Denver Museum of Nature and Science

This past weekend we went to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. I love going there, despite there being so many people. We should have gone on a weekday, though, when the museum has fewer visitors.

We saw the new "Nature Unleashed" exhibit. It was a very big exhibit that took us longer than we had anticipated to go through, and even at that, we didn't see the whole thing to our content. Despite the crowds, the exhibit was fantastic. They had all sorts of natural disasters. There were explanations on why they occur, as well as statements from people who have experienced the various disasters that Mother Nature throws at us. My favorite section was the volcanos, while Jordan surprised us by loving the earthquakes and hurricanes. I was sure he would be more into the tornados, but I guess he already knows all about them, so it wasn't as fascinating as earthquakes or hurricanes, of which he doesn't have such extensive knowledge. I'm not sure what Jeff liked the most, but he thoroughly enjoyed the entire thing.

We also went to the Space Odyssey exhibit, which was as busy and crowded as it typically is. We did get to witness a fun demonstration of liquid nitrogen being frozen. That was great.

We went to three Planetarium shows: Black Holes, Cosmic Journey, and Cosmic Collisions. They were fairly good, but the theater was freezing! We then went to the IMAX theater and watched Ring of Fire (all about volcanos, my favorite). That was a good movie, and the theater was much warmer than the Planetarium.

We ate lunch in the cafe there and it was fairly good and not too expensive. Can't complain about that.

As is typical in any exhibit at any location, all doors lead to the gift shop, and we just hurried through. We've found that most gift shops are just not interesting enough to warrant browsing. Jordan never wants any toys or keepsakes, and he's always eager to leave.

We went to Gunther Toody's on the way home, which was an interesting experience. I got the pot roast, but probably should have gotten a burger, for which the restaurant is more known for. My food was good enough, but I like the pot roast at Village Inn much better. Homemade is even better.

Overall, it was a fun day. It was good to get home and be away from people, though.