July 12 and 13
Yesterday we stopped in Cincinnati at the Natural History and Science Museum located in Union Station. I was totally WOWed by Union Station- gorgeous architecture and decor.
The natural history museum had a different focus than I have seen other museums take. It focusd on caves and the creatures that live there, and it also had a special section called 'In the Night' that was about nocturnal creatures and others that live where there is very little light (like at the bottom of the ocean). The best parts were the replica caves inside the museum- very cool. There were pretty good and certainly reminded me of some of the real caves I have visited. There were both 'regular' caves like you would see today and an ice cave in the part of the museum that focused on the Ice Age.
After we were done here, we drove the second half of the mileage for the day to Louisville, Kentucky where we spent the night. This morning we got up and went to the Louisville Science Museum. A very colorful museum- the brick walls are painted a different bright color in each section of the museum. Lots of focus on the manufacturing industries in Kentucky and the research going on at the University of Kentucky- they must be big sponsors of the museum. There wasn't as many hands on activities as we have seen at other museums- a lot of the exhibits weren't much more than reading. The special exhibit they had though was on life in Africa, so that was different to learn about.
Finally today we drove to just outside St.Louis, Missouri. We met Dale for dinner, and I am looking forward to spending time with him tomorrow at his house while Mark takes the kids into St.Louis to see the zoo and science centers there. We will meet back here at the hotel and then drive on into Kansas in the evening. If you don't know who Dale is, he was the tail gunner of my grandfather's B-24 crew in WWII; we found each other through a B-24 message group about 5 years ago. We have a website about the crew, which you can see HERE.
I am so ready to be home- only a few more days until we are!
The natural history museum had a different focus than I have seen other museums take. It focusd on caves and the creatures that live there, and it also had a special section called 'In the Night' that was about nocturnal creatures and others that live where there is very little light (like at the bottom of the ocean). The best parts were the replica caves inside the museum- very cool. There were pretty good and certainly reminded me of some of the real caves I have visited. There were both 'regular' caves like you would see today and an ice cave in the part of the museum that focused on the Ice Age.
After we were done here, we drove the second half of the mileage for the day to Louisville, Kentucky where we spent the night. This morning we got up and went to the Louisville Science Museum. A very colorful museum- the brick walls are painted a different bright color in each section of the museum. Lots of focus on the manufacturing industries in Kentucky and the research going on at the University of Kentucky- they must be big sponsors of the museum. There wasn't as many hands on activities as we have seen at other museums- a lot of the exhibits weren't much more than reading. The special exhibit they had though was on life in Africa, so that was different to learn about.
Finally today we drove to just outside St.Louis, Missouri. We met Dale for dinner, and I am looking forward to spending time with him tomorrow at his house while Mark takes the kids into St.Louis to see the zoo and science centers there. We will meet back here at the hotel and then drive on into Kansas in the evening. If you don't know who Dale is, he was the tail gunner of my grandfather's B-24 crew in WWII; we found each other through a B-24 message group about 5 years ago. We have a website about the crew, which you can see HERE.
I am so ready to be home- only a few more days until we are!
posted by Melinda at 10:02 PM
1 Comments:
All awesome photos!! I can't believe how much you guys have done, what a trip! And you're such a good documenter, the children will really appreciate it!
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