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Saturday, January 15, 2011

Day Tripper: Out of Town, But In Reach

Liberty Science Center: Walk a Skyscraper's Steel Beam

The Touch Tunnel is returning after two-year renovation of the center.

New Jersey has the good fortune of having great destination spots all year long, even ones that work during winter weather. Even in the snow, there are exciting places to go and things to see ... and many of them are under one roof at Jersey City’s Liberty Science Center. Since opening in 1993, the Liberty Science Center, located in Liberty State Park, has aimed to make learning fun with exhibitions that combine lessons of science with the entertainment of interaction. Mary Meluso, associate director of communications, said these exhibitions are meant to relate directly to the experiences of participants. “We have a hundred hands-on interactive activities, and nine permanent exhibition galleries, and the center presents science as it …

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