Maryland Day 2008, big fun for the family.
I was supposed to write this a week ago, um . . . sorry. Anyway, here are a few highlights to try to hit if you’re going to Maryland Day 2008, April26th. It opens at 10am, runs to 4pm. A map is essential, it has all the events listed here as well. This event is perfect for all ages.
Bug Zoo!, tarantulas, scorpions, millipedes and more, Plant Sciences Building, 10am-3pm. Eat some liquid nitrogen ice cream in front of the John S. Toll Physics Building, 11:30am-1:30pm (long lines for that one). Eat some real ice cream, all day at Animal Sciences Building. (this is excellent ice cream, and it’s free) Get blown away in the UMD Wind Tunnel, Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel, all day.
Make silly putty in front of the Bioscience Research Building, all day. Control an underwater robot in the 367,000 gallon tank at the Neutral Buoyancy Research Facility, all day. Spring Football Game at 3:30, Byrd Stadium. Get autographs from the players at 12:30, Byrd Stadium. 50,000 cupcakes, all day at Hornbake Plaza. Pet horses, cows and more at the Animal Sciences Barns, all day.
Put out a fire, Mitchell Fields, all day. Meet a living breathing dummy, well it’s one paramedics practice on, he cries, breathes, blinks . . . very cool, Mitchell Fields, all day.
There are literally hundreds more events and things to do. Just get out there and start walking. Get there early, last year there were 75,000 people!
