Squam Lakes Natural Science Center

The setting is real, the animals are live and the learning is endless. The Squam Lakes Natural Science Center brings visitors to within an arm's length of their wild neighbors. Every turn on the three-quarter-mile exhibit trail reveals another natural wonder straight from New England's forests. Admission $9-$13. Call 968-7194 or visit nhnature.org.

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