Scouts Programs at the Cradle of Aviation Museum

Earn your
Aviation Merit Badge
At the Cradle of Aviation Museum

From one of the finest collections of air and space craft to a variety of exciting IMAX films, a trip to the Cradle is an experience that your scout group will be talking about for a long time.

Program highlights:

• Discover how pilots control airplanes
• Build your own glider
• Museum-wide scavenger hunt
• Learn to read the cockpit instruments
• Perform a preflight inspection of a plane

Programs start at $12 for scouts, $10 for adults. This includes 2 1/2 hour Merit Badge program, museum admission and badges.

“SLEEP UNDER THE PLANES”
A SCOUT NIGHT OUT AT THE CRADLE OF AVIATION MUSEUM

Sample itinerary without IMAX film:

7:00 PM - Check-In (Museum Store will be open until 7:45)
7:45 PM - “The Dart Dasher” – Scouts will make a Dart Dasher paper airplane and fly it
8:00 PM - Activity
8:30 PM - Guided tour of the Museum and Aerospace Quest (treasure hunt)
9:30 PM - “Mission to Mars” simulator ride
10:00 PM - Light Snack
10:30 PM - Lights Out – Fall asleep in one of 8 Museum Galleries
7:15 AM- Breakfast in The Red Planet Cafe
8:30 AM - Depart Museum

Cost: $35.00 per person (child or adult)

Sample itinerary with IMAX film:

7:00 PM - Check-In (Museum Store will be open until 7:45)
7:45 PM - Hollywood Feature Film in the IMAX Theatre
10:00 PM - Light Snack
10:30 PM - Lights Out – Fall asleep in one of 8 Museum Galleries
7:15 AM - Breakfast in The Red Planet Cafe
8:30 AM - Depart Museum

Cost: $45.00 per person (child or adult)

Minimum of 50 people required to secure a night.
One adult per four children in the group minimum.
Dates are subject to availability.

For information and reservations call 516-572-4066