The Denver Museum of Nature and Science While on Our Vacation

The sun came up once again to find us sleeping in our Denver vacation rental. I looked over at Lynn. She looked so sweet sleeping there. I didn’t want to disturb her, but I had plans for today. I wanted to go to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. I had a feeling that a person could not take it all in at one visit, but we would do our best. I woke Lynn up.

Lynn immediately blurted out she wanted to return to the mountain and go on a guided tour this time. She just had to climb the mountain. I suggested to her we could go to one of the inside mountain climbing places. We saw so many of them; there must be hundreds of indoor mountain climbing places in Denver. Anyway, I informed her we were going to the museum today. Lynn wrinkled up her nose, but agreed. We put on comfortable walking shoes.

We ate breakfast in the Hotel, wanting to save time. We climbed into the Malibu and headed for the museum. We managed to find it and parked as close as we could. We paid our admission and went in. This is such a big place! We didn’t know where to start. We decided to look at exhibits until our feet hurt, then go to the IMAX Theatre to rest and enjoy a movie. We looked at the dinosaur bones; we looked at the Egyptian mummies and a display about the human body. I especially enjoyed the mine full of minerals and gems, very beautiful. Our feet began to hurt.

We made our way to the IMAX theatre. The movie was about outer space. It was so real with the large screen and excellent sound system. I felt like I had actually taken a journey into outer space. During some scenes I felt like I was going to fall out of my chair. I could tell Lynn was enjoying the movie as much as I was.

We grabbed a snack at a snack bar and continued. We went to the exhibit on Indian cultures. This exhibit was very interesting. I liked the dream catchers and the Indian jewelry. It made me really think what it must have been like to be an Indian in the past.

We finally had to head back to the hotel. We could have spent many days in the museum. Perhaps we will make another trip to Denver in the future. Maybe a few more trips!