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Trout Feeding |
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Journey to MarsPrepare for a close approach of Mars in summer 2018 and explore NASA’s plans for getting humans to Mars in this century. |
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Coyote EnrichmentEnrichment activities are designed to elicit natural behaviors: to encourage the Museum’s animals to forage and work for their food, patrol their territory on the lookout for other animals, and just be more active in general. |
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Aviary Feeding |
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Did an Asteroid Really Kill the Dinosaurs?This planetarium show explores the extinction of the dinosaurs and how an asteroid impact could have been involved. |
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Summer Observatory ProgramsIn the Virginia Living Museum’s Abbitt Observatory, we safely view the heavens with a variety of instruments. We offer daytime observations of the Sun, as well as periodic nighttime views of the stars, planets, nebulae, galaxies and other celestial wonders. Summer Observatory viewing is dependent on weather:
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Touch Tank Feeding |
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Virginia SkiesTour the current skies and upcoming astronomical events in this live program. |
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*NEW* Native Garden TourTake a 45 minute tour of the VLM grounds with Horticulture staff to learn about native perennial wildflowers. Go on a behind-the-scenes tour to see the VLM’s greenhouses and nurseries to learn how perennials are propagated for plant sales, ground, and exhibits. Get tips and inspiration for planting natives in your own yard. Ages 7 and up – groups of 12. Cost: VLM Members, $12; Non-Members, $14 plus Museum admission. |
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Did an Asteroid Really Kill the Dinosaurs?This planetarium show explores the extinction of the dinosaurs and how an asteroid impact could have been involved. |