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Good Night, Sleep Tight, Don't Let the Blue Whale Bite
During sleepovers at the American Museum of Natural History in New York CIty, the hot spot to snooze is under the big blue whale. Activities include origami lessons and moon-surface rubbings.
(By D. Finnin -- American Museum Of Natural History)
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The American Museum of Natural History's A Night at the Museum is sold out through August; new dates will be announced in mid-summer. Central Park West at 79th Street, 212-769-5570,http:/
Here are some other overnight programs in the region and beyond. Call the sites for dates and availability.
Science Museum of Virginia
The Camp In program includes a Segway ride inside the museum, a snake show and an Imax movie.
2500 W. Broad St., Richmond, 804-864-1436,http:/
Maryland Zoo and Philadelphia Zoo
At Roar N' Snore in Baltimore, guests set up tents in the Waterfowl Lake Pavilion and gather 'round the campfire for pizza, songs and s'mores. Come morning, man and beast alike get fed.
Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, 443-552-5276, Ext. 8062,http:/
The Philadelphia Zoo's Night Flight program includes a hike and animal encounters.
34th Street and Girard Avenue in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, 215-243-5235,http:/
National Aquarium in Baltimore
The aquarium's outings focus on specific themes (Australia, sharks) and include a behind-the-scenes tour, crafts and dinner. Slumber under the tank of stingrays or dolphins, or beneath the glass pyramid that overlooks the harbor. Breakfast is followed by more fish-friendly games.
501 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, 410-576-3833,http:/
Battleship New Jersey
Man the Battleship New Jersey -- in your jammies. Begin with a tour of the venerable ship, which served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam and is now retired in Camden, N.J. Guests also ride a simulator over Iwo Jima before getting some shut-eye in the sailors' bunks. Dinner and breakfast are served in the mess hall -- perfect for messy kids.
62 Battleship Pl., Camden, N.J., 856-966-1652,http:/
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
The museum in St. Michaels, Md., opens its Hooper Strait Lighthouse to guests who want to sleep in what once was a giant night light. The evening includes an interactive lesson on life in a lighthouse, a picnic dinner by the Miles River and a sleeping spot on the wooden floor inside the 19th-century structure.
213 N. Talbot St., St. Michaels, Md., 410-745-2916, Ext. 103,http:/
Baltimore Maritime Museum
Groups of at least 20 can commandeer the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Taney or the submarine USS Torsk -- no enlistment required. On the Cutter Crew Overnight Program, honorary sailors are assigned watch detail and learn about navigation and the inner workings of the steam room. The Submarine Overnight Program follows a similar itinerary. Both vessels are docked in Baltimore; unfortunately, the sub is floating, not under the sea.
Piers 3 and 5, Inner Harbor, Baltimore, 410-396-3453,http:/
Rubin Museum of Art
The Himalayan art museum in New York City transforms into Mount Everest, complete with Tibetan gruel and real Sherpas. The Peak Experience event also includes a puja ceremony, trust exercises and an ascension up the gallery staircases, around which junior climbers look for clues in the artwork.
150 W. 17th St., New York , 212-620-5000,http:/
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