Arizona Science Center Offers Free Admission to Public on April 25 & 26

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out this is a good deal. The Arizona Science Center will offer free general admission to the public the weekend of April 25 and 26, thanks to sponsorship by Fry's grocery stores. That's a savings of nine dollars for adults and seven for children...

By Ray Stern

April 16, 2009

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It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out this is a good deal.

The Arizona Science Center will offer free general admission to the public the weekend of April 25 and 26, thanks to sponsorship by Fry's grocery stores. That's a savings of nine dollars for adults and seven for children -- so bring the whole brood.

Of course, the Center still plans on making money that weekend, and not just in that sorry excuse for a food court. The Star Trek exhibit, IMAX theater, planetarium and other attractions all cost extra, as usual.

But if you're frugal, skip the extras, bring your own bottled water and smuggle snacks. It's only logical.

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Ray Stern is the former news editor of Phoenix New Times. He worked as a newspaper reporter in Arizona for more than two decades. He's won numerous awards for his reporting, including the Arizona Press Club's Don Bolles Award for Investigative Journalism.