Come One, Come All!
Visit the Albany Pine Bush
Discovery Center!

MARVEL AT THIS SPECTACULAR ATTRACTION!
This fascinating ecosystem is one of just 20 inland pine barren environments in the world. The Discovery Center transforms this globally unique destination into an exciting adventure where learning comes naturally through hands-on activities.

Click here to see a real fairy shrimp!

DARE TO DISCOVER THE EXTRAORDINARY
As the gateway to the Pine Bush, the Discovery Center introduces you to everything that makes the Preserve rare and adventurous. You can touch a snake skin, make a sand dune, plan a prescribed fire, learn how to help the environment and much more!

Click here to see a real Spadefoot toad!

GET ACTIVE AND CONNECTED THROUGH NATURE
Take part in fascinating programs designed to inform and delight you year-round. Join a First Friday Hike or a walk to observe the flight displays of the American woodcock or solve mysteries along the trail in an all-natural C.S.I. (Critter Scene Investigation). These and other educational and recreational activities cost as little as $2/person or $5/family.

Come to the Discovery Center to see real Antlions!

HOURS OF OPERATION:
Tuesday-Friday: 9AM-4PM
Saturday and Sunday: 10AM-4PM
Open most holiday Mondays. Please call ahead.

Admission is free and the Center is open year-round.
Closed on the following holidays:
Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years

The Discovery Center is a universally accessible building. Assistive listening devices are available at the reception desk.

DIRECTIONS TO APB DISCOVERY CENTER: From I-87 take exit 2W (Rt 5 West, Central Avenue). Follow Rt 5 for about 2 miles then turn left onto Rt155 (New Karner Rd). Continue on Rt155 for about 1.2 miles . The Discovery Center is located on the left at 195 New Karner Road.

FOR MORE DISCOVERY CENTER INFORMATION
Please call 518-456-0655 & press 1

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