Closed today. Open again on Tuesday, January 27, 9:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Plan Your Visit

Explore artifacts and natural history, learn with hands-on activities, delve into active research and astronomy, or enjoy a show in Idaho's largest planetarium.

Admission

Admission to the museum galleries, distinguished speaker forums, and art exhibits is always free! Many events at the Observatory are free. There is a small per-seat fee for the planetarium shows. 

Driving Directions

The Herrett Center is centrally located in the Magic Valley in Twin Falls, ID on the north side of the CSI campus.

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Herrett Center for Arts and Science
The College of Southern Idaho
315 Falls Avenue
Twin Falls, ID 83301

Happening Today

See what's happening today at the Herrett Center! There's always a variety of activities for families, researchers, students, and citizen scientists.

Find Today's Events

Museum Hours

Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Wednesdays 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Thursdays 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Fridays 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturdays 1:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Closed Sundays, Mondays, and Federal holidays. Admission to the museum is always free.

Upcoming Events

Volunteers talking with guests about snakes, with snakes in tanks between them
Reptile Revue

1st & 3rd Tuesdays | 6 PM – 7 PM | FREE

Get up close and personal with some of the coolest cold-blooded residents of the Herrett Center! Reptile Revue happens twice a month and gives you the chance to meet our fascinating reptiles, learn fun facts, and even interact with them in a safe and educational setting.

Upcoming Reptile Revue Events:

January 20th

February 3rd and 17th

Cartoon dinosaurs in front of trees
Dinosaur Storytime & Crafts
Join us on December 20th at 6:30 PM for a dino-mite evening of stories and creativity at the Herrett Center! Perfect for ages 2–5, this special program features a lively reading of Edwina: The Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct, a delightful tale full of humor, kindness, and one unforgettable dinosaur.
After storytime, little learners can unleash their imagination with hands-on crafts! Participants will create colorful handprint dinos, assemble their own dino skeletons, and make a Jurassic egg craft using foam materials.
This interactive program encourages creativity, fine motor skills, and early literacy—all while having prehistoric fun.
Cost: $10 per person
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Planets above the text Telescope Tuesday
Telescope Tuesday

📅 Tuesday, January 27th | ⏰ 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
📍 Centennial Observatory

Join us under the stars for Telescope Tuesday in the Centennial Observatory! 

Check out:

  • A waxing gibbous moon (72%)
  • Saturn (before 8:36 PM)
  • Neptune (before 8:48 PM)
  • Uranus
  • Jupiter
  • Double and multiple stars
  • and more!

Admission: $1.50, ages 6 and under free, free to all with paid planetarium admission.

Observatory events are weather permitting. All ages welcome.

Check out other Observatory events!
Monthly Free Star Party

Monthly Free Star Party
📅 Saturday, February 14 | ⏰ 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
📍 Centennial Observatory

Bundle up and join us under the stars for our February Free Star Party at the Centennial Observatory!

You can view Saturn (before 7:35 PM), Neptune (before 7:39 PM), Uranus, and Jupiter, as well as stunning deep-sky targets—including star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies—after twilight ends at 7:47 PM on this romantic moonless night.

Observatory events are weather permitting. All ages welcome.

Check out other Observatory events!

Field Trips and Group Tours

Field trips and educational group events are welcome! Choose from our tour options or request a custom theme when you book a field trip.

 

Accessibility

The Herrett Center for Arts & Science is committed to making our collections, building, programing, and services accessible to all audiences.

Open Caption is available for most Faulkner Planetarium Shows. To request this service, please let the cashier at the front desk know when purchasing tickets.

The Centennial Observatory features one of the world’s largest fully wheelchair-accessible public telescopes. An elevator takes visitors up to the observatory space, once there, a wheelchair elevator is available to take visitors with limited mobility to the observatory deck. The ARE-125, an optical “periscope” designed by DFM, allows unprecedented access to the telescope for wheelchair-bound or limited-mobility visitors.

For questions concerning accessibility prior to your visit, please call the Herrett Center front desk at 208-732-6655.

Inside Map of the Herrett Center

floorplan map