The American Museum of Natural History (abbreviated as AMNH) offers engaging programs for school groups and classes. New and special exhibitions, which are on display at the Museum for limited periods of time, offer unique teaching opportunities in natural science and global studies.

If you liked the movie Night at the Museum, you’ll love the real thing. You can explore the Museum after-hours and camp out under the watchful eye of the blue whale in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life. As the doors close and the lights dim, you and your group will head out with flashlights in search of adventure. Find yourselves in the Hall of North American Mammals, staring down a herd of wild buffalo. Climb the stairs and you’re in the Age of Dinosaurs, standing beneath a 65-million-year-old T. Rex. Then, as the night comes to a magical close, settle down beneath the 94-foot-long blue whale, next to the Alaskan brown bear, or at the base of a volcanic formation.

During your visit to the American Museum of Natural History you will see the real versions of these displays that were recreated in the movie Night At The Museum, Dioramas depicting the Roman Empire’s soldiers, the building of the Transcontinental Railroad (the “cowboy” diorama), Lewis and Clark with Sacagawea and Attila the Hun.

Also from the movie you can see, African elephants, lions, zebra, and more in the Akeley Hall of African Mammals, Egyptian artifacts can be found in the hallway between the Hall of African Peoples and the Akeley Hall of African Mammals, an Easter Island head is in the Mead Hall of Pacific Peoples, a capuchin monkey, like Dexter, can be found in the Hall of Primates and the fossil skeleton of Tyrannosaurus Rex, one of the most famous and most scientifically important dinosaur specimens in the world, can be found in the Hall of Saurischian Dinosaurs.

Once the little kid in you is satisfied, it will be time for the big kid in you to experience Skydiving Long Island. As cool as the museum can be at night, your Skydiving Long Island experience will be the one you can;t wait to tell your friends about.

There is something in the Catskills for everyone. The Catskills has a large variety of both indoor and outdoor activities for everyone. Whether it is taking in a comedy show, an art exhibits or skiing one of the many trails you can always find plenty to do. With more than ninety peaks, wild forests and crystal lakes the Catskills is a perfect place for a day of fishing, hiking, kayaking or maybe even horseback riding. The major attraction of the Catskills remains the spectacular unspoiled scenery. In the Catskills, you will be surrounded by cascading waterfalls, triumphant eagle aeries, meandering trout streams, and towering cliffs.

For the winter sportsman the snowy summit of the diamond slope at Belleayre Mountain offers snowmobile riding and ski trails. Belleayre Mountain skiing has been one of the most popular ski destinations in the Catskills for decades. With over forty trails ranging from bunny trails to Expert Snow Sports Trails Belleayre Mountain provides a bounty of winter fun. Belleayre Mountain is also one of the premier summer destinations of the Catskills region. In the warmer months Belleayre Mountain has Biking, Boating, Camping, Concerts, Fishing, Hiking Nature Trails and Swimming for all ages.

Looking for a bit of culture? The Hudson River School of Painting is famous for putting the breathtaking scenery of the Catskill on canvas. The Hudson River School of Painting is the first coherent school of American art. The School began with the works of Thomas Cole and Asher B. Durand and evolved into the Luminist and late Romantic schools.

Musicians, dancers and thespians have flocked to Woodstock since the turn of the twentieth century. The seminal music festival in 1969, Woodstock has been called upon to define an entire generation. Even though it never happened in Woodstock the Big Concert took place in Bethel, New York, 50 miles to the south. Woodstock 1999 took place three hours beyond this hipster town.

At the Mountain Culture Festival, visitors can learn how to lead and groom a llama or alpaca, sample chocolate treats, fruit smoothies, iced organic coffees, teas and cappuccino, maple products, baked goods, locally-made ice cream or take in an exhibition of paintings, drawings and folk art by artists from the Catskill Mountains and other mountain regions in the Northeast. The Catskill Mountains are renowned for Rip Van Winkle, beautiful mountains and talented quilters.

Travelers in the Catskills have shaped the history of the region, visit the Catskills and become a part of that history. Before or after your visit to the Catskills, make plans to go skydiving in Long Island. The Catskills will be a memorable experience, but skydiving Long Island will be the experience you tell all your friends about.