Who knew Albuquerque would be home to such a nice museum. The New Mexico Museum of Natural History presented a timeline beginning with the formation of the universe through the present day. Of course, their best displays were all about dinosaurs.
We are always happy to find a museum on the ASTC Travel Passport list! (I love free!)
Wouldn't you hate to see a big Sabretooth on the ledge above you ready to pounce? I think it is safe to say it's a good thing for us that some species are extinct.
The guy below looked big until we saw just the leg bones of something that wouldn't even fit inside the room.
Joani's favorite was the cute little fishies. I cannot remember why they were on display. Maybe they had some prehistoric link to the dinosaurs that I missed.
Ocellaris clownfish also called false clownfish or clown anemonefish. I couldn't take my eyes off these guys (the anemone and the fish).
Kids inevitably ran up to the tank yelling "It's Nemo!" (I love it!)
The museum had a very nice minerals display and a special exhibit highlighting the many types of opals.
Boulder Opals, Queensland, Austrailia
On the way home from the museum we stopped in Old Town Albuquerque. It felt like stepping into old Mexico. There was a lot of authentic old world architecture here - some of the buildings dated back to the late 1700's.
San Felipe de Neri Church was built in 1793 and has been used for worship continuously for over two hundred years.
Next to old town was the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History. It was too late to go inside, but we spent a little time in their sculpture gardens before the threatening rain made us decide it was time to call it a day.
La Jornada, Bronze - 2005 by Reynaldo Rivera and Betty Sabo
La Jornada, Bronze - 2005 by Reynaldo Rivera and Betty Sabo, continued
Les Bears, Bronze - 1991 by Dan Ostermiller
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