Where in the Adirondacks? America’s #1 Science Museum
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We're back for another brilliant installment of "Where in the ADK?". Did you guess last week’s puzzle correctly? Find the solution here and see who won the prize.
This week, “Where in the ADK?” takes us to Tupper Lake and the Tri-Lakes & High Peaks region of the Adirondacks. This place is a nationally recognized institution that helps visitors see the Adirondacks and our world in new ways.
We ask contestants to name this place in Tupper Lake for a chance to win this week's virtual scavenger hunt.
A year-round destination for exploring and understanding the Adirondack Park.
Originally conceived as the Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks in 1998, it officially opened on July 4, 2006. Today, the facility is open year-round. Visitors can tour the 115-acre outdoor campus and its woodland trails or canoe with a guide on the nearby Raquette River.
In 2015, the museum added an elevated trail comprised of a thousand feet of bridges and platforms that rise up and over the forest on the museum’s campus.
In the winter, visitors come to wander through an enchanting, illuminated wonderland. Thousands of lights transform the outdoor campus into a twinkling, family-friendly experience that has become a holiday and winter tradition in the North Country.
This year, USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards named it “Best Science Museum” of 2024, beating out leading institutions such as the Museum of Natural History in New York City, the Exploratorium in San Francisco and the Saint Louis Science Center in Missouri.
The NY Times has called this place in the Adirondacks “stunning,” and The Boston Globe deemed it “The Place to Be.”
Get up close and personal with native animals and plants.
The facility also offers 54,000 square feet of indoor exhibit halls where visitors can meet one of the many animals who call the museum home, explore and learn about climate solutions, or watch one of their many excellent films in their panoramic theater.
You otter know this place.
This institution is home to more than 900 live Adirondack animals – including otters, porcupines, ravens, snakes and fresh-water fish.
Visitors can experience the thrill of flight through a unique, immersive virtual reality experience. Using a pair of Oculus Rift 3D goggles, visitors can get up on a platform and flap their arms as if they’re actually flying through a series of natural virtual settings.
A commitment to sustainability in the Adirondacks and beyond.
HOK, a world-renowned design, architecture, engineering and planning firm and a leading expert in Green innovation, conceived the museum’s design. The facility’s commitment to sustainability made it the first LEED-certified museum in New York State.
The museum uses wood pellets, a clean energy solution, to heat its buildings. Other sustainable features of the museum are a “green” roof,” a solar hot water system, and a grassy parking lot.
Do you know this place in Tupper Lake?
Congratulations to Brent B. from Henrico, VA, who had the winning submission. Brent correctly guessed The Wild Center in Tupper Lake.
The Ultimate Adrondack Travel Mug
See below for the official rules.
Brent will receive our Ultimate Adirondack 25oz Travel Mug (retail value $32).
This travel mug is perfect for your favorite hot or cold beverage on your next road trip, camping expedition or boat ride. And, with its spill-proof plastic lid, you can be sure to leave no trace.
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Complete 'Where in the ADK?' Official Rules
May 29, 2024
Entries should be submitted through the puzzle submission form on the adktaste.com website. Please fill out all fields to include your name, e-mail address, and the “Where in the ADK?" (WITA) answer.No purchase is required.
Entry deadline: Entries must be received by ADK Taste by Sunday midnight following the posting of the week's WITA challenge on Facebook, Instagram and our website.
Eligibility restrictions: One entry per person. Employees of ADK Taste are not eligible to participate. You must be 13 or older to participate and must have the consent of a parent or legal guardian if you are under 18. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. ADK Taste is not responsible for incomplete, lost, stolen, illegible, misdirected or late entries.
Selection of the Winner: The winner will be selected in a random drawing from all eligible entries that contain a correct answer to the week's WITA challenge. We will notify the winner by email. Winners can then provide their mailing address to receive the WITA Challenge Prize..
Prize: The winner will receive the ADK Taste Adirondack Park Travel Mug. (Total estimated retail value $32.)
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