Is that the sun we see?
Slowly but surely the sky is clearing and if you listen closely-the birds are singing. Check our Calendar for Planetarium shows, VR days and so much more.
BREWMASTERS 2025
Join us for our annual FUNdraiser event! This is a night out for grown-up’s to brew up support for Cognition. Learn more here
VR Minecraft
Guided experience.
10 minute rotations.
Work together as a team.
Up to 4 players
VR Minecraft
Guided experience.
10 minute rotations.
Work together as a team.
Up to 4 players
VR Minecraft
Guided experience.
10 minute rotations.
Work together as a team.
Up to 4 players
VR Minecraft
Guided experience.
10 minute rotations.
Work together as a team.
Up to 4 players
July Planetarium Week
Tip into Uranus’s sideways rotation and blue-green atmosphere before journeying beyond our galaxy to Andromeda, a trillion-star spiral beauty on collision course with our Milky Way!
25 min., All Ages, Interactive
July Planetarium Week
Journey from Earth's molten core generating our protective magnetic field to the polar skies where solar particles create dazzling aurora displays as they interact with our atmosphere!
25 min., All Ages, Interactive
July Planetarium Week
Journey from Earth's molten core generating our protective magnetic field to the polar skies where solar particles create dazzling aurora displays as they interact with our atmosphere!
25 min., All Ages, Interactive
VR Minecraft
Guided experience.
10 minute rotations.
Work together as a team.
Up to 4 players
VR Minecraft
Guided experience.
10 minute rotations.
Work together as a team.
Up to 4 players
June Planetarium Week
Experience the universe in our state-of-the-art inflatable dome planetarium at COGNiTiON's Earth and Space Lab.
Our digital system offers an immersive 360-degree adventure for all ages. Enjoy comfortable seating, exceptional sound, and stunning visuals guided by a knowledgeable presenter.
25 min., All Ages, Interactive
Free admission for Benzie Residence! Sponsored by Epicenter Graphics.
Come enjoy the center and get to create your own graphic vinyls to take home from Epicenter Graphics. *Adult supervision required for activity.
Admission free for Benzie County Residents! on Sunday 06/22/2025
All guests are welcome to participate in the craft activity.
June Planetarium Week
Marvel as Saturn’s magnificent rings and moons while witnessing the spectacular alignment of Earth, Moon and Sun that creates breathtaking eclipses visible from our home Planet.
25 min., All Ages, Interactive
June Planetarium Week
Journey from Earth's molten core generating our protective magnetic field to the polar skies where solar particles create dazzling aurora displays as they interact with our atmosphere!
25 min., All Ages, Interactive
VR Minecraft
Guided experience.
10 minute rotations.
Work together as a team.
Up to 4 players
VR Minecraft
Guided experience.
10 minute rotations.
Work together as a team.
Up to 4 players
VR Minecraft
Guided experience.
10 minute rotations.
Work together as a team.
Up to 4 players
VR Minecraft
Guided experience.
10 minute rotations.
Work together as a team.
Up to 4 players
VR Minecraft
Guided experience.
10 minute rotations.
Work together as a team.
Up to 4 players
VR Minecraft
Guided experience.
10 minute rotations.
Work together as a team.
Up to 4 players
Virtual Reality Teen Night
Teens (15 years and older) are invited to an after hours social with Virtual Reality. Play 4 at a time in 'Rec Room'.
Rec Room is the best place to build and play games together. Party up with friends from all around the world to chat, hang out, explore MILLIONS of player-created rooms, or build something new and amazing to share with us all.
$15 admission.
Spring Break Planetarium Week
Journey from Earth's molten core generating our protective magnetic field to the polar skies where solar particles create dazzling aurora displays as they interact with our atmosphere!
25 min., All Ages, Interactive
Spring Break Planetarium Week
Journey from Earth's molten core generating our protective magnetic field to the polar skies where solar particles create dazzling aurora displays as they interact with our atmosphere!
25 min., All Ages, Interactive
Lamprey Scavenger Hunt Day
Our slippery Lamprey will be hidden in the center on Wednesdays. Look high and low-this creepy guy will be within sight and when you spot it-tell a staff member and win a prize!
Once it is found for the day-the game is over! If it isn’t found it remains in the center until it is located!
Spring Break Planetarium Week
Journey from Earth's molten core generating our protective magnetic field to the polar skies where solar particles create dazzling aurora displays as they interact with our atmosphere!
25 min., All Ages, Interactive
Spring Break Planetarium Week
Journey from Earth's molten core generating our protective magnetic field to the polar skies where solar particles create dazzling aurora displays as they interact with our atmosphere!
25 min., All Ages, Interactive