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Sainters7 · 08-25-2009, 11:45 AM

When you go, I highly recommend doing the walk on the path they have around the museum. And when you get to the point where it says you can either stay on the interactive path or get off and follow the other one, follow the other one(as long as you're with people who are prepared to climb a little, ie not little kids/grandparents). Great walk. And keep your eyes peeled for cactus, its all around there. That blew my mind!

devel · 08-25-2009, 01:29 PM

Voted! Looking forward to bringing my son there once he's older.

Yeah_Baby · 08-25-2009, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Russic

Now I have the Jurrassic Park theme in my head again. Last week somebody mentioned it on twitter and I was humming it for 2 days straight.

Sorry

BlAcKNoVa · 08-25-2009, 07:03 PM

Voted!

I really need to go there again. Last time I went was in the early 90's on a school field trip.

Bunk · 08-25-2009, 07:17 PM

RTM is one of the best museums in the country.

Incidentally, last time I was there a couple of summers ago I saw Maher Arar and his family enjoying the exhibits. Given his $10million and the inability to travel outside of Canada, I'm sure they're seeing lots of what the country has to offer.

icarus · 08-26-2009, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by troutman

Is there a good one in Argentina (Patagonia)?

I'm sure there must be. Dinosaur fossils are big and heavy and after you pilfer the best ones back to your favourite museum (a tradition traced back to Andrew Carnegie and the Cope and Marsh expeditions), you don't have much choice apart from leaving the rest where you found them. I know Paul Sereno is trying to get the government of Niger to build a dinosaur museum there to house all their fossils; I'm not sure it's the top item on their agenda.

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And keep your eyes peeled for cactus, its all around there. That blew my mind!

Of course cactus never existed in the time of the dinosaurs, but it is a good way of keeping children out of exhibits.

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Originally Posted by Bunk

RTM is one of the best museums in the country.

Incidentally, last time I was there a couple of summers ago I saw Maher Arar and his family enjoying the exhibits. Given his $10million and the inability to travel outside of Canada, I'm sure they're seeing lots of what the country has to offer.

Someone should tell him about the jihad.

troutman · 08-26-2009, 09:59 AM

Big Valley Creation Science Museum

http://bvcsm.com/

Built from the foundations up, for the glory of the Creator,
to display the evidence of his handiwork and refute the lie of evolution.

Our "Terrible Lizards" display. Dinosaurs were one of God's greatest creations (Job, chs. 40 & 41).

The "Dinosaurs and Humans" display shows considerable evidence that not only did dinosaurs exist recently, but that humans existed with them. This evidence is fatal to the evolutionary dogma which has dinosaurs extinct at least 60 million years before humans evolved.

troutman · 08-26-2009, 10:03 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo_Carmen_Funes

Museo Municipal Carmen Funes, or in English the Carmen Funes Municipal Museum, is a small museum in Plaza Huincul, Argentina with a collection of dinosaurfossils, including the only specimen of the largest dinosaur known from good material, Argentinosaurus huinculensis; and the only known sauropod embryos, which were discovered at a huge nesting site in Auca Mahuida, Patagonia. Its standard abbreviation is MCF-PVPH, or just PVPH to denote the paleontological collection.

http://www.interpatagonia.com/paseos...s/index_i.html

icarus · 08-26-2009, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by troutman

Big Valley Creation Science Museum

http://bvcsm.com/

That looks awesome! If I was in Calgary I would totally go see "the man Richard Dawkins wouldn't debate" at Bethel Church on 15 September.

troutman · 08-26-2009, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by icarus

That looks awesome! If I was in Calgary I would totally go see "the man Richard Dawkins wouldn't debate" at Bethel Church on 15 September.

"I spent more time in this museum than I did in the Smithsonian" - visitor from Montana

HOZ · 08-26-2009, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Ironhorse

Let's help the Royal Tyrell Museum in Drumheller beat out the American Museum of Natural History in New York...

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/dino...nosaur-museum/

Been to both...

No competition....Royal Tyrell in a HEARTBEAT. But then this is an internet vote. Though after casting we are at 63%.

BTW* The National Museum of Natural History is simple awesome! And easy to get to.

icarus · 08-26-2009, 03:48 PM

I should mention that the Canadian Museum of Natural History in Ottawa has some good dinosaur stuff as well, not as good as the other museums listed but alright. Apart from the fossils, it has some good classical dioramas. Again, not quite as good as the American Museum but IMO they are the highlight of the American Museum (as immortalised in Sheryl Crow's "If It Makes You Happy" video).

MRCboicgy · 08-26-2009, 03:53 PM

Wow, AMNH got 200 votes overnight to close the gap. The RTM was up at over 70% last night.

Titan · 08-26-2009, 04:01 PM

Voted. Would also like to nominate Icarus to receive the user name Indiana Jones.

Superflyer · 08-26-2009, 04:04 PM

Voted again
961 - 585

mykalberta · 08-26-2009, 04:11 PM

Voted

965-585 - suck it NYC

Dodsdomd · 08-26-2009, 10:10 PM

Really glad I opened this thread this morning. The family and I were returning to Saskatoon today and decided to detour to RTM based on posters glowing reviews. We had a blast. My 4 year old was over the moon in there. Big ups to the folks in this thread. Gots me some big Calgarypuck loves!!