Discovery Center of Springfield

Discovery Center of Springfield lets you take your mind on a thrilling exploration of the sciences by providing entertaining, hands-on adventures for all ages. At DCS, you can:

• Stroll through the inner workings of a giant eyeball.
• Pretend play in Discovery Town; be a firefighter in Fire Station 3.14, play house in Graddy’s Playhouse, and act in the Discovery Town Theatre.
• Dig for a dinosaur in the largest gallery of giant animatronic dinosaurs in the Midwest.
• “Fly” in the cockpit of real a Merlin aircraft.
• Drive our full scale replica fire truck.
• Experience the only Lu Digital Interactive Playground accessible to the public in North America.
• Build with LEGO in the newly remodeled Brickyard.
• Ride the HighWire Bike.
• And so much more!

We are an independent, nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, that relies on admissions, memberships, program fees, and donations to continue our educational mission, programs and exhibits.