Hong Kong Space Museum & Theatre


Updated in 2016, this golf-ball-shaped museum on the waterfront has a new permanent exhibition, 'journey of space exploration', together with high-tech 3D shows several times a day in the Stanley Ho Space Theatre. Be prepared to queue outside to get tickets for a two-hour time slot to enter the museum.


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