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Top 25 Hands-on discovery museums worldwide

RevenueBase identified 923 hands-on discovery museums worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 26,103 professional contacts across them, including 7,610 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and New York the largest hub.

This list covers hands-on discovery museums worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026. Country and city lists for hands-on discovery museums follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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The 25 largest hands-on discovery museums worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 923 hands-on discovery museums worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to hands-on discovery museums: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceBoston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500509 contacts →

Partial evidence

“One of the world's largest science centers and New England’s most attended cultural institution, the Museum of Science, Boston introduces 1.5 million visitors a year to science…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500414 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Griffin Museum of Science and Industry is one of the world's largest science museums.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Partial evidenceIndianapolis, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500402 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis is extraordinary-always!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Partial evidenceSaint Paul, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000366 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We’re here to turn on the science.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500336 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Powerhouse Parramatta - under construction Powerhouse Ultimo - temporarily closed Powerhouse Castle Hill - open weekends Sydney Observatory - night tours”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Indirect evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000321 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Lieu de partage et de rencontres, la Cité des sciences et de l’industrie s’attache à faire découvrir, comprendre et aimer à chacun, quel que soit son bagage, les sciences et…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500303 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“An iconic cultural attraction, the Ontario Science Centre is a global leader in lifelong learning, welcoming more than 52 million visitors since opening its doors in 1969.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Indirect evidenceMéxico, MexicoHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500300 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“PAPALOTE es el primer museo del niño de México y cuenta con 30 años de trayectoria, tiempo en el que se convirtió en referente en México y América Latina en materia de museos…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Strong evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500281 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The California Science Center is the West Coast's largest hands-on science center and a dynamic destination where families, adults and children can explore the wonders of science…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Indirect evidenceCorona, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200271 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Since its founding at the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair, the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) has inspired millions of people-children, teachers, and families– by offering…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Indirect evidenceJersey City, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200263 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Liberty Science Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to getting learners of all ages excited about the power, promise, and pure fun of science and technology.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Partial evidenceRaleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500254 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is the largest museum of its kind in the Southeast.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Indirect evidenceSan Jose, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500236 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Tech is a mission driven organization that develops the next generation of problem-solvers locally, nationally and globally, through the creation and distribution of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Indirect evidenceOrlando, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200224 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“For more than 60 years, the Orlando Science Center has been a place that inspires curiosity and exploration.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Indirect evidenceFishers, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500214 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Join our team: Spanning more than wooded acres in central Indiana, Conner Prairie welcomes nearly visitors of all ages annually.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Partial evidenceCharlotte, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500195 contacts →

Partial evidence

Discovery Place is a private 501c(3) not-for-profit education organization dedicated to inspiring exploration of science and the natural world through extraordinary exhibits and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Indirect evidenceOttawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500193 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“From soil to space, and everything in between, Ingenium is a world like no other.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Partial evidenceDallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500191 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, you can race a T.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Partial evidenceMiami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200188 contacts →

Partial evidence

“In 1949, The Junior League of Miami's "Project Finding Committee" determined that Dade County's children needed a science museum.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Indirect evidenceSudbury, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200184 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Science North is home to a world leading science centre and Northern Ontario's top tourist attraction.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Indirect evidenceSaint Louis, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500181 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Connect with curiosity.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Strong evidenceOrlando, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500177 contacts →

Strong evidence

“WonderWorks is an amusement park for the mind combining education and entertainment with over 100 hands-on exhibits that will spark the imagination and challenge the mind.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Indirect evidencePittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200173 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Daniel G.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Partial evidenceNewark, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200167 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Eighty galleries house The Newark Museum of Art’s permanent collection.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Partial evidenceHouston, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200157 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Children’s Museum Houston is committed to transforming communities through innovative, child-centered learning that improves the trajectories of all children.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Hands-on discovery museums worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
29.2%Verified-email coverage
28.3Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
1.2%Largest-city concentration · New York
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
337
11-50
379
51-200
163
201-500
32
501-1,000
4
1,001-5,000
4

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among hands-on discovery museums, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for hands-on discovery museums are linked below.
What qualifies
Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “hands-on discovery museums”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names hands-on discovery museums), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among hands-on discovery museums, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 7,610 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Hands-on discovery museums by location

2 lists · largest first

Every Hands-on discovery museums list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

Countries

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names hands-on discovery museums, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many hands-on discovery museums are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 923 hands-on discovery museums worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Museum Of Science, headquartered in Boston, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most hands-on discovery museums?

The United States leads with 502 companies, followed by Canada (33). Every hands-on discovery museums list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most hands-on discovery museums?

New York leads with 11 headquartered companies, followed by Berlin (7) and Lafayette (7).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 7,610 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 923 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.