What has happened to this once great institution? In its early days it was on the forefront of planetarium technology, producing wonderful shows - in house. Now it is a tired old mess. It seems that any 'new' shows are adapted from out of town rentals. A poor showing for a planetarium located in the center of optical astronomy in the ...

I agree that kids under 4 should not be allowed in the planetarium. There are exhibits where they could get hurt and would generally be hurting things more than helping. This place is definitely a great venue. Try and be a better parent and not take underage children to a place with a billion things for them to choke on and with another billion things that could hurt them.

I'm sorry, but the majority of kids under four can't shut up or sit still and end up ruining the experience for everyone else, hence the rule. The planetarium is great. I'm sorry if the previous poster considers their child the exception, but that's no reason to rate this place 2 stars.