Another Magical Christmas Adventure awaits at Hidden Valley Animal Adventure. The Lodge, in full holiday splendor, will host Santa’s Wonderland where you’ll decorate cookies, write letters to the North Pole, take holiday photos, and more before boarding your trolley for a journey through Hidden Valley’s Mystical Forest. There you’ll see herds of bison and elk, Randy the camel, llamas, and blackbelly sheep roaming the wintery terrain. Upon your return, pet and feed a variety of live animals in open-air stalls. Four consecutive weekends starting Black Friday, November 28 – December 21, 9am-4:30pm. Reservations Required. Book online at hiddenvalleyadventure.com. Allow 3 hours for the full experience.

Join us at the RMSC Strasenburgh Planetarium for Stars with Santa to celebrate the holiday season with the whole family! During this Family Fun Day, enjoy a Holiday Laser show, visit with Santa, explore seasonal science activities, and warm up with a cup of hot cocoa and a cookie (or two!). Choose between three showtimes for your Holiday Laser experience: 9am, 9:40am, or 10:15am. All activities will be open from 9-11:30am so that you can participate before your show, after your show, or both!

Take a vintage trolley ride, meet Santa Claus, see the Midtown Plaza Monorail, enjoy cookies, hot chocolate and a museum full of holiday decorations. December 7, 13 and 14. Reservations at www.nymtmuseum.org/Christmas