516-572-4066
Journey through the history of flight while also walking through the rich history of our region. Explore the past while also exploring what the future can hold.
With the Leroy R. and Rose W. Grumman IMAX Dome Theatre and the Red Planet Café, a visit to the Cradle of Aviation is a safe and exciting field trip, right in your own backyard.
The Cradle is a 150,000 square feet facility providing you and your group with a safe and spacious environment that’s sure to please everyone in your group. We’re located in Garden City on the site of the historic Mitchel Field airbase right next to Nassau Community College and the Nassau Coliseum.
2007 Camp Workshop & Guided Tour
Rockets Away!
30 minutes, Ages 6–12, $1 per camper in addition to museum admission
Launch rockets and learn the basic element of rocketry.
Guided Tour:
The History of Flight from Balloons to the Moon!
50 minutes, Ages 6–12, $2 per camper in addition to museum admission
Now you can take a stroll through history from hot air balloons to a walk on the moon in under an hour. This museum educator led program will take your group through the museum’s collections focusing on the major events in aviation history from the early days of manned flight to Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the lunar surface. The tour can be tailored to the needs and age level of each group.
Maximum 25 campers per workshop or tour.
The IMAX Theatre Experience
The Leroy R. and Rose W. Grumman Dome Theatre with its 70 feet wrap around screen provides you with a breathtaking experience that stimulates your imagination as only IMAX can. We have a wide variety of exciting films to choose from including:
WIRED TO WIN – Surviving the Tour de France. Following the 2003 Tour de France, Wired to Win explores the capabilities of the brain, integrating IMAX® technology, cutting-edge computer and medical imagery, and real-life racing drama to show how the brain responds to stimuli—and adapts for success as we learn, train, and practice.
HURRICANE ON THE BAYOU – Takes viewers on a breathtaking tour of one of the most vibrant places in America, the Louisiana bayou and the city of New Orleans. Tragically, the wetlands are eroding into the sea at the speed of one acre every thirty minutes, leaving the entire region more vulnerable to major hurricanes. An emotional portrayal of this environmental calamity and the staggering effects of one of the most devastating natural disasters in American history, Hurricane Katrina.
DEEP SEA – Deep Sea will offer audiences astonishing up-close encounters with some of the most strange and exotic creatures on the planet, from the bizarre rainbow nudibranch to the giant Pacific octopus. Every animal here is dependent on another for survival, so the cooperation that exists between these ocean dwellers is the key to a flourishing neighborhood.
TOM HANK’S MAGNIFICENT DESOLATION/WALKING ON THE MOON – Only 12 men have ever walked on the moon and your next as Tom Hanks takes you on a voyage you’ll never forget.
BUGS! - A rainforest Adventure – Bugs will magnify the miniscule world of insects and explore the miracle of their success. Extraordinary large-format IMAX images will bring audiences face-to-face with this amazing universe of creatures.
FIGHTER PILOT: OPERATION RED FLAG – Feel your pulse race as you climb into the cockpit during a real life training mission in the Nevada desert. Fighter Pilot will take you to new heights of excitement.
The Red Planet Café creates a lunchtime atmosphere set on a Mars Space Station. The Cradle of Aviation offers your group the option of purchasing a special box lunch or reserving tables for brown bagged lunches. Please ask a reservation assistant for available options.
| Camp Groups |
IMAX
|
Museum
|
Museum
& IMAX |
| Child 2-12 |
6.00
|
7.50
|
12.50
|
| Adult 15+ |
8.00
|
8.50
|
15.50
|
Group Reservations
Phone (516) 572-4066
Fax (516) 572-4065
Summer Operating Hours
June 25–August 31
Open Every Day 9:30–5:00
Mailing Address:
Cradle of Aviation Museum
One Davis Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
Take Meadowbrook Parkway to Exit M4. Follow signs to Nassau Coliseum, then Charles Lindbergh Blvd. At second light, make right into parking lot. Parking is FREE and buses are welcome.
CALL TODAY TO RESERVE YOUR DATE! 516-572-4066
