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| - Last week, the weather cooperated with us enough to be able to go pumpkin picking at Quinn Farm. This week however, has been rainy, windy and chilly (Hurricane/Tropical Storm Patricia) so we decided to do indoor activities. A great option for both children and adults is Montreal's Biodôme.
Opened in 1992, the Biodôme recreates 4 different ecosystems:
the lush and humid Tropical Rainforest
the Laurentian Maple Forest, changing with the seasons
the Gulf of St. Lawrence
and the Sub-polar Regions of the Americas: Labrador Coast and Sub-Antarctic Islands.
For more information on the ecosystems, visit the page on their site.
The biodôme is set up so you can guide yourself throughout each ecosystem. There are interactive panels that you can read to find out more information about the species you are seeing and about the areas they live in. Their staff is also really helpful in answering any questions you may have. While we were there, a bat expert had a station set up full of skeletons, props to show how wide the wingspan of a bat can get, props of what the bats eat and more. It was a lot of fun and it is interesting for people of any age.
I loved being able to see animals, close enough to touch, that I would (most likely), be unable to see in my lifetime, otherwise.
Overall, the Biodome offers several fun yet educational activities that is a big hit for people of all ages. I could spend all day walking around and learning new things and the child I went with wanted to go through the whole thing a second time... which we did. Your tickets are good for several hours so you can go in and out of the exhibits as often as you would like during the day. We went through once, had lunch at the Sol Resto and then went through once again.
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