NBC Studio Tours/Experience Store
Since 1933, NBC has offered this historic tour that takes you behind-the-scenes of NBC’s New York operations. NYC. Tel: 212-664-3700.
Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum
Take a guided tour of the historic submarine USS RAZORBACK (SS-394), a veteran of WWII, the Cold War and Vietnam! 501-371-8320
Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center
The Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center provides a world of programs – from archery to canoeing and story time to local animal feedings. 479-452-3993
Mid-America Science Museum
A Smithsonian Institution Affiliate, this is a hands-on museum where visitors are invited to explore at their own pace and encouraged to interact with over 100 exhibits that demonstrate the concepts of perception, energy, matter and life.
501-767-3461
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The Barnum Museum Bridgeport
P. T. Barnum... Entrepreneur, politician, journalist, impresario, museum owner and founder of "The Greatest Show on Earth."™ Only one man had so varied a career. Only The Barnum Museum depicts Barnum's extraordinary life and the enormous influence he exerted on 19th Century America.
Barnum Museum, 820 Main Street, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, South West CT (203-331-1104)
Timexpo: The Timex Museum
The Timex Museum tells the story of Timex and its heritage dating back to the 1850s. A Time Tunnel leads to ancient mysteries. Magnificent timepieces, hands-on activities and much more. Timexpo: The Timex Museum, 175 Union Street, Brass Mill Commons, Waterbury CT (203-755-8463).
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Garvies Point Museum and Preserve, Glen Cove
The Museum is a center for research on Long Island geology and a valued resource in the study of the Island's Native American archaeology. A gift shop has materials and publications related to the exhibits and educational programming, with emphasis on the natural history of Long Island.
Garvies Point Museum and Preserve, 50 Barry Drive, Glen Cove, LI, NY (516-571-8010) OPEN Tuesday to Sunday. 10am to 4pm.
Cape Cod Potato Chip Factory
Visitors of all ages are welcome to a free tour the factory for free and all receive a complimentary bag of Cape Cod chips. Hyannis, MA. Tel: 508-775-3358.
Vermont Teddy Bear Company
The Vermont Teddy Bear Company™ Let a “Bear Ambassador” take you on a fun tour of the world of Vermont Teddy Bears. Shelburne, VT. Tel: 800-829-BEAR. For more info click on name.
Adventure Aquarium Camden
Adventure Aquarium features nearly 200,000 square feet of sea and wildlife. View over sixty different exhibits that are filled with exotic and amazing creatures.800-616-JAWS
Day Trip from The Morris Museum, Morristown
Join the Morris Museum Trips Committee this Spring on outings to both cultural and historical destinations. All trips conveniently depart from and return to the Morris Museum.
Morris Museum, 6 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, NJ. (973-971-3716)
Greater Newark Conservancy Prudential Outdoor Learning Center
From our vibrant Sensory Garden, with the sights, sounds and scents of nature, to our Urban Wildlife Refuge, with its serene pond, the Prudential Outdoor Learning Center is the ideal place to learn about the natural world and the world of gardening.
Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton Works by well-known and emerging contemporary sculptors in the museum buildings and throughout the landscaped sculpture park. Centrally located mid-way between NYC and Philadelphia, easily accessible via major highways and public rail systems. Guided tours available to schools and other student or adult groups by appointment. Grounds for Sculpture, 18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton, NJ. (609-586-0616)
Insectropolis Toms River
Insectropolis is a unique, interactive bug museum that is both entertaining and educational for visitors of all ages and interest levels. 732-349-7090
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum @ Rutgers University, New Brunswick
The Zimmerli Art Museum's collections comprise a number of areas of focus and total 60,000 works of art. Particular strengths exist in Russian and Soviet art, French nineteenth-century art and American nineteenth- and twentieth-century art with a concentration on early-20th-century and contemporary prints. In addition, the museum houses a research library of rare books, journals and other documents that support the collection. Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton Street (Rutgers University), New Brunswick, NJ. (732-932-7237)
Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, Madison
Presenting and interpreting the history, culture and lives of ordinary people through educational programs, through preservation and stewardship of our collection, and through exhibition and demonstration of the trades and crafts practiced in New Jersey from its earliest settlement.
Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, Main Street at Green Village Road, Madison. NJ (973-377-2982).
New Jersey Museum of Agriculture North Brunswick
Learn more about the history and future of agriculture in New Jersey and why New Jersey is called the Garden State through hands on activities.
New Jersey Museum of Agriculture, 103 College Farm Road, North Brunswick, NJ {732-249-2077}
The Newark Museum
The largest Museum complex in New Jersey, with 80 galleries of art and science, a mini zoo, planetarium, sculpture garden, schoolhouse and the Ballantine House, a restored 1885 mansion, a National Historic Landmark located in the heart of the Downtown Arts District of Newark. Newark Museum, 49 Washington Street, Newark, NJ. (973-596-6550)
Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center MIillville
Discover the art and heritage of American glassmaking and and see amazing hot glassblowing demonstrations at the Museum of American Glass.
WheatonArts, 1501 Glasstown Rd. (Exit 26, Route 55) Millville, NJ (800-998-4552} OPEN: Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am. to 5 pm.
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum Bronx, NYC
Built between 1836 and 1842, the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum exemplifies a type of country living that existed in the Pelham Bay Park area in the early 19th Century. Mansion tours, public programs and classes allow children and adults to expand their horizons in an exceptional setting.
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, 895 Shore Road, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx, NYC (718-885-1461)
Birding Tour of Bryant Park
Discover the varieties of birds that call Bryant Park home with guided tours each week on Tuesday mornings at 11:30 am..
Le Carrousel @ Bryant Park, 6th Avenue between 40th & 42nd Street, NYC.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
One of the most magnificent and treasured natural spaces, with over 12,000 plants from around the globe on display in a lush 52-acre living museum.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NYC (718-623-7200)
Central Park Walking Tours
The Central Park Walking Tours are a combination of podcasts, maps and interactive guides designed to direct park visitors to some of the most remarkable features of Central Park. They provide background information and historical insight into the conception and construction of the park as well as pointing out some of its most photogenic sites.
Fort Tryon Fitness Walking Program
Hour-long classes with a 10-minute warm up, 30 minute fitness walk, and 20 minutes of strengthening, stretching, and cool-down. 7:30 AM on Tuesdays & Thursdays 8:30 AM on Saturdays [Free, advance registration is required]
Meet at Margaret Corbin Circle. Fort Tryon Park, NYC. (212-927-9568)
Gallery Talks & Workshops @ The Cloisters
Lectures and programs for adults are presented at 12:00 & 2:00pm. on Saturdays and the 1st Sunday of each month. Free with Museum admission. No advance reservations are necessary.
* Gallery workshops for children aged 4 to 12 and their families are held at 1:00pm. on the first Saturday of the month.
The Cloisters, Fort Tryon Park in Upper Manhattan, NYC. (212-650-2280) CLICK for Schedule
Historic Richmond Town Staten Island
New York City's living history village and museum complex. 25 acres of a 100-acre site with about 15 restored buildings, including homes and commercial and civic buildings, as well as a museum.
Historic Richmond Town, 441 Clarke Ave. Staten Island, NY. (718-351-1611)
Historical Walks & Gallery Talks @ The New-York Historical Society
Gallery Talks are intimate tours of the extraordinary depth and richness of the New-York Historical Society's paintings. Walking Tours are limited to 35 guests per tour. Please be sure to buy tickets in advance.
[$15; Members: $8; Students/Seniors/Educators: $10]
New-York Historical Society, 77th and CPW, NYC.)
Lehman Center in the Bronx
The Concert Hall at Lehman College is one of the premier showcases for international music, dance and theater featuring both popular and classical performances, as well as traditional ethnic art forms in its 2,300-seat concert hall and 500-seat theater. Performances are usually offered well below the standard admission prices and some are free.
