Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium

Explore our universe and beyond

What makes it fun

The Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium provides Kansas City's best connection to the night sky and beyond, combining participatory astronomy education, magnificent public shows, and telescope viewing possibilities. Live guided star tours, astronomy programs, and educational documentaries are among the daily public shows. Evenings feature mind-blowing light shows set to music by The Beatles, Queen, Michael Jackson, and others!

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The Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium

4.5

Based on 167 reviews

Katie Mccurley

18:46 06 Nov 24

Derek M

17:49 26 Oct 24

Maddie was funny, entertaining, knowledgeable, and a great tour guide of the cosmos! Highly recommend visiting the planetarium.

Eric Williams

17:48 26 Oct 24

Guide was great! Worth it!

Trina Smars

17:47 26 Oct 24

Very entertaining and educational!! Loved it!

Indigo Accardo

17:57 17 Oct 24

We saw Stargaze Kansas City and it was wonderful! My only wish would be to see even more!! The information during the show was new (to me) and pretty fascinating while also being easy to digest for younger viewers. Maddy (sp) was a terrific guide. 10/10 will be back!

Maria Lintel

21:46 03 Nov 23

Very special since our presentation was done by Moth an educator and excellent presenter and very knowledgeable!

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20:47 16 Sep 23

What a wonderful learning experience! The shows are always full of fun facts, visual representations, and humor for all ages.

Michael “Mike” Melloy

15:21 30 Dec 22

A true KC gem and celebrating 60 years of dance and creativity. Thank you Devon for expanding on a great dance tradition. Looking forward to Peter Pan and Wizard of Oz.

Cassidy Srock

16:55 25 Mar 22

We went to the Planetarium to catch a show on a whim on a Wednesday afternoon after seeing the Museum of Illusions (which was awesome) it was $24 for 2 adults & a child.My daughter and I lay on one of the big poufs on the floor and my husband sat in a seat near us.The preshow was awesome; it was just soft music and pictures of space. My daughter loves space. She's almost 8.The show started (The Magic Treehouse) and it was a bit silly. Like something you'd take a first graders to see on a field trip. But, I'm not a spoil sport so I adjusted my expectations and snuggled into my pouf. Honestly, the most egregiously unrealistic thing to me was the idea of Morgan Le Fey & Merlin being friends and either of them interacting with children in a positive manner. But I'm kind of a giant nerd. Neither of them ended up actually being in the show anyway.I'm almost positive I would have gotten motion sickness if I hadn't been laying down so... Yay for poufs!The best part was the twist ending which I legitimately didn't see coming.But as for the planetarium itself: We were comfortable, it wasn't too crowded, tickets were reasonable, it was a smooth and enjoyable experience.