NEW YORK CITY, NY :: What a fascinating place! The American Museum of Natural History displays some of the most breathtaking wonders of our world, including a full scale model of a blue whale, impressive reconstructions of dinosaur fossils, interactive presentations of our planet’s dynamic geology, and the largest meteorite ever discovered. I could have easily spent an entire day or two here, reading through all the exhibits and enjoying the incredible dioramas. However, I only had a few hours, so I was zipping through the four levels of the museum, seeing as much as I could see, spending most of my time in the dinosaur and space areas. I also caught a space show in the new planetarium… well, part of it. By this time I was so exhausted, the voice of Robert Redford and visions of dancing space objects lulled me to sleep almost immediately. Perhaps the best nap ever! After a few zzz’s, I was re-invigorated and continued my tour of NYC.
Looks like a fun place. I never had the chance to make it to the Natural History Museum. NYC has too many museums and sites. Awesome place! Nice write-up, makes me want to go back soon.
I was also looking forward to taking some photos of the Guggenheim, but it was surrounded by scaffolding and I didn’t have time to wait in the long line to get inside.
Oh well, hopefully the next time I’m there it’ll be restored.
John
Ahh, I’m so lucky to live on Long Island, only an hour ride to NYC. I remember as a kid I used to come here about thrice a year just for the dinosaurs. I wanted to be a paleontologist at the age of five, my parents couldn’t get enough of my knowledge of dino’s. I really love your site, amazing pictures and documentation, it’s keeping me occupied for hours.
I decided that I had to comment on this one, just too many good memories.