EcoTarium
The EcoTarium is New England’s leading museum of science and nature, an indoor-outdoor experience dedicated to inspiring a passion for science and nature education in visitors of all ages. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, guests are encouraged to explore three floors of indoor interactive exhibits, exciting shows in the digital planetarium, daily Science Discovery programs, live animal habitats, hikes through forest and meadow nature trails, outdoor imaginative play, and a train ride around the 45+ acre campus (seasonal).
Phone
508.929.2700
Email
info@ecotarium.org
Website
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Science Discovery
Want more interactive science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Want more interactive science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Want more interactive science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Afternoon Astronomy
Miss those beautiful winter skies? Look up anyway! Join us on Sundial Plaza to look through a telescope at the Moon or another planet, or if conditions don’t permit come into the Alden Planetarium for an interactive guided tour of the evening sky! Included with the cost of admission. Get…
Speaker Series: Astrophysics
Speaker: Tim Brothers, Night Sky Concepts November 8, 2025 5:00 – 5:45 pm This Old Dome: Restoring the EcoTarium’s Norton Observatory We will unveil the newly restored Norton Observatory at the Worcester EcoTarium, beginning with a presentation in the Alden Planetarium and followed by a viewing from the observatory (weather…
Science Discovery
Want more interactive science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Science Discovery
Want more interactive science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Keeper Chat: Snake Feeding
Learn about our resident snakes! Are you curious about what our snakes eat, or how fast they can slither? Get up close with one of our resident reptiles, and learn how we care for them during this zookeeper-led keeper chat. *Disclaimer: Snakes consume dead mice. We recommend squeamish guests learn…
Science Discovery
Want more interactive science? Catch our free, daily, educator-led Science Discovery programs. You might engineer a tower, meet an animal, concoct a potion, find a hidden rainbow, crack a code, examine mysterious bones, or put your senses to the test! Included with the cost of admission. Get Tickets
Afternoon Astronomy
Miss those beautiful winter skies? Look up anyway! Join us on Sundial Plaza to look through a telescope at the Moon or another planet, or if conditions don’t permit come into the Alden Planetarium for an interactive guided tour of the evening sky! Included with the cost of admission. Get…