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| - The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is a must-see for visitors to the Cleveland area. Although the hours of operation are rather limited, especially for folks that are only here during the week, this museum does have one weekday a week that they are open late - every Wednesday until 10pm. The museum also offers a discounted admission rate on Wednesdays after 5pm, which was an attractive option and perfectly suited my needs.
There are many things to see for folks of all ages, especially for science nerds like me. This is also a really great place to take your kids and spend quality time with them while providing them with a little educational material to inspire their young minds. Here are just some of the highlights at this museum:
* An excellent collection of fossilized remains, including everything from the smallest organisms, like the trilobites.
* Several full-sized examples of dinosaurs, including the mosasaur, edmontosaurus, sauropod, triceratops and the tyrannosaurus rex.
* An excellent example of several specimens of fossilized remains showing the evolution toward homosapiens.
* Several photos and illustrations on how scientists have dug up and discovered all these amazing specimens over the years.
* A display on the evolution of living organisms, all the way back to 1 billion years ago.
* A descriptive set of displays of numerous types of precious metals and ores.
* A nice set of interactive displays all about plate tectonics, earthquakes, and how the Earth has been continuously evolving since its creation.
* A huge example on how living caves have developed, including examples of stalagmites and stalactites.
* A really cool planetarium, which includes narrated movies typically related to the natural sciences. Of particular interest to me were several displays around the planetarium on the instruments that scientists have used to understand time, our solar system and cosmology.
* Specimens of many many types of animals that are all around the world.
* And finally, when I visited the museum, they also had a temporary exhibit and huge interactive display on the food selections from around the world over the centuries, including why people like different types of food, how our tastebuds work and the science of creating food.
So, if you have the chance to come here, especially with your whole family, make sure you do. You'll be glad you did!
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