Despite living in Southern California most of my life, I have only been to the Museum of Natural History on several occasions. The last trip was back in fifth grade. So you can say that its been a while since my last visit. After several trips to the Museum of the Rockies, Abby and Ellie’s love for dinosaurs became very apparent. Since we cant drive to Bozeman just to see the dinosaurs I thought a trip to the Museum of Natural History would be a lot of fun. And we did just that!

The girls enjoyed every minute of their time. Not only did the dinosaurs of all sizes bring a smile to their face, they also enjoyed a lot of the other things the museum had to offer. The Hall of Mammals was a big hit. While its certainly not the zoo, the girls loved seeing all of the different mammals from North America and Africa. Explaining why they looked so real but didn’t move was the hard part. We also looked at the bird display and then headed to the kids exploration area. The biggest hit were the microscopes that allowed children to look at specimens like hair, the wing of a fly and more. Ellie sat there for a good twenty minutes looking at them over and over again. I think we have a scientist in our midst.

The kids exploration was our last stop. We had so much fun that we closed the museum down! That is a good way to end your day, if you ask me.