New York Virtual Volcano Observatory

The New York Vir­tu­al Vol­cano Obser­va­to­ry is a vir­tu­al vol­cano obser­va­tion sta­tion in which vis­i­tors can expe­ri­ence what it is like to explore a vol­canic activ­i­ty through vir­tu­al real­i­ty and video instal­la­tions, vol­canic rocks from the Tri-State region, and spe­cial inter­ac­tive events with vol­ca­nol­o­gists includ­ing a wax ​‘lava-pour­ing’ demonstration. 

While East­ern North Amer­i­ca is not cur­rent­ly vol­cani­cal­ly active, vis­i­tors will learn about the colos­sal vol­canic erup­tions that spanned New York, New Jer­sey, and Con­necti­cut hun­dreds of mil­lions of years ago when the Atlantic Ocean was first open­ing, and how these erup­tions left their mark on the geol­o­gy and land­scapes all around us.