Open Daily, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Planet Ice
Feb. 7 – May 3, 2026
Chill Out with the Coolest Story on Earth
Travel through Earth's chilling past in Planet Ice, an immersive exhibition that uncovers the powerful role of ice in shaping our planet. Step back in time to explore how ice has sculpted landscapes and driven remarkable adaptations that allowed life to survive in an unforgiving world. Through immersive storytelling, interactive displays and over 100 striking specimens, this exhibit brings to life a time when massive glaciers ruled the land and ancient creatures roamed wild; visitors can explore how the Ice Ages shaped climate and life during more than 80,000 years of Earth’s history .
Experience landscapes sculpted by glaciers; meet the megafauna, like mammoths and giant beavers, that once roamed now‑vanished cold realms; uncover ancient lands now hidden beneath the oceans; and trace how human culture has responded to changing climates and ice retreats, ultimately shaping the world we live in today.
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Exhibit Highlights
- Encounter iconic Ice Age creatures like the mastodon, a saber-toothed cat, the woolly mammoth, cave bear, giant beaver, American lion and more.
- Step into the world of the Neanderthals and discover how they adapted to life in a cold environment.
- Take part in an interactive that allows you to create your own snowflake and add it to our visitor “blizzard.”
- Explore human migration and the Beringia land bridge that once connected Asia and North America.
- Experience “magical” augmented-reality moments with a woolly mammoth or American lion.
- Learn how the dramatic landforms we recognize today were carved by ice sheets during the last glaciation.
- View authentic tools and other artifacts that were used by the Tuniit (Dorset) and Thule-Inuit people, who were native to Canada’s arctic region.
Planet Ice: Mysteries of the Ice Ages is created by the Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada and is made possible thanks to the support of Tour Partner Polar Knowledge Canada.
Fernbank is a nonprofit natural history museum, giant screen theater and old-growth forest, and is not affiliated with Fernbank Science Center, which operates as a division of DeKalb County Schools.
