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America's Best Idea - the national parks - is even better when it's free! Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates in 2013: Jan. 21, April 22-26, June 8, Aug. 25, Sept. 28, Oct. 13 and Nov. 9-11. Fee waiver i...
Read MoreAmerica's Best Idea - the national parks - is even better when it's free! Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates in 2013: Jan. 21, April 22-26, June 8, Aug. 25, Sept. 28, Oct. 13 and Nov. 9-11. Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.
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United States
When:
11/09/2013 - 11/11/2013
Age:
Family
Price:
FREE
This event occurs on multiple dates - please call or visit their website for more information about specific dates and times.
America's Best Idea - the national parks - is even better when it's free! Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates in 2013: Jan. 21, April 22-26, June 8, Aug. 25, Sept. 28, Oct. 13 and Nov. 9-11. Fee waiver i...
Read MoreAmerica's Best Idea - the national parks - is even better when it's free! Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates in 2013: Jan. 21, April 22-26, June 8, Aug. 25, Sept. 28, Oct. 13 and Nov. 9-11. Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.
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United States
When:
10/13/2013
Age:
Family
Price:
FREE
This event occurs on multiple dates - please call or visit their website for more information about specific dates and times.
America's Best Idea - the national parks - is even better when it's free! Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates in 2013: Jan. 21, April 22-26, June 8, Aug. 25, Sept. 28, Oct. 13 and Nov. 9-11. Fee waiver i...
Read MoreAmerica's Best Idea - the national parks - is even better when it's free! Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates in 2013: Jan. 21, April 22-26, June 8, Aug. 25, Sept. 28, Oct. 13 and Nov. 9-11. Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.
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United States
When:
09/28/2013
Age:
Family
Price:
FREE
This event occurs on multiple dates - please call or visit their website for more information about specific dates and times.
America's Best Idea - the national parks - is even better when it's free! Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates in 2013: Jan. 21, April 22-26, June 8, Aug. 25, Sept. 28, Oct. 13 and Nov. 9-11. Fee waiver i...
Read MoreAmerica's Best Idea - the national parks - is even better when it's free! Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates in 2013: Jan. 21, April 22-26, June 8, Aug. 25, Sept. 28, Oct. 13 and Nov. 9-11. Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.
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United States
When:
08/25/2013
Age:
Family
Price:
FREE
This event occurs on multiple dates - please call or visit their website for more information about specific dates and times.
$10, $8 members and ages 12 and under. Unlike the Verlociraptors of the movie "Jurassic Park" modern day raptors have feathers as well as scales and are known for their talons! Easily recognized birds of prey are a fasci...
Read More$10, $8 members and ages 12 and under. Unlike the Verlociraptors of the movie "Jurassic Park" modern day raptors have feathers as well as scales and are known for their talons! Easily recognized birds of prey are a fascinating group of predators that few people fully understand. The lives of these "aerial hunters" will be the topic of natural history, biology, adaptations, habitats, poaching, falconry and the management of these animals in the wild and how the laws and regulations protect them.
Live owls, hawks, falcons and vultures await you up-close and personal!
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52 Gore St. Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
When:
06/30/2013
Time:
03:00 pm - N/A
Phone:
781-894-2798
Age:
Family
Price:
fee
In July 2013, the centerpiece of the New England Aquarium, the Giant Ocean Tank, will be unveiled, showcasing months of extensive work and a $17 million investment. The newly renovated exhibit will have a larger, more di...
Read MoreIn July 2013, the centerpiece of the New England Aquarium, the Giant Ocean Tank, will be unveiled, showcasing months of extensive work and a $17 million investment. The newly renovated exhibit will have a larger, more diverse and esoteric collection, including new shark species not previously displayed in this Caribbean reef exhibit. Out of the sight of many, work began in September 2010 at the Quincy offsite facility with our acquisition of bonnethead and blacknose sharks. In an effort to gain a fuller understanding about these new shark species and greater perspective of potential future species, Barbara Bailey, assistant curator of husbandry at the Aquarium, applied for the 2012 John H. Cunningham Award. This quest for knowledge took her on a journey from Marathon, Florida, for field research on shark physiology with Dynasty Marine, Disney Living Seas and John G. Shedd Aquarium to the Georgia Aquarium for hands-on elasmobranch husbandry, handling and training.
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Central Wharf Boston, Massachusetts, United States
When:
06/13/2013
Time:
07:00 pm - 08:00 pm
Phone:
617-973-5200
Age:
Tweens
Price:
FREE
Join us for free, outdoor activities as the Aquarium celebrates World Oceans Day on Central Wharf. We'll have hands-on activities for kids, cooking demonstrations and lots to learn about ocean animals. There is plenty to...
Read MoreJoin us for free, outdoor activities as the Aquarium celebrates World Oceans Day on Central Wharf. We'll have hands-on activities for kids, cooking demonstrations and lots to learn about ocean animals. There is plenty to do for the entire family. Please Note: Admission to the Aquarium is not included.
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Central Wharf Boston, Massachusetts, United States
When:
06/09/2013
Time:
11:00 am - 04:00 pm
Phone:
617-226-2180
Age:
Family
Price:
fee
Free with Museum Admission. Join a host of authors and artists who have been inspired by the magic of fairy tales and the natural world. Build fairy houses in the orchard, plant seeds in the studio, and experience a gard...
Read MoreFree with Museum Admission. Join a host of authors and artists who have been inspired by the magic of fairy tales and the natural world. Build fairy houses in the orchard, plant seeds in the studio, and experience a garden of delights in the galleries. This event, for fairy- and nature-lovers of all ages, will feature art activities, presentations and demonstrations, book signings, and more. Fairy, gnome, and other costumes welcome!
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125 West Bay Road Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
When:
06/08/2013
Time:
10:00 am - 05:00 pm
Phone:
413-658-1100
Age:
Family
America's Best Idea - the national parks - is even better when it's free! Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates in 2013: Jan. 21, April 22-26, June 8, Aug. 25, Sept. 28, Oct. 13 and Nov. 9-11. Fee waiver i...
Read MoreAmerica's Best Idea - the national parks - is even better when it's free! Mark your calendar for these entrance fee-free dates in 2013: Jan. 21, April 22-26, June 8, Aug. 25, Sept. 28, Oct. 13 and Nov. 9-11. Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.
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United States
When:
06/08/2013
Age:
Family
Price:
FREE
This event occurs on multiple dates - please call or visit their website for more information about specific dates and times.
Shane Gero, Founder and Lead Investigator, The Dominica Sperm Whale Project. Sperm whales are among the most enigmatic animals on the planet. The largest of the tooth whales, they have the largest brains of any animal, t...
Read MoreShane Gero, Founder and Lead Investigator, The Dominica Sperm Whale Project. Sperm whales are among the most enigmatic animals on the planet. The largest of the tooth whales, they have the largest brains of any animal, they are among the deepest divers of all mammals, they “see” in the darkness of the deep ocean with the most powerful natural sonar system housed in their nose, and they consume as much squid in a year as all of humanity’s modern mechanized fisheries on all species combined! Shane Gero has been tracking families of sperm whales for the last nine years off the Caribbean island of Dominica. Having spent thousands of hours in their company observing their behavior, Gero has come to know these leviathans from the deep as individuals with personalities, as brothers and sisters or as mothers and babysitters. register here: http://support.neaq.org/site/Calendar?id=104169&view=Detail
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Central Wharf Boston, Massachusetts, United States
When:
06/06/2013
Time:
07:00 pm - 08:00 pm
Phone:
617-973-5200
Age:
Tweens
Price:
FREE
