The IMAX: A Great Recession Date
On Friday my husband and I were both off from work and we had our regular babysitter for 5 hours so we were able to have a great date day.
We had a quick lunch at a diner ($10 each) and then we drove to the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City to see an IMAX film. It’s the Nation’s largest IMAX dome theater. The tickets were only $9 each (less than a movie these days) although parking in their lot costs $7. We saw Wild Ocean which was about the underwater life in South Africa. It explores the African KwaZulu-Natal Coast zooming in on the annual feeding frenzy among whales, birds, sharks and fishermen as billions of sardines migrate northwards. The landscapes and underwater life was magnificent and you felt like you really went on a journey. This is no ordinary date. Sharing nature, discussing travel and political issues like our ecosystem is a great, inexpensive and memorable experience for couples, committed and new.
There are other IMAX films there as well, with topics that include chimpanzees, Harry Potter and U2. You can view the current list here. To get there you can drive or take public transportation. Get directions here.
Afterwards we drove to Coney Island and went to the NY Aquarium to see the real live sea creatures up close. On Fridays between 3-5PM admission is free (or pay-as-you-wish). So we got in free and walked around for 40 minutes. My favorite underwater creature was the walrus. He was large, funny looking, beautiful and graceful. He floated around on his back and would flip over and hit his butt on the glass window, smiling at his audience every time. What an incredible creature.
Afterwards, we walked along the Coney Island boardwalk (which is adjacent to the NY Aquarium) and we were able to see the real ocean.
It’s great to be able to get in touch with nature while being in such close proximity to Manhattan.
So altogether including lunch, the IMAX Wild Ocean film, parking and our visit to the NY Aquarium our tab was $22 per person and we had a great time!
So check out these websites and related links below.
Happy Dating!
My Best in Love,
Paulette
Contact Info:
Liberty Science Center * 222 Jersey City Boulevard * Jersey City, NJ * 07305 * 201.200.1000 http://www.lsc.org/
NY Aquarium
New York Aquarium
Surf Avenue & West 8th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11224
(718) 265-FISH
Related Links:
Home page at Liberty Science Center: http://www.lsc.org/
Ticket prices: http://www.lsc.org/lsc/visit/prices
IMAX movies: http://www.lsc.org/lsc/ourexperiences/theaters/imax
Directions: http://www.lsc.org/lsc/visit/directions
IMAX description: http://www.lsc.org/lsc/rentals/facilities/imaxdome
NY Aquarium: http://www.nyaquarium.com/