ABOUT GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER: The Greensboro Science Center offers three fascinating attractions in one wild destination! We are the only facility in North Carolina that offers an aquarium, museum, and zoo. Spend the day with us and come nose to beak with playful penguins, get eye to eye with awesome otters, explore the human body, experience Mother Nature’s fury and fun, and encounter exotic animals like gibbons, meerkats, and lemurs! Timed tickets are available; walk-ups are welcome if space allows. WELCOME BACK!
FRESH FINDINGS AT THE GREENSBORO SCIENCE CENTER
REVOLUTION RIDGE IS NOW OPEN! FROM THE TALL… TO THE SMALL… THERE’S EVEN MORE TO EXPLORE! (ADMISSION INCLUDED WITH GENERAL ADMISSION)
BY RICK STATON, 2021 From amazing new animals to an inside look at the Greensboro Science Center (GSC) conservation work, the center offers an experience like never before. The Natural Science Center was founded in 1957 by the Greensboro Junior League where it started as a Museum. The zoo was added and the aquarium was opened in 2013. In 2020-21 the marvelous Gateway Project, the largest expansion in the center’s history, has added much more to the zoo, aquarium and museum, including nine new animal exhibits, a state-of-the-art animal hospital, conservation center, and 11+ acres of public gathering, green space and an elevated boardwalk. The Gateway Project includes: the Shark Reef at the Aquarium with under water cameras and storytellers, Wunderworld of science below the surface, gems, minerals and geological formations, Creepy Crawly Creations of web weavers and hive builders and their role, a Slow World of slow moving animals, Gibbon 2.0, Meerkat 2.0, Tiger 2.0, Domes of Discovery to connect areas
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of the zoo and science center, and to fuse the arts and science. The Greensboro Science Center’s mission has been to inspire scientific curiosity and encourage personal discovery about life and the natural world. The Conservation Mission: The Greensboro Science Center’s conservation mission is to preserve species and habitats through on-site programs, community awareness, field studies and fundraising for local and global conservation efforts. The Conservation Vision: Conservation and preservation of animals and habitats can only be realized by altering individual habits and behaviors, and by working collaboratively with organizations, academics and governing bodies to better our environment. The Center offers a wide variety of educational programs, field trips and science workshops for children pre-K through high school. The Center is also a fun location for
birthday parties, camps for boys and girls, which include Robotics, Lab Camp, Space Exploration Camp, and Cool Camps. The Animal Care Camp for ages 10-12 is one of the most popular camps in our area. The Greensboro Science Center (GSC) also offers special in depth programs such as the following and more: The Zoo Trek Program offers an up-close look into the work of the animal keepers of the Science Center; experience amazing moments with the animals of the zoo on this one of a kind adventure! Zoo Trek is offered through November 14th, Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 pm till 2:30 pm. Ticket are $55, which includes admission. The capacity limit is 8 participants, and the youngest age is 8. Tickets are available on the day of the adventure at the information desk in the lobby or in advance. Participants under 18 must have a liability waiver signed by a parent/guardian. *Animals are not vaccinated against Covid-19, so masks are required.
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