Museum of Discovery and Science, Science museum in downtown Fort Lauderdale, United States.

The Museum of Discovery and Science occupies a building in downtown Fort Lauderdale with about 14,000 square metres of exhibition space. Its 2011 EcoDiscovery Center wing, designed by Cambridge Seven Associates, added 34,000 square feet and houses the Everglades Airboat Adventure, Prehistoric Florida, Otters at Play, Storm Center and Florida Water Story exhibits. The atrium holds the 16-metre Great Gravity Clock, a kinetic sculpture.

The museum opened in 1976 as the Discovery Center. It moved to its current downtown Fort Lauderdale building in 1992, when it was equipped with 3D and laser technology. In November 2011 it added the EcoDiscovery Center, a 34,000-square-foot, $25 million wing designed by Cambridge Seven Associates that doubled exhibit space and opened alongside the 100-seat Keller Science Theater.

The museum runs turtle walks, overnight camp-ins and its own summer camp, and hosts an annual Food and Wine Gala as a fundraiser. It also serves as the official information point of the South Florida Ecosystems Restoration Task Force, a consortium of federal, state and local agencies working on Florida's ecosystems.

The museum stands in downtown Fort Lauderdale at 401 SW Second Street, near the New River. Its 14,000 square metres of floor space hold exhibits, learning labs and the 294-seat 3D theater, so allow several hours. The Great Gravity Clock stands in the atrium just past the entrance.

The facility houses one of the largest IMAX screens in South Florida, towering several stories overhead. There is also a simulator that recreates the thrill of riding an airboat through the Everglades.