Explore Brookhaven Lab
This summer, travel to the frontiers of discovery at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory. Meet scientists, visit world-class research facilities, enjoy science shows, and more at the Lab's Summer Sundays open house tours.
July 9
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 16
Small-scale Science
at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials
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.
July 23
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.
July 30
Fascinating Physics
with the universe's basic building blocks
Learn about the amazing science of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and the future Electron-Ion Collider. Visit the Superconducting Magnet Division where magnet designs for particle accelerators are created.
- Free, no reservations needed
- Gates open 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- All activities, subject to change, are first-come, first-served
- Visitors 16 and older must bring photo ID
- Wheelchair accessible
- Located 1.5 miles north of LIE Exit 68
- Food and beverage services are not available at the Brookhaven Lab site.
