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Admissions

Find out about admission rates for individuals, groups, and tours, our reciprocal admission agreements, and accessibility.

Admission Rates

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$50

Family

2 adults + 4 children (2-17 years)

$12

CHILD

2-12 years | Under 2 are free

$15

Youth

13-17 years

$18

Adult

18+ years

$15

Student or Senior

Senior 60+ years

$12

Person with aide

Aide is free.

Group Admission Rates

Pre-booking and pre-payment is required.

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$10

Group Rate Per CHild

2-12 years. Minimum of 8 people per group

Must include 1 adult chaperone per 5 children. Adult chaperones will receive the Adult Group Rate ($15)

$12

Group rate per youth

13-17 years. Minimum of 8 people per group

$15

group rate per adult

18+ years. Minimum of 15 people per group

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Group Program & Admission Rates

All-ages flat fee. Pre-booking and pre-payment is required.

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$10

bus tour

$10.00 per person
+2.50 per person program fee
Minimum of 25 people per group

$10

welcome to prince george conference rates

$10.00 per person
+2.50 per person program fee
Minimum of 100 people per group

$10

community group admission

$10.00 per person
+2.50 per person program fee
Minimum of 25 people per group

School Field Trips

Pre-booking required.

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Reciprocal Agreements

Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC)

Present your valid membership card from any of the participating Canadian science centres, you will be provided with FREE admission. Certain restrictions may apply. A current list of participating science centres can be found on the CASC website.

Visit the CASC Website

Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC)

The Exploration Place also has a reciprocal admission arrangement with participating members of the ASTC.

Visit the ASTC Website

Parking + Accessibility

Parking is always free!

• Visitors to The Exploration Place have access to three large parking lots in Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park. There are four designated wheelchair-accessible spaces directly in front of the entrance. Ramps are available to reach the sidewalk.

• Entry and exit doors are automated. There are wheelchair-accessible bathrooms and a designated family bathroom with a change-table.

• An elevator lift is available between floors with a wheelchair available to borrow for those who need it, free of charge.

• The Little Prince Steam Engine is equipped with a wheelchair-accessible train car.

Questions?

If you would like more help planning your visit, please contact us at 250.562.1612 or click here to email us.

Please contact our Visitor Services team or another team member if you need assistance of any kind during your visit.

Ball Python

Juju joined our Ambassador team during our closure. Ball pythons are shy by nature, but with some time and effort, they learn to trust their caregivers. She is still a bit hesitant but is slowly starting to feel more comfortable around people. In the wild, you can find ball pythons throughout the grasslands and open forests of West and Central Africa. As the most popular snake species kept as a pet worldwide, most people have had the pleasure of seeing one of these beautiful animals at some point in their lives. Unfortunately, due to their extreme popularity as pets, one of the greatest threats to this species in terms of conservation is the over-collection of wild populations for distribution in the pet trade. While captive breeding has seen an increase in recent years, most of those sold in the pet trade are still wild-caught, simply because the cost is much lower than that of breeding and raising captive specimens. For this reason, tens of thousands of these animals are collected from the wild and exported from Africa for the pet trade every year. The ball python is one of the smallest species in their genus, reaching maximum lengths of 3-5 feet, with females being larger than their male counterparts. In the wild, these snakes are estimated to live roughly ten years, while in captivity, a lifespan of about 20-30 years is typical. There have been many documented cases of captive individuals living 40-60 years, including one 62-year-old female who mysteriously produced a fertile clutch of eggs despite being housed alone at the Saint Louis Zoo for more than 20 years.

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Black-Billed Magpie

Anyone who’s been to the museum in person since 2015 will likely recognize this cheeky bird. Loki has formed unique relationships with many guests and staff alike over the years and definitely isn’t shy about picking favourites. The stimulation of observing and interacting with guests of all ages is something that he certainly enjoys.

Did you know that magpies, a member of the corvid family, are some of the most intelligent birds on the planet? In fact, corvids are some of the most intelligent animals known to exist, with a brain-to-body mass outmatched only by humans, great apes, and aquatic mammals such as dolphins. Magpies have shown the ability to imitate human speech in numerous languages and voices, are capable of tool use, and possess problem-solving ability on par with that of a small human child.

Loki was rescued from a dog attack as a hatchling when he and his siblings fell from their nest. Unfortunately, he was the lone survivor of his brood. Because he is very imprinted on humans, thus not eligible for release into the wild, Loki was brought to live in the museum and was integrated into the Biome as an Animal Ambassador. He has been one of our most interactive and popular Ambassadors ever since. Loki is very intelligent, able to mimic human speech, and performs many different little tricks and games.

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