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Round Trip transportation is included on this authentic Floridian adventure!  Hop aboard an airboat and travel deep into 100,000 acres of protected swamps, marshes and rivers that make up the Central Florida Everglades. On this 60 minute tour you will get an in depth look at the gators, birds, eagles, trees and plants that make up our beautiful wetlands. This is Natural Florida and Wild Florida at its best! We guarantee you won’t see any development, homes, or signs of human life. Come see how good it feels to be in the middle of nowhere.     By now you have worked up quite the appetite and you will be able to enjoy a freshly prepared BBQ lunch including pulled pork, chicken, cheeseburgers and much more.  After you have licked your fingers clean you will be able to take your adventure to the Wild Florida Wildlife Park where you will see over 100 different species of animals including both native and exotic animals.  On this self-guide tour you will see sloths, lemurs, porcupines, and we can’t forget… huge alligators that you can feed!  Enjoy an animal show and learn about these amazing animals and even get your picture taken holding an alligator.  This will be an adventure you will never forget!  Guests should bring camera and bug spray. DRESS CODE: Casual & cool. You may want to bring a poncho as sometimes you can get a little wet on the airboat.     

Disneyland Park A magical kingdom is yours to discover  Explore lush jungles Greet Princesses straight from a fairy-tale  Navigate the seas with Pirates  Rocket into a star-spangled sky Disneyland Park is the original Theme Park opened by Walt Disney himself in 1955 to much fanfare. Broadcast on live television in the United States, it was watched by over half that country's population. Since then successive generations from all over the world have visited "the Happiest Place on Earth" to make their dreams come true. With 8 richly themed lands there is much to see and do. Explore - Main Street U.S.A. Fantasyland Tomorrowland Frontierland Mickey's Toontown Adventureland Critter Country New Orleans Square     Disney California Adventure Park   Here in 7 imaginative lands Disney and Pixar Characters await your discovery. Fantastic tales become reality via spectacular entertainment, attractions and even themed dining. Visit -   Buena Vista Street Cars Land Paradise Pier Grizzly Peak Pacific Wharf "a bug's land"  Hollywood Land.    Dazzling days are followed by enchanting evenings at Disney California Adventure Park - a fun-filled destination for children of all ages.

Start your safari in the tropical rainforest of SEA LIFE Hannover under the glas dome and feel like being in the Amazonas at the observation tower. Besides colourful chameleons, piranhas, poison dart frogs, fresh water stingrays and the cuba crocodile, an insects scuttle station is waiting for you. There you get to know real insects within touching distance. NEW in 2017: Jurassic Seas – Explore the primeval: Closely experience the primeval times with an interactive wall and several new creatures in the aquarium. Highlight is the Port Jackson shark that fascinates with its unique look. Even sea urchins and other ancestors of the dinosaurs are ready to be discovered within your journey through the world 2.5 million years ago. Please note, that children under 15 years must be accompanied by an adult.

Duffy Square - Statue of Lt. Colonel Father Francis Patrick Duffy TKTS Discount Theater ticket kiosk Statue of George M. Cohan Times Square Alliance Information Center Palace Theater Marriott Marquis Hotel Marquis Theatre Bertelsmann Building Planet Hollywood MTV Studios Minskoff Theater Toys R Us Hard Rock Cafe One Times Square NASDAQ Market Site Thomson Reuters Building New Amsterdam Theater ESPN Zone Conde Nast Building Knickerbocker Hotel Building Bank of America Building Bryant Park WR Grace Building Bryant Park Hotel Bryant Park Cafe Chrysler Building Library Lions - Patience & Fortitude New York Public Library Lord & Taylor Empire State Building Little Korea aka Korea Town Madison Square 51 Madison Avenue - New York Life Insurance Company Building 41 Madison Avenue - site of Jerome Mansion Herald Square Macy's Haier Building - former Greenwich Savings Bank Keen's Steakhouse Bryant Park Statue of Dr. Jose Bonifacio Andrada Statue of Benito Juarez Hippodrome Building International Center for Photography Clubhouse Row - Hotel Algonquin et al NHL Store William Jenkins Worth Cenotaph - obelisk Madison Square Park Metropolitan Life Insurance Tower Shake Shack William Seward Statue Flatiron Building Ladies Mile District Parsons School of Design of the New School University Cardozo School of Law of Yeshiva University Forbes Gallery Forbes Magazine Headquarters First Presbyterian Church Church of the Ascension (Episcopal) Washington Square Arch University Place Grace Episcopal Church Astor Place Bayard-Condict Building Cable Building The Wall by Forrest Meyers Prada Flagship store designed by Rem Kohlhaas Bloomingdales SoHo branch Top Shop/Top Man store Haughwout Building International Culinary Academy/French Culinary Institute with L'Ecole Restaurant Canal Street Chinatown Information Kiosk Manhattan Bridge Dumbo district

