SpaceFest!
Sunday, January 15,
11am-5pm
Celebrate the legacy of space exploration with space-related activities, performances, and games.
For more information:
www.amnh.org/exhibitions/wld
Beyond Planet Earth: The Future of Space Exploration
Explore the exciting future of space exploration and learn about robotic missions currently heading deep into our solar system.
For more information:
www.amnh.org
The Butterfly Conservatory
The butterflies are back! Celebrate the annual return of this re-created tropical forest environment filled with over 500 live butterflies.
For more information:
www.amnh.org
Sea Lion Feeding
At the heart of the park, bark hello to California sea lions. Two daily feeding and training demonstrations for the Zoo's noisiest residents make the
sea lion pool one of our most popular attractions.
For more information:
www.bronxzoo.com
Bee-Eater Buffet
See white-throated bee-eaters hunt live crickets during the daily feeding at 2:45 p.m. in the
World of Birds. Watch their amazing aerial tricks and ask a zookeeper your questions about birds.
For more information:
www.bronxzoo.com
Chase Away the Winter Blues Guided Tour
January 8 at 1 pm:
Join BBG tour guide Lynne Spevack for an outdoor walk designed to relieve the winter doldrums.
For more information:
www.bronxzoo.com
Guided Tours
Free guided tours are offered at 1 p.m. on weekends. Meet at the Visitor Center; no reservations are needed.
For more information:
www.bbg.org
Terrarium: Works by Jae Hi Ahn and Jennifer Williams
Through February 26
Terrariums provide the ideal conditions for growing a wide variety of plants indoors. Jennifer Williams and Jae Hi Ahn have created artful displays showcasing these miniature environments.
For more information:
www.bbg.org
Sharks
Meet a few of the ocean's top predators in this deep-ocean exhibit. Reef sharks, nurse sharks, and sand tiger sharks swim with stingrays and sea turtles in a floor-to-ceiling tank that lets you get close enough to count teeth.
For more information:
www.nyaquarium.org
Sea Cliffs
Outside, penguins, seals, otters, and walruses rest on a 300-foot-long swath of the North Pacific's rocky coastline. Inside the underwater viewing area, get a fisheye-view of the marine mammals as they swim and dive.
For more information:
www.nyaquarium.org
Alien Stingers
Pack some punch into your Aquarium visit! Moon jellies, red striped sea nettles, and flower hat jellies will wow you with their otherworldly beauty. Play jelly games and learn jelly facts on touch screens throughout the halls.
For more information:
www.nyaquarium.org
Sea Otter, Shark and Walrus Feedings Daily
Watch penguins and sea otters work with their trainers during daily feeding demonstrations. Check Aquarium Schedule for times.
For more information:
www.nyaquarium.org
Holiday Train Show
Through January 16, 2012
Celebrating 20 years of holiday magic! This cherished tradition delights people of all ages. Marvel at the charming model trains and New York City landmark replicas. Admission subject to availability.
For more information:
www.nybg.org
Gingerbread Adventures
Through January 16 Tues.–Fri., 1:30–5:30 p.m.; Sat.–Sun. 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Explore the spices that make up a classic gingerbread recipe. Activities include planting wheat seeds to take home, grinding spices into powder, and a display of gingerbread houses.
For more information:
www.nybg.org
Bird Walk
Saturdays at 11 a.m. Meet at the Reflecting Pool in the Leon Levy Visitor Center
Bring your binoculars and walk the Garden grounds with our bird expert, Debbie Becker, looking for birds that live here year-round as well as those just migrating through
For more information:
www.nybg.org
Wild Minds: What Animals Really Think
Through January 15
Marvel at the amazing abilities of animals as you explore the evolutionary and cognitive links we share with them. Take a numbers memory test, explore animal enrichment techniques, and even see a plastinated human brain! Free with NYSCI admission.
For more information:
www.nyscience.org
Saturdays and Sundays: Live Science Demonstration
Go on an evolutionary adventure and discover the link between dinosaurs and modern birds with the bilingual English/Spanish exhibition Charlie and Kiwi's Evolutionary Adventure.NYSCI Explainers demonstrate the properties of chemistry, physics, biology, and more right before your eyes during these interactive 15-minute demonstrations. For more information:
www.nyscience.org
Nikon Small World
November 18 – February 26
View the winners of the 2011 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition.
For more information:
www.nyscience.org
Electronic Waste Recycling Event
Sunday, January 8
Dispose of all of your unwanted or broken gadgets at the 9th Annual "After the Holidays" E-waste Event at QBG in partnership with the Lower East Side Ecology Center.
For more information:
www.queensbotanical.org
Enchanted Earth 2.0 Photo Exhibit by Barbara E. Leven
Through January 31, 2012
For more information:
www.queensbotanical.org
Take a magical journey with a young boy obsessed with polar bears to learn how humans impact the environment.
For more information:
www.statenislandzoo.org
Animals and their Natural Instincts
Saturday, January 7 from 1:30-3:30
Join us in the African Savannah Wing and see how the Zoo provides enrichment to leopards, lemurs and more.
For more information:
www.statenislandzoo.org