Science City at Union Station Free Days

Science City at Union Station has no regular free day right now — here's what exists instead. Science City has no free day: admission is $17.25 for all ages, plus a preservation fee, and babies 12 months and under are free. Bank of America cardholders can use Museums on Us on the first full weekend of each month, but those passes can't be reserved in advance and must be redeemed in person. Union Station members get in free year-round. Advance online tickets recommended. Museums on Us, POGO and promo passes cannot be reserved in advance. Open Tue-Sat 10am-5pm and Sun noon-5pm (also Mondays in summer). Verified on Science City at Union Station's own page, last checked 2026-10-02.

At a glance

What it costs instead

The baseline without a free day: $17.25 (all ages; excludes preservation fee), which puts a couple at $34.50 and four adults at $69 before extras. That's why the alternative routes below matter more here than at museums with a real free day.

Upcoming free days

No upcoming free dates are published right now. Science City at Union Station announces free days on its official page — that's the place to watch.

Know before you go

• Who qualifies: Free: Union Station members and children 12 months and under.
• Reservations: Advance online tickets recommended. Museums on Us, POGO and promo passes cannot be reserved in advance. Open Tue-Sat 10am-5pm and Sun noon-5pm (also Mondays in summer)..
• Schedule detail: No public free day; BofA Museums on Us first full weekend (walk-up redemption only).
• Worth knowing: Entering Union Station itself is free. Only attractions such as Science City, the Planetarium and the Extreme Screen require tickets.
• Another way in free: Science City participates in Museums on Us — Bank of America cardholders get free general admission on the first full weekend of every month, independent of the schedule above.

Other ways in, no calendar required

• Bank of America cardholders skip the calendar entirely at Science City: Museums on Us covers one free general admission on the first full weekend of every month, card + photo ID at the desk.
• Households with a SNAP EBT card can use Museums for All: free-to-$5 admission for up to four, valid during regular hours at 1,700+ institutions across the country — look up Science City on the official participant list.
• Science-center members from 90+ miles away may get in on the ASTC Travel Passport — the 90-mile rule is the catch, and our reciprocity lookup computes it for your ZIP.

Dates don't line up?

Regular tickets ($17.25 (all ages; excludes preservation fee)) are on sciencecity.unionstation.org — skip third-party sellers, the official price is the floor. A membership card from another city's museum or zoo might work here too — the reciprocity lookup answers it in one search.

Also free in Kansas City

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (always free) · Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art (always free) · National WWI Museum and Memorial (no regular free day) · Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (no regular free day) — or see the full free museum days in Kansas City guide.

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