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| - This museum has great bones.... HA! Seriously though, the LV Natural History Museum is outdated but has enough to keep adults and kids alike entertained for a few hours. Sections include paleontology, Africa, native desert plants and animals, an aquarium section, Egypt, and a rotating featured exhibit- through the end of August 2015, that is more on dinosaurs.*
The information is outdated in some places but still educational with plenty of plaques and labels. A few spaces were missing the animal that was originally featured (Egyptian scorpion, sharks, eels), but by and large the exhibits were visually interesting, informative, and interactive. Great spot to take kids to get out of the heat of the day.
In addition to the actual museum content, there is also a small gift shop on your way out and a downstairs room with vending machines for snacks. If your kids aren't worn out by the time you're done here, there's also an adjacent park, which is perfect for picnics.
*Featured exhibit was extremely underwhelming. I get that they already have an extensive dino section, but the section by the entrance was geared toward very small kids and consisted of printed tarps lashed to poles, designing a maze for kids to walk and crawl through. Very odd, appeared to be very low budget. Would not come here for the featured exhibit alone.
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