Explore Brookhaven Lab
Travel to the frontiers of discovery at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory. This summer, you are invited to meet scientists, tour world-class research facilities, and more at Brookhaven Lab's open-house tours. We're still working out details for these events in 2025. For now, save the dates. We hope you'll join us.

June 29
Family Fun
at the Science Learning Center
Join us for hands-on family fun at the Science Learning Center with interactive exhibits on many different areas of science, technology, engineering, and math.

July 13
Dazzling Discoveries
at the National Synchrotron Light Source II
Tour the experimental floor at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), which produces light 10 billion times brighter than the sun for cutting-edge research.

September 14
Discovery and Innovation
at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Computing and Data Sciences
Visit the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, where researchers probe tiny structures for big discoveries! See electron microscopes and a clean room, where research teams work with advanced materials at the nanoscale.
- Free, no reservations needed
- Gates open 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- All activities, subject to change, are first-come, first-served
- Visitors ages 16 and older must bring valid, government-issued photo ID. Digital IDs and copies cannot be accepted.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Located 1.5 miles north of LIE Exit 68