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Directions, Hours & Parking
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Directions
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Drake Planetarium is located in Norwood High School at 2020 Sherman Avenue.
All Planetarium shows are held in the Planetarium on the 4th floor.
Drake Science Center is next door at 2060 Sherman Avenue in the Norwood Middle School Building on the ground floor. There is a small parking lot on the back side of the building, near the Science Center entrance, accessible from Elm Ave.
LEGO Lab, Reading and Math, and Summer Camp Programs are held at the Science Center.
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Drake Planetarium & Science Center is in the center of Cincinnati, just off the Norwood Lateral (Rt. 562), that connect the two major expressways: I-75 and I-71.
From the North - take I-71 South to Norwood Lateral (Rt. 562). Take the lateral to the Montgomery Road exit. Turn left. Go to stop light (Montgomery Road) and turn left. At fourth stop light (Sherman Avenue), turn right. Drake Planetarium and Drake Science Center are down one block on the right.
From the South - take I-71 North to Smith-Edwards exit. Turn left onto Smith. Follow Smith to Sherman (at 5/3 Bank). Turn left. Follow Sherman past Montgomery. Once you cross Montgomery Road, Drake Planetarium and Drake Science Center are down one block on the right.
From I-75: Take the Norwood exit (562) and proceed East 1.6 miles. Take the Montgomery Road exit. Go left at the stop sign at the top of the ramp. Cross the bridge and turn left (Norwood Avenue), go one block to Montgomery Road. Turn left. Go to the fourth light and turn right on Sherman Avenue. Drake Planetarium and Drake Science Center are down one block on the right.
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Drake Planetarium & Business Office
2020 Sherman Avenue
top floor of Norwood High School
Drake Science Center is next door at 2060 Sherman Avenue, ground floor of Norwood Middle School.
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Hours
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Drake Planetarium & Business Office:
Mon - Fri 9:00 - 3:30 pm
3rd Sunday for Publc Planetarium Show:
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
3rd & 4th Wednesdays for Planetarium Shows:
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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Drake Science Center:
Mon - Fri 3:30 - 6:00 pm (during Tutoring weeks)
1st & 2nd Saturday for Saturday LEGO Build:
9:45 pm - 12:30 pm
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Parking
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Free street parking is available on Sherman Avenue and in the small lot on the back side of the building, near the Science Center entrance, accessible from Elm Ave.
There is a large municipal lot off Station Avenue, to the east of the Planetarium, with metered parking for the public.
School buses are allowed to park in the designated area, right in front of the Norwood High School building on Sherman Avenue.
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