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Science museums in South America

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    Planetario Galileo Galilei , Buenos Aires
    3.9
    Observatory
    Gaze at the stars and learn the secrets of the heavens at Planetario Galileo Galilei. With separate projectors for the moon, the sun, and all
    Tours from $35
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    PUCRS Science and Technology Museum , Porto Alegre
    4.9
    Science Museum
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    Museo de La Plata , La Plata
    4.6
    Children’s Museum
    Get up close to the remains of long-extinct beasts at Museo de La Plata, established to display the discoveries of explorer Francisco P. More
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    Museum of Tomorrow , Rio de Janeiro
    4.5
    Science Museum
    Tours from $12
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    Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanografico , Puerto Madryn
    4.2
    Science Museum
    Set eyes on the preserved carcass of a giant octopus at Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanografico. The natural history museum, h
    Tours from $33
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