This was pretty fun to go see. My son loved it, especially the stuff that he could touch and not get into trouble by touching it. There were a lot of exhibits that were touchable so it really made it kid friendly in my opinion. There was a lot of work done to make the exhibits really life like. It is well worth the money to go see the museum. They even have some hands on things that kids can do, like a fossil rubbing, the erosion and fossil dig. I know that when my son gets older he will love doing something like this.

The view of the river from the road

This was a spur of the moment day trip. The husband and I were bored, so we loaded up the car buckled our son in and off we went. For the most part it was a fun trip, though driving almost 8 hours with an 11 month old in the back seat can be tiring as he didn't like be constrained like that. We really didn't do anything once we got there, except eat, then we drove back.

The scenery along the way was pretty in some spots and it was just a ton of fun to get out of the house and do something. We had been cooped up all winter and were anxious to go play.