Leslie Science Center

50 acres (20 hectares) of fields, woods and prairie, featuring outdoor, hands-on and discovery-based educational programs. Features an environmentally-friendly Nature House; a Critter House with frogs, turtles, snakes, and rabbits; live birds of prey, including owls, falcons, kestrels, hawks, vultures, and a bald eagle; and a mile-long trail through the Black Pond Woods.

• free
• outdoors

Address

1831 Traver St

Hours

Park open daily sunrise to sunset; Critter House open Sun noon-3PM

Price

Free (donations gratefully accepted)

Website

lesliesnc.org (opens in a new tab)