Hong Kong Space Museum & Theatre

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Lonely Planet review

Just east of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, this golf-ball-shaped building consists of the Hall of Space Science, the Hall of Astronomy and the large Space Theatre, one of the largest planetariums in the world. Exhibits include a lump of moon rock, rocket-ship models and NASA's 1962 Mercury space capsule.

It's not a compelling museum (the Science Museum has a lot more to offer) but if it's raining, a standby option is the Space Theatre, which screens 'sky shows' and Omnimax films on a massive screen; lasting about 40 minutes, they are mostly in Cantonese, but translations by headphones are available. The first show is at weekdays ( Saturday, Sunday), the last at . Tickets are around HK$32 /around HK$16 for adults/concession (around HK$24 /around HK$12 in the front stalls); children under three are not allowed entry. Advance bookings can be made by phone up to one hour before show time.