother asked him a question about the constellations that were displayed on the dome after the aurora show. Randall didn't rush us out and my grandmother ask him several more questions. He was excellent! Even went so far as to show us where the stars would have been on our birthdays 2000 years ago. The challenger learning center is fun and educational, especially with people like Randall working there. Get your tickets and support this place. You'll be glad you did. ...