Author: Olivia Zvara

Congratulations to the Science Museums with the highest 2023 CompScores. 

• Greensboro Science Center (81)
• Exploratorium (71)
• Science Museum Oklahoma (70)
• COSI (69)
• Frost Science (68)
• Discovery Place Science (67)
• Exploration Place (65)
• Franklin Institute (65)
• Adventure Science Center (65)
• Museum of Discovery and Science Ft Lauderdale (63)
• Museum of Science Boston (63)

The CompScore identifies science museums that perform best among five key performance indicators including attendance, market capture, admission price, Google Rating, and visit frequency. 59 science museums in the 100 largest US markets are included in the analysis.  A perfect score is 100, the median among science museums was 53. 

CultureComp is pleased to announce the Top 10 Flight/Space/Ship/Auto Museums with the highest 2023 CompScores.

• Kennedy Space Center
• Space Center Houston
• USS Midway Museum
• National Museum of the US Air Force
• Intrepid Sea, Air, Space Museum
• Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
• Battleship Missouri Memorial
• USS Yorktown
• Museum of Flight
• National Automobile Museum

The CompScore is an indexed score based on attendance, market capture, admission price, Google reviews, and visit frequency.

43 Flight/Space/Ship/Auto Museums were included as part of our on-going analysis of more than 11 million visitors to 806 cultural attractions in the 100 largest U.S. markets.

CultureComp is pleased to announce the Top 10 Aquariums with the highest 2023 CompScores.

• Georgia Aquarium
• Tennessee Aquarium
• National Aquarium
• California Academy of Sciences
• Shedd Aquarium
• Aquarium of the Pacific
• South Carolina Aquarium
• Oklahoma Aquarium
• Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
• Florida Aquarium

The CompScore is an indexed score based on attendance, market capture, admission price, Google reviews, and visit frequency.

32 Aquariums were included as part of our on-going analysis of more than 11 million visitors to 806 cultural attractions in the 100 largest U.S. markets.

CultureComp is pleased to announce the Top 10 Children’s Museums with the highest 2023 CompScores.

• Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
• Museum of Natural Curiosity Thanksgiving Point
• Strong National Museum of Play
• Science City at Union Station
• Mississippi Children’s Museum
• Louisiana Children’s Museum
• Marbles Kids Museum
• EdVenture
• Creative Discovery Museum
• Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum

The CompScore is an indexed score based on attendance, market capture, admission price, Google reviews, and visit frequency.

68 Children’s Museums were included as part of our on-going analysis of more than 11 million visitors to 806 cultural attractions in the 100 largest U.S. markets.