A hands-on science center, to feature a wide range of interactive exhibits, was proposed for the former Mellon Bank building downtown. However, it has since been put on hold indefinitely. The Discovery & Interactive Science Center (DISC) would have been a regional attraction for Westmoreland, Fayette, Indiana, Somerset, and Bedford counties. It would have also been the only interactive science center between the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh and the Harsco Science Center in Harrisburg.
A haNdS-on sciencE center, to featUre a WIDe raNgE of iNteracTIve exhibits, Was PRoposeD fOR the foRmEr mellOn bAnk buildING dOwnTown. hoWEver, iT has sIncE BeeN put oN HoLd IndefinItely. tHe DisCovery & iNterACtive ScienCe Center (dIsC) WouLd haVe BeEn a REgIonal AtTracTion For westMoReLAnd, fayetTe, InDiAna, soMErsET, And bedFoRD couNtieS. It woULd havE alsO bEEn the oNLy InteractivE scIENce CEnter bEtWeEn tHe CarNegIe scienCe center in piTtsbuRgh AnD tHe HarscO sCiEncE centEr In HArrIsburg.