H.R. MacMillan Space Centre

H.R. MacMillan Space Centre Review

The interactive exhibits and high-tech learning systems at this museum include a Virtual Voyages ride, where visitors can take a simulated space journey (definitely not for those afraid of flying); GroundStation Canada, showcasing Canada's achievements in space; and the Cosmic Courtyard, full of hands-on space-oriented exhibits including a moon rock and a computer program that shows what you would look like as an alien. You can catch daytime astronomy shows or evening music-and-laser shows at the H. R. MacMillan Planetarium.

When the sky is clear, the ½-meter telescope at the Gordon MacMillan Southam Observatory is focused on whatever stars or planets are worth watching that night.Admission to the observatory is by donation, and it's open year-round Friday and Saturday evenings, from 8 to 11, weather permitting. 604/738-2855.