The Secret Science Clubs returns to the Gowanus’ Bell House with more brain-stimulating lectures, starry-eyed cocktails, and stratospheric sounds for astronomy nerds with a thirst for knowledge and tasty drinks.

Brooklyn’s Prospect Park is one of the best things the borough has to offer, next to Coney Island. The 585-acre park was designed by the same landscape architects as Central Park, making it an urban oasis far from any tourists or Gossip Girl wannabes.

Located in the heart of Brooklyn, Prospect Park blew me away when I first went to visit. I sat under a tree with a book in my hand and enjoyed my view of the Boathouse that sits on Prospect Park Lake. Before heading to the Boathouse, I marveled at the Carousel and how many families were taking advantage of the park’s open space.

If 90-degree heat and dense humidity doesn’t get you all hot and bothered and ready to jump outside to play a game of baseball in the park, you share the same sentiments as a lot of New Yorkers (myself included). And since the idea of staying cooped up in a semi air-conditioned apartment for twelve hours is a bit less appealing, here are a few indoor-activities we’ve dug up that won’t leave your wallet feeling a few ounces lighter.