George Westinghouse Vocational High School 911 Headquarters WNYE Radio & Television - New York City Department of Education Radio & Television studios New York Technical College of the City University of New York Brooklyn General Post Office Fox Cable News Building Diamond District McGraw Hill Building 1251 Sixth Avenue - former Exxon Building Barclays Capital Building - formerly Lehman Brothers HQ Colony Records Brill Building Ambassador Theater Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel Hershey Store M&M Store Morgan Stanley HQ W Times Square Hotel Museum of Sex Madison Square Marble Collegiate Church Church of the Transfiguration ("Little Church Around the Corner") Theodore Roosevelt United States Federal Courthouse for the Eastern District of New York Cadman Plaza Brooklyn War Memorial (World Wars I & II) Old Fulton Street Brooklyn Eagle Warehouse Grimaldi's Pizzeria Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory River Cafe Fulton Ferry Landing Continental Army Evacuation (August 29, 1776) Marker Fulton Ferry marker Crossing Brooklyn Ferry railing inscription Brooklyn Bridge Brooklyn Heights Promenade Brooklyn Queens Expressway Atlantic Avenue Sahadi Imports Damascus Bakery Former St. Vincent's Home for Boys Brooklyn House of Detention Society of Friends (Quaker) Meeting House Kings County Supreme Court Brooklyn Borough Hall Brooklyn Bridge Marriott Hotel New York Municipal Building Woolworth Building AIG (former Cities Service) Building 70 Pine Street Thurgood Marshall United States Federal Courthouse for the Southern District of New York  Hong Kong Bank Building 10 Downing Street Winston Churchill Square Father Demo Square Blue Note Jazz Club 3rd Street Basketball Courts Golden Swan Gardens St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Jefferson Market Courthouse Library New York Foundling Hospital Siegel-Cooper Building - Bed, Bath & Beyond, TJ Maxx and Filene's Basement Grand Lodge of the Masons (71 West 23rd Street) Manhattan Mall - former Gimbels Department Store site Greeley Square Horace Greeley statue Herald Center City University Graduate Center and Oxford University Press (former B Altman Dept. Store)

 

Artists and photographers have been drawn to Zion for the past 100 years in an effort to capture its infinite variety of moods. The incredible landscape of Zion is a magnificent display of beauty that is a perpetual source of inspiration and renewal for us all. Zion is a spiritual experience that will forever move you. A hundred million years ago the Virgin River started cutting its way through the sandstone of southwestern Utah. Now, if you listen closely, you can hear “You’re welcome” softly echoing through the canyons of Zion. Zion National Park is a nature preserve distinguished by Zion Canyon’s stunning rock formations it’s multitude of colors and steep red cliffs. Zion Canyon’s Scenic Drive cuts through its main section, leading to forest trails along the Virgin River. The river flows to the Emerald Pools, which have waterfalls as well as a wonderful hanging garden. Zion National Park is like the set of a movie that’s so grand you know it must be a painted backdrop, but you don’t care because it’s delicious to look at; the kind of flick where the art director was given carte blanche and didn’t worry about believability. Zion is both the oldest park and the oldest National Park in Utah. It was opened 1919 and shows off the oldest geologic layers this side of the Grand Canyon (150 million years old). It’s also Utah’s most visited national park with more than 3 million visitors each year. Zion means “the heavenly city” and although there are no churches in Zion Park, there is much to inspire reverence.

