Science & Learning in Central New York

Digging for Herkimer Diamonds is fun and can be enjoyed by prospectors of any age...

While you are getting your prospecting on at Ace of Diamonds, you can set up camp right where you dig!

The museum is home to thousands of pieces of memorabilia and collectibles related to the popular MGM movie, "The Wizard of Oz"

Bowman Lake features a sandy beach and shady campsites for both tents and trailers, rustic cabins, a nature center and more...

Immerse yourself in the center of Chenango County’s past through exhibits exploring the rich history of the local region.

Clark Reservation State Park's natural features include rugged cliffs and rocky outcrops, woodland and meadow, a wetland and a glacial meromictic lake.

This 22,500-square-foot Discovery Center is a hands-on children's museum created for, with and by children with 30 play-and-learn exhibits

The Everson Museum is internationally recognized for its extensive and significant collection of ceramics and pioneering art video collection.

As one of the oldest rural life museums in the country, you will have the opportunity to experience life circa 1845 on a working farm.

Just an hour's drive east of Syracuse, Fort Stanwix proudly identifies itself as the place where the "American flag was first flown in battle."

The Great Swamp's Conservancy fosters environmental education, biological diversity and conservation of natural resources in the Oneida Lake and Lake Ontario Watersheds.

Did you ever think a weekend getaway could include prospecting for 'diamonds'? Well, put on your prospecting hat .. (Summer, Fall)

Howe Caverns is the largest show cave in the Northeast U.S. and stays a pleasant 55 degrees Fahrenheit year-round.

Dedicated to preserving and promoting all that is grand about the culture of Ireland, The Irish Cultural Center of the Mohawk Valley brings together the talents and contributions of several local Irish cultural organizations.

Housed in a Great Iroquois Longhouse, the museum serves as a venue for promoting Iroquois art and artists and hosts events celebrating the Iroquois culture and history.

At Cooperstown's National Baseball Hall of Fame, discover the history of America's pastime, see thousands of artifacts and enjoy hands-on learning.

The Oneida Fish Culture Station specializes in raising walleye, but it does occasionally raise some rare fish like lake sturgeon, paddlefish and whitefish.

Go prospecting for your very own world-famous Herkimer Diamond which was faceted by nature half a billion years ago.

The museum's exhibits focus on art, local history, science and natural history with the centerpiece of the museum being the 1904 Roberson Mansion.

This facility is one of the Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) largest hatcheries boasting an annual production of nearly 160,000 pounds of brook, rainbow and brown trout.

Located on the shores of Onondaga Lake, this unique museum spotlights the industry that gave rise to the city of Syracuse and at one time, supplied the entire nation with salt.

With an annual production of 15,000 pounds of fish, this hatchery rears the entire statewide supply of tiger muskellunge and produces pond-reared walleye fingerlings.

Serving a small-town American community from 1884 to 1991, the Dr. Best collection echoes reminders of a quickly changing era and Civil War.

The hands-on interactive Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse is the world’s leading interpreters of the Erie Canal.

The Museum of Science and Technology is an exciting, hands-on science museum, planetarium and home to the only domed IMAX in Upstate NY.

For more than 50 years, The Children's Museum of History, Natural History & Science, now known as the Utica Children's Museum, has been housed in a historic building located in the heart of Utica's downtown Bagg's Square district.

VanHornesville Hatchery raises only rainbow trout, with production totaling about 30,000 pounds.

An amusement park for the mind, WonderWorks features more than 100 hands-on science exhibits as well as laser tag, a ropes course and a 4D motion ride.

The Yager Museum of Art & Culture at Hartwick College features five galleries with both permanent and temporary exhibits.