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Discovery Trail

The Discovery Trail is a group of educational organizations based in Ithaca. The only organization of its kind, the Trail promotes awareness and understanding of the connections among art, history, literature, science, and the natural world.

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Events from Discovery Trail

Connect to the Ocean

Tue Jun 1st - Wed Jul 18th, 2012
Venue: Sciencenter
Categories: Museums

This permanent Sciencenter exhibition features a touch tank with live tide pool animals and exhibits about ecology, environmental science and conservation of water habitats.

Mars and Stars

Tue Jun 1st - Mon Jun 18th, 2012
Venue: Sciencenter
Categories: Museums

Consisting of four kiosks with interactive computer games, the "Mars and Stars" exhibition features beautiful images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and introduces visitors to infrared imaging of planets and stars.

Animal Feedings

Sat Sep 24th 2011 - Sat Sep 21st 2013 repeats weekly.
Venue: Cayuga Nature Center
Categories: Museums

Check out our snakes, turtles, birds, fish, and mammals!

A Closer Look - Plant Photography by ...

Tue Nov 1st - Mon Dec 31st, 2012
Venue: Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center
Categories: Galleries

Plant Photography by Susan Larkin

Free Sunday at the Sciencenter

Sun Dec 4th 2011 - Sun Mar 4th 2012 repeats monthly.
Venue: Sciencenter
Categories: Museums

Visit the Sciencenter for FREE!

Curiosity Corner Program for Our Youn...

Tue Dec 27th 2011 - Tue Dec 18th 2012 repeats weekly.
Venue: Sciencenter
Categories: Museums

Toddlers and preschoolers are invited to weekly programs to hear a story and create a craft or do a fun hands-on activity.

New Sciencenter Featured Exhibition: ...

Sat Feb 4th - Thu May 31st, 2012
Venue: Sciencenter
Categories: Galleries, Museums

Opening Weekend for New Sciencenter Exhibition "Ocean Bound!" on Watershed Health

Lines of Control

Sat Jan 21st - Sun Apr 1st, 2012
Venue: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
Categories: Galleries, Museums

More than 40 multimedia works by international artists

Carl Ostendarp: Fat Cakes/Myopic Void

Fri Jan 27th - Sun Mar 25th, 2012
Venue: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
Categories: Galleries, Museums

How do color and music change how we see art?

Façade Projection: Shorts by the Lumi...

Fri Jan 27th - Mon Feb 20th, 2012
Venue: Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
Categories: Film, Museums

Short films by the French founders of cinema

Whales: From the Depths of the Nation...

Thu Jan 26th - Mon Jun 4th, 2012
Venue: Museum of the Earth
Categories: Museums

Fossil ID Day

Sat Feb 11th, 2012
Venue: Museum of the Earth
Categories: Museums

Darwin Days: Evolution and Climate Ch...

Sun Feb 12th - Sun Feb 19th, 2012
Venue: Museum of the Earth
Categories: Readings / Lectures, Workshops

Join us for the annual commemoration of the birthday and ideas of Charles Darwin.

Darwin Days: The Present and Future o...

Sun Feb 12th, 2012
Venue: Goldwin Smith Hall Auditorium
Categories: Readings / Lectures

Darwin Days: Local Climate Change's E...

Thu Feb 16th, 2012
Venue: Big Red Barn
Categories: Readings / Lectures

Adapt Your Tail Off! Darwin's Birthda...

Fri Feb 17th, 2012
Venue: Big Red Barn
Categories: Fairs and Festivals

Celebrate Darwins 203rd Birthday!

WANTED in Ithaca!

Sat Feb 18th, 2012
Venue: Museum of the Earth
Categories: Museums

Winter Recess at Museum of the Earth

Mon Feb 20th - Sat Feb 25th, 2012
Venue: Museum of the Earth
Categories: Museums

Fossil ID Day

Sat Mar 10th, 2012
Venue: Museum of the Earth
Categories: Museums

Winter Free Day

Sun Mar 18th, 2012
Venue: Museum of the Earth
Categories: Museums

Fakes, Frauds, and Mistakes: History ...

Thu Apr 5th, 2012
Venue: Museum of the Earth
Categories: Museums, Readings / Lectures

Dino Eggstravaganza

Sat Apr 7th, 2012
Venue: Museum of the Earth
Categories: Museums

Join us at the Museum of the Earth for the ever-popular annual egg hunt!

Fakes, Frauds, and Mistakes: History ...

Thu Apr 12th, 2012
Venue: Museum of the Earth
Categories: Readings / Lectures

Night at the Museum of the Earth

Fri Apr 13th, 2012
Venue: Museum of the Earth
Categories: Museums

What happens when the lights go out at Museum of the Earth?

