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Appalachian Skies

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

“Appalachian Skies” will take visitors on a majestic tour of the current evening sky using the spectacular Zeiss optical star projector instrument. Its fiber-optic generated star field is stunning and a pleasure to see. This live presentation is enhanced with additional content from our VELVET LED projectors for a wonderful, immersive experience. You don’t want […]

$6.00
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Barge Ride

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

Observe water lilies, deer, raccoons, ducks, geese, turtles, great herons, beaver lodges, and sometimes beavers and black bears. Your naturalist will discuss park history as well as the signs and sounds encountered on your trip, creating a unique experience. The Barge Ride lasts approximately 45 minutes and may be canceled due to weather. The barge […]

$6.00
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Unveiling the Invisible Universe

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

For thousands of years, humans observed the light from the night sky with just their eyes. In the beginning of the 17th century, the invention of the telescope revolutionized our knowledge of the optical Universe. In the 20th century, with the advent of rockets, it became possible to go above the Earth’s atmosphere and observe […]

$6.00
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StarWatch

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

StarWatch Night viewing (StarWatch) is held each Saturday in the months of March, April, October & November, starting at dusk at the observatories. If poor weather, an alternate live presentation will occur in the planetarium theater. If good weather, visitors will be able to see celestial objects like the Moon, planets, star clusters, galaxies and […]

Free
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Fish Feeding

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

Join us in the Watershed to learn about fish native to our part of Tennessee. The enjoy the exciting display of the fish’s predatory nature as keeper staff feed the fish!

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Unveiling the Invisible Universe

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

For thousands of years, humans observed the light from the night sky with just their eyes. In the beginning of the 17th century, the invention of the telescope revolutionized our knowledge of the optical Universe. In the 20th century, with the advent of rockets, it became possible to go above the Earth’s atmosphere and observe […]

$6.00
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Barge Ride

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

Observe water lilies, deer, raccoons, ducks, geese, turtles, great herons, beaver lodges, and sometimes beavers and black bears. Your naturalist will discuss park history as well as the signs and sounds encountered on your trip, creating a unique experience. The Barge Ride lasts approximately 45 minutes and may be canceled due to weather. The barge […]

$6.00
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Appalachian Skies

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

“Appalachian Skies” will take visitors on a majestic tour of the current evening sky using the spectacular Zeiss optical star projector instrument. Its fiber-optic generated star field is stunning and a pleasure to see. This live presentation is enhanced with additional content from our VELVET LED projectors for a wonderful, immersive experience. You don’t want […]

$6.00
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Barge Ride

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

Observe water lilies, deer, raccoons, ducks, geese, turtles, great herons, beaver lodges, and sometimes beavers and black bears. Your naturalist will discuss park history as well as the signs and sounds encountered on your trip, creating a unique experience. The Barge Ride lasts approximately 45 minutes and may be canceled due to weather. The barge […]

$6.00
Recurring

Unveiling the Invisible Universe

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

For thousands of years, humans observed the light from the night sky with just their eyes. In the beginning of the 17th century, the invention of the telescope revolutionized our knowledge of the optical Universe. In the 20th century, with the advent of rockets, it became possible to go above the Earth’s atmosphere and observe […]

$6.00
Recurring

Barge Ride

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

Observe water lilies, deer, raccoons, ducks, geese, turtles, great herons, beaver lodges, and sometimes beavers and black bears. Your naturalist will discuss park history as well as the signs and sounds encountered on your trip, creating a unique experience. The Barge Ride lasts approximately 45 minutes and may be canceled due to weather. The barge […]

$6.00
Recurring

Unveiling the Invisible Universe

Bays Mountain Park 853 Bays Mountain Park Road, Kingsport, TN, United States

For thousands of years, humans observed the light from the night sky with just their eyes. In the beginning of the 17th century, the invention of the telescope revolutionized our knowledge of the optical Universe. In the 20th century, with the advent of rockets, it became possible to go above the Earth’s atmosphere and observe […]

$6.00