There are certain places you can visit that bring back the wonder and excitement of childhood again. Some people would say the Florida theme parks are some of those places. The expense and crowds partially ruin that, in my opinion. A better example for me was in Huntsville, Alabama when I Learned to Like Science Again at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center (mrshomefree.com). The Museum of Zoology Cambridge is unbelievable. You know this because you hear people saying it out loud as you walk through the displays.
In Cambridge, many of the university research departments open up their collections to the public, thereby creating a wealth of free museums all over town. Rather than keeping cool finds in a dusty closet somewhere, they create gorgeous & fun museums for the general public to view & learn from. This is what every university should do. (Hint, hint to my hometown). Cambridge has free museums for art, archeology and anthropology, earth science, computing history, polar research (Antarctica) and zoology.
Visiting the Museum of Zoology made me feel like a nine-year-old again, especially since I visited with my nine-year-old great nephew.
Open six days each week, there is plenty of time to exclaim, “Woaahh” at the skeletons, taxidermized animals and jar-preserved creatures. I found myself saying, “That is wild,” a lot.
Once you see how big an albatross is you’ll understand where the phrase, “an albatross around your neck” comes from. They are really big.
There were a couple of fan favorites in our household, including the display showing evolution, the giant prehistoric sloth, and the Komodo Dragon. How could a visitor NOT be wowed?
Which free museum would be on the top of your list to see?
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