Lehman Center, 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West, BRONX, NYC. (718-960-8833)
Morgan Library & Museum
Lectures, Readings, Gallery talks and tours are free with museum admission; no tickets or reservations are necessary. They usually last one hour. If you arrive late, inquire at the Admission Desk, and staff will direct you to the talk's location.
The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, NYC, (212-685-0008)
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
The Museum of Modern Art's collection has grown to include 150,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, architectural models and drawings, and design objects.
MoMA, 1 West 53rd Street (between 5th and 6th Aves.), NYC. (212-708-9400)
Nature Walks @ Wave Hill
Explore Wave Hill’s woodlands and gardens and discover the world of insects, flowers, trees, birds and their fascinating habitats on these naturalist-led walks, offered jointly by Wave Hill and NYC Audubon. Ideal for ages 5 and up and their curious adult companions.
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center,
Wave Hill, West 249th Street and Independence Ave, NYC (718-549-3200)
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South Street Seaport Museum
Both captivating and edifying, Bodies ....The Exhibition unveils the many complex systems, organs and tissues that drive every aspect of our daily lives and unite us all as humans. Featuring over 200 specimens consisting of whole-bodies and individual organs that have been meticulously dissected and preserved South Street Seaport Museum, 11 Fulton Street (Fulton & South Streets) NYC. (1-888-9BODIES)
OPEN Tues-Sun 10am-6pm. [Tickets $12, Children 5-12 $8]
United Nations
UN Headquarters - Multilingual guided tours featuring General Assembly Hall, Council Chambers and works of art from around the world. Tours in English normally leave every half hour and last for approximately 45 minutes to one hour.
Philipse Manor Hall in Yonkers
Regular tour times: Tuesday - Sunday at 12PM, 2PM, and 3PM The museum is available by guided tour only.
Admission fees: $5 for Adults, $3 for Seniors/Students, FREE for children 12 years old and under
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site, 29 Warburton Avenue, at Dock Street, Yonkers, NY (914-965-4027)
Merestead, Mt. Kisco
An exquisite 130-acre country estate tucked away in the hills overlooking the picturesque Byram Lake Reservoir and surrounding valley. Merestead features a 28-room Georgian mansion with beautiful gardens built during the early 20th century.
Merestead, 455 Old Byram Lake Road, Mt. Kisco, NY (914- 666-4258) open daily 8 am. to dusk.
Read Sanctuary, Rye
One of the top places to bird in Westchester County with a large concentration of waterfowl including Great Blue Herons,loons, grebes, Long-tailed Ducks, Common Goldeneyes. Scoters and Northern Gannet. The sanctuary has yielded many rarities including Snow Bunting, Snowy Owl, Barrows Goldeneye, Red-necked Grebe, Eared Grebe. Edith Read Sanctuary, adjoining Playland Amusement Park off U.S. Route 1 in Rye., NY (914-967-8720)
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Historic Fort Worth Stockyards-4 Hours of Fun
4 Hours of Fun Educational Program in the Historic Fort Worth Stockyards allows students of all ages enjoy the historical walking tour as the old west comes to life though the sights and sounds. 817-625-9715. REGION: Tarrant County, North Central TX.
The W.H. Stark House
William Henry and Miriam Lutcher Stark spent a lifetime collecting rare and unique decorative objects. Today visitors may explore and experience their fully restored 1894 Victorian home. W.H. Stark House, 610 W. Main Avenue, Orange, Texas, (409-883-0871)
Vermont Teddy Bear Company
The Vermont Teddy Bear Company™ Let a “Bear Ambassador” take you on a fun tour of the world of Vermont Teddy Bears. Shelburne, VT. Tel: 800-829-BEAR. For more info click on name.
Ash Lawn-Highland
Tour the Monroe House and Museum. Stroll the lush grounds and exquisite boxwood gardens. Visit the plantation's farm animals and enjoy the peacocks.
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