June 17, 2009

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum extends sleepovers

The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum has announced almost a dozen new dates for its Operation Slumber sleepover program which allows campers to spend the night in sleeping bags at the aircraft carrier docked in the Hudson River.

Campers get to tour the Flight Deck by flashlight, explore the museum through a scavenger hunt and sleep on the hangar deck.

But at least for now, the sleepovers are only open to organized youth groups, such as scout troops, or school and camp groups of 15 or more. Hopefully later this year the sleepovers will open up for families, a museum spokesman told NewYorkology.

Upcoming sleepover dates: June 27, July 18, Aug. 15; Sept. 26; Oct. 9; Oct. 31; Nov.14; and in 2010: March 13; March 27; April 10; and April 24.

The museum declined to disclose the sleepover cost for this story, and said individual groups need to call for pricing: (646) 381-5010.

Earlier: New York’s real-life ‘Night at the Museum’ sleepovers

June 17, 2009 3:24 PM in Kids, Midtown, Museums, Sightsology

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