Museum of Science & Industry Popular Exhibits Come experience these unique and amazing Exhibits: Explore the power of play with giant Lego built structures and building challenges. Coal Mine - Descend the mine shaft, take a ride on the rails and learn the technology of coal mining. U-505 Submarine - Experience the real U-505, the only German submarine in the United States. Future Energy Chicago - Collaborate in a fast-paced simulation to create a more sustainable city. Genetics and the Baby chick Hatchery - Discover the complex interplay between genes and environmental cues that produce new life. Numbers in Nature: A Mirror Maze -0 Discover the mathematical patterns that abound in the natural world. Science Storms: Feel the physics and consider the chemistry of nature phenomena like tornados and avalanches. The Great Train Story: Travel from Chicago to Seattle in intricate detail on this massive model railroad. YOU! The Experience: Examine the experience of life itself and the connection between mind, body and spirit. All Aboard the Silver Streak: Pioneer Zephyr: Step aboard one of America's first diesel-electric streamlined passenger trains. Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle: Experience the enchantment of fairy's dream home in Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle. DARPA: Redefining Possible: (through Sept. 6): Meet the agency behind some of our favorite technologies. The Idea Factory: Young children can splash, stack and spin their way to testing scientific principles. Transportation Gallery: Explore how humankind has flown, soared, sped and chugged throughout the years. Farm Tech: Step into a modern farm and explore the innovations that bring food to your table. Fast Forward Inventing the Future: Immerse yourself in a world of tomorrow's inventions and today's visionaries. Henry Crown Space Center: Recapture the excitement of the Space Race and learn about the future of space exploration. The Art of the Bicycle: See the art and function of rarely displayed historic bikes alongside new cutting-edge bicycles. Earth Revealed: Get an up-close and near "real-time" view of our planet Earth. Materials Science: Explore the history and future of materials that impact our lives every day. Ships through the Ages: Follow the store of man's quest to travel the seas with the Museum's collection of model ships. Swiss Jolly Ball: See the world's largest pinball machine right before your eyes. ToyMaker 3000: An Adventure in Automation: This assembly line of robots manufactures fun while assembling custom toy tops before your eyes. Whispering Gallery: Investigate the reflection and focus of sound by sending the tiniest whisper across the room. Yesterday's Main Street: Journey back in time and experience America in the early 1900s. The following additional experiences can be purchased at the Museum. They require an additional timed-entry ticket: $12 Adult, $9 Child (ages 3-11). Subject to availability. Coal Mine The WOW! Tour U-505 Submarine On-board Tour   Adler Planetarium Featured Shows: Planet Nine - In July 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft gave us our first close look at Pluto, the most famous dwarf planet in the outskirts of our Solar System. The New Horizons flyby was big news, and the pictures it continues to send back to Earth reveal a world far more complex than anyone realized. ​Destination Solar System - WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER The year is 2096. Space tourism is booming, and you’ve signed up for a quick trip around the Solar System with Space Express Tours! In this live show, your guides are Jesse, a lovable rookie tour guide who can’t wait to show you the wonders of your celestial neighborhood, and Max, the much more experienced—if slightly grumpy—shipboard computer. With Max steering the ship and Jesse chattering excitedly about each place you visit, you’ll soar through the Asteroid Belt, explore the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and hover over the roiling surface of the Sun. Hold on tight! Cosmic Wonder - WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER Ever since the first curious person looked up at the night sky, people all over the world have challenged themselves to uncover its secrets. What are stars? How did they get there? Why does our view of the sky change throughout the year? What holds the Universe together? Skywatch Live - WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER The Adler’s view of downtown Chicago is magnificent, but the lights of the city make it a little tough to see the ones in the sky. What’s a stargazer to do? Join us for Skywatch Live! In this show, your live presenter will turn down the city lights and crank up the stars to show you the night sky over Chicago like you’ve never seen it before. You’ll learn how to navigate by starlight, get to know the stars behind your favorite constellations, and witness the incomprehensible vastness of the Universe without ever leaving your seat. Earth, Moon & Sun - WHAT YOU WILL LEARN With the help of Coyote, an amusing character adapted from Native American oral traditions, kids will laugh and learn as they explore the relationship between the Earth, Moon, and Sun. Coyote has lots of misconceptions about our world, the universe, and well… just about everything. Coyote’s humorous mistaken ideas about the universe help the audience understand how the Earth, Moon, and Sun work together as a great big system. Undiscovered Worlds - WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER Until very recently, the only planets known to us were the familiar worlds in orbit around our Sun. In the last two decades we have confirmed more than 1500 new planets, called exoplanets, orbiting other stars; thousands more are awaiting study. Undiscovered Worlds tells the tale surrounding this explosion of discovery and