Fakes, Frauds, and Mistakes: History ...

Thu Apr 26th, 2012
Venue: Museum of the Earth
Categories: Readings / Lectures

Fakes, Frauds, and Mistakes: History ...

Thu Apr 26th, 2012
Venue: Museum of the Earth
Categories: Readings / Lectures

Fakes, Frauds, and Mistakes: History ...

Thu May 3rd, 2012
Venue: Museum of the Earth
Categories: Readings / Lectures

Fakes, Frauds, and Mistakes: History ...

Thu May 10th, 2012
Venue: Museum of the Earth
Categories: Readings / Lectures

Winter Camp

Mon Feb 20th - Fri Feb 24th, 2012
Venue: Cayuga Nature Center
Categories: Museums

Discovery Sunday

Sun Feb 12th, 2012
Venue: Cayuga Nature Center
Categories: Museums

Winter Tea Temptations

Sun Feb 19th, 2012
Venue: Cayuga Nature Center
Categories: Workshops

Warm your body and your soul!

Winter Break Recess Week

Mon Feb 20th - Sat Feb 25th, 2012
Venue: Cayuga Nature Center
Categories: Museums

The Nature Center will be open all week long for your enjoyment!

Night Hike

Fri Mar 2nd, 2012
Venue: Cayuga Nature Center
Categories: Museums

Discovery Sunday

Sun Mar 11th, 2012
Venue: Cayuga Nature Center
Categories: Museums

Maple Past and Future.

School's Out Day Camp!

Fri Mar 16th, 2012
Venue: Cayuga Nature Center
Categories: Museums

Mmm mmm Maple! The sap is flowing!

Maple Festival

Sat Mar 24th - Sun Mar 25th, 2012
Venue: Cayuga Nature Center
Categories: Museums

Taste the sweetness of maple at the Nature Center’s annual pancake breakfast!

Night Hike

Fri Apr 6th, 2012
Venue: Cayuga Nature Center
Categories: Museums

Spring Camp

Mon Apr 9th - Fri Apr 13th, 2012
Venue: Cayuga Nature Center
Categories: Museums

Spring into Life! Watch nature spring to life!

Discovery Sunday

Sun Apr 22nd, 2012
Venue: Cayuga Nature Center
Categories: Museums

Celebrate Earth Day at CNC by helping start butterfly gardens!

Night Hike

Fri May 4th, 2012
Venue: Cayuga Nature Center
Categories: Museums

Who's afraid of the dark?

Discovery Sunday

Sun May 13th, 2012
Venue: Cayuga Nature Center
Categories: Museums

Celebrate Mother's Day with Nature's other mothers!

School's Out Day Camp!

Wed May 16th, 2012
Venue: Cayuga Nature Center
Categories: Museums

Spring Fling! The Birds are chirping! The grass is green!

Book Reading for Kids (K-5)

Thu Feb 9th, 2012
Venue: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Categories: Readings / Lectures

See two sides of the forest--by day and by night.

Showtime! Solar Power Goes Nano

Sat Feb 11th, 2012
Venue: Sciencenter
Categories: Museums

Did you know scientists are using nanotechnology to store solar energy?

Winter Recess at the Sciencenter: Tea...

Fri Feb 17th - Sun Feb 26th, 2012
Venue: Sciencenter
Categories: Museums

Teachers and their immediate families enjoy free admission during Winter Recess.

Showtime! The Ocean World of Reptiles

Sat Feb 18th, 2012
Venue: Sciencenter
Categories: Museums

Did you know some reptiles live entirely in water, not on dry land?

Showtime! Robotic Mini-Submarines

Sat Feb 25th, 2012
Venue: Sciencenter
Categories: Museums

Ever wondered about the world beneath the sea?

Special Showtime! Presentation: Anima...

Wed Feb 22nd, 2012
Venue: Sciencenter
Categories: Museums

Have you ever wondered how animals survive in winter?

Darwin Days Family Day

Sun Feb 12th, 2012
Venue: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Categories: Fairs and Festivals

Dawin Days Family Day Activities at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Darwin Days: Climate Change Past and ...

Wed Feb 15th, 2012
Venue: Goldwin Smith Hall Auditorium
Categories: Readings / Lectures, Workshops

Darwin Days: Climate Change and Our G...

Tue Feb 14th, 2012
Venue: Goldwin Smith Hall Auditorium, Room 162
Categories: Readings / Lectures, Workshops

Darwin Days: Adaption and Extinction ...

Mon Feb 13th, 2012
Venue: Goldwin Smith Hall, Room 158
Categories: Readings / Lectures, Workshops

The race to conserve Asia's vultures

Mon Feb 20th, 2012
Venue: Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Categories: Readings / Lectures

The race to conserve Asia's vultures


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