Ecotarium

the ecotarium is a unique indoor-outdoor museum in worcester, massachusetts, whose mission is to inspire a passion for science and nature. the ecotarium offers three floors of interactive exhibits, exciting shows in the alden digital planetarium a national geographic theater, daily science discovery programs, live animal habitats, hikes through forest and meadow nature trails, treks on the tree canopy walkway (seasonal), a train ride around the grounds (seasonal), and unlimited play in the expansive outdoor exhibit, nature explore®. the ecotarium is well rooted in the worcester community as an organization dedicated to the study of science and nature. the private, non-profit institution was founded in 1825 as the worcester lyceum of natural history and was incorporated in 1884 as the worcester natural history society — ecotarium's legal identity. our transition from the new england science center to the ecotarium in 1998 refocused the museum on its roots in the natural sciences with a