Nassau County Cradle of Aviation

Join us over the February break and celebrate Green Energy Week with one of our (FREE with museum admission) workshops and activities. Unlimited rides in our new X-Ride Theater are now also included with museum admission! While you're here, be sure to experience our new film SHARKS! in Long Island's only Giant Screen Theater and take a ride on the Historic Nunley's Carousel.


February Break - Winter Recess Activities

The Cradle of Aviation Celebrates Green Energy Week For the February vacation break.
Come and see the Aerospace connection to renewable energy sources.
Wind Workshop - February 21-25, 12:00-4:00 PM
What do pinwheels, propellers, and wind power all have in common?
Join our half hour family workshop and find out! Experiment with different size propeller blades to see how they effect wind power. Then go on a scavenger hunt to see how many types of propellers you can find in our museum! Workshops are every 30 minutes and free with museum admission. Sign up when you come in.

Renewable Energy Discovery Cart -
February 21-25, 12:00-4:00 PM
(Funded by the National Grid Foundation)
Come explore one of our newest exhibits “Climate Change and You” coupled with the museum’s newest Discovery cart - Renewable Energy. The discovery cart is an educator lead station with a series of hands-on activities and demonstrations that delves into the importance of renewable energy and climate change in a fun and exciting way! Families will get to investigate “Green” houses of the future, solar cars and more!

Family Craft Activity -
Saturday, Feb. 19 through Sunday, Feb. 27, 12:00-4:00 PM
Make Flashy, Splashy Koi Fish Windsocks, Catch the Breeze Spinners and Working Windmills!
For more information, please visit our website here.New X-Ride Theater

Fly with the Blue Angels or save the environment in Extreme Log Ride in our giant motion simulator!
Free with museum admission!
Historic Nunley's Carousel
The historic Nunley's Carousel opened in its new home on Museum Row in May of 2009. The Carousel was painstakingly restored to its former glory through the efforts of Nassau County and 11 year old Rachel Obergh who helped raise some of the restoration funds through "Pennies for Ponies." Built in 1912, the 40 horse carousel entertained generations of Long Islanders in its Baldwin home for over 50 years. Nassau County has put a tremendous amount of resources to not only restore the carousel but also build a beautiful new home on Museum Row to compliment the Cradle of Aviation Museum, the Long Island Children's Museum and the Nassau County Firefighters Museum.Long Island's Only Giant Screen Theater!

Check out our newest film SHARKS - an astonishing up-close encounter with the Lions and Tigers of the Ocean, or take a ride down the Colorado River in the company of a team of explorers who are committed to bringing awareness to global water issues in GRAND CANYON ADVENTURE: RIVER AT RISK, or see how a century of aviation trial and error, and some of the seminal airplanes of the 20th century influenced the design of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in LEGENDS OF FLIGHT.