examines what will be required to determine which, if any, of these new exoplanets can support life. Welcome to the Universe - WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER In Welcome to the Universe, you’ll get a clear picture of your place in this jaw-dropping cosmic landscape. With the guidance of a live presenter, you’ll explore the Pleiades star cluster, sail past the Andromeda galaxy, navigate the galaxies of the Coma Cluster, and discover hidden wonders of the Universe. One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure - WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER Join Big Bird and Elmo on an unforgettable journey to the Moon and back! When Elmo’s friend Hu Hu Zhu stops by Sesame Street for a visit, he notices that Sesame Street is a little bit different from his home in China. But when he looks up at the sky, he feels right at home. Elmo and Hu Hu Zhu may live in different cities, but they share the same sky! Featured Exhibits: (Temporary) - What is a Planet? - What You’ll See And Do: Witness how astronomers and the media reacted to Pluto’s reclassification in 2006. Learn what the current definition of a planet is and hear what Adler Astronomers think of the current definition. Voice your opinion about Pluto alongside skeptics and space enthusiasts through an interactive voting poll in real time. Explore artifacts from the Adler collections that illustrate the ever-evolving definition of a planet. Mission Moon - WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER Mission Moon invites you to experience America’s first steps into space through the eyes of NASA’s Captain James A. Lovell Jr. and his family. You’ll find out how the United States became the first nation to put a man on the Moon, what it’s really like to be an astronaut, and why it takes a team to explore uncharted worlds. Community Design Lab - In the Community Design Lab (CDL), you can test different materials to find out which ones will survive the journey to 100,000 feet above the Earth’s surface. Your discoveries may find their way into a future flight with Far Horizons, the Adler’s high-altitude ballooning program! If you could photograph an object in space, what would it be, and who would you share it with? In the CDL, you can build a DIY telescope-mount for your smartphone and become an instant astrophotographer! Test it out on one of our ’scopes and share your photos on social media. Our Solar System - WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER Our Solar System is much more than a star and eight planets; it is home to a set of diverse and amazing objects that we are only beginning to understand. Pilot your own adventure in Our Solar System and explore the variety of objects currently orbiting our Sun. The Universe - A Walk Through Space & Time - WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER Transport yourself to the distant corners of the cosmos and witness how the Universe evolved over 13.7 billion years, from the Big Bang to this morning’s sunrise. Follow the Universe from its meager beginnings and see how galaxies, stars, planets—and all the atoms in your body—were created as the Universe grew. Explore regions farther than our Solar System, billions of light-years from home. Zoom from one wondrous location in the Universe to another and investigate the most diverse and beautiful objects in deep space in ultra high resolution from the world’s most advanced telescopes. Planet Explorers - WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER Are you interested in going to space and exploring other planets? Prepare for your out-of-this-world adventure in Planet Explorers. Begin by exploring your home, your backyard, and the sky above. What you discover will prepare you for your mission to space and the mysterious Planet X. Telescopes: Through the Looking Glass - WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER Astronomers have studied the cosmos for thousands of years, but until about 400 years ago, they did it without telescopes! In Telescopes: Through the Looking Glass, you’ll find extraordinary beauty and technology in some of the world’s most important telescopes and learn how these clever light-catching devices helped us discover our Universe. Clark Family Gallery WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER This futuristic, constantly changing environment features a one-of-a-kind architecture with vibrant lighting and video presentations. It was created using approximately 13,000 linear feet of aluminum tubing and 20,000 square yards of fabric. The gallery also has 125 LED lights, each capable of producing sixteen million different colors and over two billion different lighting combinations. Astronomy in Culture - WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER Go back in time and learn about some of the people and societies who have challenged themselves to understand our place in the Universe. This exhibition features spectacular astrolabes, armillary spheres, and sundials to illustrate the medieval European and Middle Eastern conception of the Universe. Visit our medieval classroom to find out how much different school was back then. Learn how to use early astronomy tools including astrolabes and sundials. Atwood Sphere - WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER Experience the night sky over Chicago as it appeared in 1913 in the Atwood Sphere – Chicago’s oldest planetarium. Although the star positions have not changed since then, we can see only a small percentage of these stars in our current night sky due to light pollution. The sphere is seventeen feet in diameter and has 692 holes drilled through its metal surface. These holes allow light to enter and show the positions of the brightest stars in the night sky. Take a live guided tour of the Atwood Sphere and identify stars and the constellations they form.