Visiting Old Friends at the American Museum of Natural History
There are some museums we just never get tired of visiting. The American Museum of Natural History in New York City is one of these. One of the advantages of going to the same museum over and over again is that there is no pressure to hurry around to see everything. Instead, you can wander through at a leisurely pace, stopping only at your favorite exhibits.
On our most recent trip, we started off in the Hall of Asian Mammals which features the museum's historic dioramas. From there, we walked through the Hall of Asian Peoples and downstairs through the Hall of Human Origins (where we spotted a figure who looked remarkably like Geico's caveman) to the exhibits on meteorites, minerals and gems, where we admired the fabulous 563 carat sapphire known as the Star of India.
We retraced our steps a bit, then stopped for a moment to exclaim over the huge tree trunk in the New York State exhibition, before exploring the jungle in the center of the Hall of Biodiversity. We finished off our visit by spending some time with some of the world's largest creatures: the blue whale and the dinosaurs.
No museum visit is complete without checking out the gift shop. AMNA's is exceptionally lively and chock-full of interesting items.
On our most recent trip, we started off in the Hall of Asian Mammals which features the museum's historic dioramas. From there, we walked through the Hall of Asian Peoples and downstairs through the Hall of Human Origins (where we spotted a figure who looked remarkably like Geico's caveman) to the exhibits on meteorites, minerals and gems, where we admired the fabulous 563 carat sapphire known as the Star of India.
We retraced our steps a bit, then stopped for a moment to exclaim over the huge tree trunk in the New York State exhibition, before exploring the jungle in the center of the Hall of Biodiversity. We finished off our visit by spending some time with some of the world's largest creatures: the blue whale and the dinosaurs.
No museum visit is complete without checking out the gift shop. AMNA's is exceptionally lively and chock-full of interesting items.
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