If you are a frequent visitor to this blog you know that on the weekends I do not like to sit around the house. We have been sharing a car for 10 years now (it's tough) and I sit around the house all week.
In last week's Sunday paper there was a story about the Pennsylvania State Museum's new exhibit on Mammoths and Mastodons including a newly remounted mastodon skeleton that was found in a peat bog in PA. I've always wanted to visit this museum but never really had any reason until now. All I can say is wow, this place really blew me away. Four stories of PA artifacts and treasures from art (past & present) to vehicles (horse and gas powered), Civil War history, geology, Native American history, natural history and more. To top it off it's insanely cheap - only $8 total for our admission. They also had a planetarium show but we didn't have time for it. Here are some photos from our day.
In last week's Sunday paper there was a story about the Pennsylvania State Museum's new exhibit on Mammoths and Mastodons including a newly remounted mastodon skeleton that was found in a peat bog in PA. I've always wanted to visit this museum but never really had any reason until now. All I can say is wow, this place really blew me away. Four stories of PA artifacts and treasures from art (past & present) to vehicles (horse and gas powered), Civil War history, geology, Native American history, natural history and more. To top it off it's insanely cheap - only $8 total for our admission. They also had a planetarium show but we didn't have time for it. Here are some photos from our day.
A HUGE statue of William Penn at the entrance.
I loved the mural behind him too.
An unusal sled. The sign said it was used for mail delivery I think.
Stuffed Bison. I liked how this diorama was painted.
The stars lit up in the backgroud.
My favorite painting of the day.
"A Romantic View of Nuclear Power"
by Clifford Lamoree
An impressiove painting of The Battle of Gettysburg.
And a sweet little robin to great us as we left.
Please visit the gift shop's website for some lovely arts and crafts by PA residents.
