1875 El Prado
San Diego, CA , 92101

Phone: (619) 238-1233

Website

The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center is a science museum in Balboa Park. Established in 1973, it was the first science museum to combine interactive science exhibits with a planetarium and an IMAX Dome (OMNIMAX) theater, setting the standard that most major science museums follow today. It is the best-attended museum in the city and is a Top 10 attraction in San Diego.

Machine 7: When entering the building from the Bea Evenson Fountain, the machine can be found on the right-hand side after immediately entering the gift/souvenir shop, next to a stamps machine. All designs have “Ruben H. Fleet Science Center”. Designs are:
1) Double helix DNA (Similar to retired machine #4),
2) Space shuttle blasting off on booster rockets (Similar to retired machine #4),
3) Roaring T-Rex dinosaur and behind is a dinosaur looking left (Similar to retired machine #5),
4) Science Center's latest logo, “Fleet Science Center”

Retired Machines/ designs:

Retired 1: Singles) A) Sailboat, B) Space Shuttle launching, C) Space Shuttle flying toward planet.
Retired 2: All designs have "Reuben H Fleet Science Center" and "San Diego"; 1) Palm tree, ocean, sailboat, sun setting, birds flying, "Balboa Park"; 2) Alien head, UFO flying; 3) Space shuttle launching from tower; 4) Logo (H)
Retired 3: 1) Space Shuttle flying toward planet, 2) Rocket launching, 3) 'In I-Max', 4) 'SciTours'.
Retired 4: 1) T-Rex head, 2) Space Shuttle launching, 3) DNA, 4) Skull,
Retired 5: 1) Atom, 2) T-Rexs, 3) Einstein, 4) 'Recycle, Reuse, Restore',
Retired 6: 1) 'Albert Einstein', head, 2) X-rays of bones of hands, 3) earth with Space Capsule with Astronaut outside and attached, 4) Science center logo.

9/16: Machine 5 is Retired. GSY

12/25/22: Machine is behind a column just past the gift shop. You can't see it from inside the gift shop. I didn't pay admission to go to the gift shop. Pennies are $1.01 each. Rolling great on copper.
Parking at Balboa Park is free. JLT