J and I could have easily spent the entire day here. It was THAT amazing. I had heard that the dinosaur exhibit was a must-see, so we headed there first, after we wasted our time in some movie. First and foremost, this movie was called something along the lines of “The Great Ocean” or whatever, which led me to believe it would be about, you know, the ocean. Fact: this movie should have been called “Sardines in South Africa” because it was actually just about the sardine farming practices in South Africa, and the ways in which sardines have evolved to survive attackers. I mean it was interesting, but not what I had paid to see.
Anyway, back on topic. Dinosaurs. They were just as great as I had hoped. Lots of fossils, plus they even had dinosaur eggs! I had never seen one, so this was pretty cool.
A few unhatched eggs
Of course there were a variety of dinosaurs, so I snapped a few shots of those:
This guy seemed to have an excessively small head for its body
T-Rex will fuck you up!
Fossil imprints - so cool!
Dino-tracks!
Other animal fossils:
A turtle fossil
This bear looks super angry!
Although this was an absolutely amazing experience, the thing that saddened me the most were the green signs throughout the museum such as this one.
really???
I mean, we’re in a science museum, not a church. It saddens me that stuff like this has to exist in the museum. I blame the Kansas Board of Education. Thank you sirs, for making Americans seem like total morons to foreign tourists.
And the best for last: Lucy was on display when we were there. The picture didn’t come out too well because we weren’t allowed to use flash photography near her (she is 3.2 million years old after all!).
Amazing
Despite these signs, which did become a source of great entertainment, I had a wonderful time wandering the halls of the AMNH and need to go back to see all the other stuff we didn’t have time for! Seriously, if you’re in New York and have a full day you should spend it here.
