The Wildlife Experience

Last Wednesday (June 29th) we headed up to Parker, Colorado to visit The Wildlife Experience.  The website made it look like a pretty neat place and while I still wasn't sure what to expect, I was hoping the kids would have a good time.  That day it was approaching 100 degrees outside and so it was great to be inside in the air conditioning (which we don't have at our house).  While there was very little in the way of "wildlife", it was a good fun trip.  Maybe we'll have to do it again another year with Reid as the kids seemed to enjoy themselves.  There were two museum halls, one of which currently has a Megalodon display (the world's largest shark).  The rest of the museum was a series of pathways  that takes you through the different habitats and displays the different animals that you could find living there.  Seeing as Finn doesn't really like animals, this was a good way to introduce him to a bunch of them.  He still hung out in my arms a good portion of the time, but he did enjoy watching the fish.  After several hours (including our lunch time), we headed home.  Finn fell asleep pretty quickly in the car so Kai and I finished up our trip with a drive-through at Sonic for some slushes.  It was a great way to cool off in some pretty hot weather.

Kai with Megalodon shark teeth.

Uncovering "bones"

Finn pointing out a TV for me.

For some reason, I really liked this quote.

A megalodon's daily food intake.  That's a whole lot of tuna!

The "wildlife"

Kai and Maddie checking out the displays

Playing in the submarine display

A shot of the inside of the building

Another view

All of the kids

There were these guides throughout the museum that responded to the questions that you choose on the display.  I heard one mother compare it to the pirates in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney World.