National Geographic Encounter
National Geographic Encounter, also known as Ocean Odyssey due to its inaugural exhibit,{{cite news |last1=Pogue |first1=David |title=Nat Geo's Ocean Odyssey in Times Square: Moments of awe for $40 |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nat-geos-ocean-odyssey-times-square-moments-awe-40-161415640.html |accessdate=4 July 2018 |work=Yahoo! Finance |date=2017-11-02}} Times Square was an exploration of the oceans attraction operated under license from National Geographic. It was located in the former printing area of what once was The Times Square Building, leased from the Kushner Companies.{{cite news |last1=Dunlap |first1=David W. |title=An Ocean Beckons Where Newspapers Once Streamed |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/insider/an-ocean-beckons-where-newspapers-once-streamed.html |accessdate=4 July 2018 |work=New York Times |date=2017-05-04}} It was operated in partnership with SPE Partners and Times Square Attractions Live.{{cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2016/06/29/national-geographic-is-bringing-sharks-to-times-square/|title=National Geographic is bringing sharks to Times Square|date=29 June 2016|publisher=}}
The 60,000 square foot space made use of technology to create a virtual ocean experience. Among the sources for the content were more than one thousand original photographs of the Solomon Islands.{{cite news |last1=Levine |first1=Arthur |title=Go on an Ocean Odyssey in Times Square with National Geographic |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/america/theme-parks/2018/01/31/national-geographic-encounter-ocean-odyssey-new-york/1080566001/ |accessdate=4 July 2018 |date=2018-01-31}}
The museum did not reopen following its closure due to COVID-19.{{cite news |title=Kushner Likely Walking Away From Times Square Retail As Foreclosure Progresses |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/debtwire/2021/03/12/kushner-likely-walking-away-from-times-square-retail-as-foreclosure-progresses/?sh=379030e22bb8 |access-date=29 March 2021 |work=Forbes |issue=12 March 2021 |language=en}}