Bell Museum and Lucy's School

On our way to the Bell Museum to see wildlife displays and a photo exhibit on black bears. First, Dan drove me to Lucy's school. It is in a large building that has an elementary on one end and a Mongolian school on the other end. Lucy's school is in the middle of these two schools. It was great to have a reference for her school. The neighborhood was not the same as Dan's, but that is probably not a huge issue unless you park outside and go in to get Lucy. Someone might steal your library books if you leave your car unattended.

With a small fee we proceeded to observe once living wildlife and some nice bear photos. But before I could observe anything, I had to desperately visit the laboratory.

There were a lot of cool things wildlife displays to observe. We spend about an hour or so there. If you have young children there are even a couple of interactive opportunities for them by the displays. One involved putting on some bear fur and crawling down into a winter den. If there were not so many people around I would have tried climbing down into the den for a silly photo.

They also have a cool nature center like room. Kids and adults can touch many different things. There was a staff member there to help interpret your wonderings and to help young people explore natural items. I liked the entire place. It was fun and the bathrooms were very clean.

The only thing wrong with the place is that when you enter or leave the building, you are attacked by metal statues of wildlife that spring to life. I don't know how I made it out alive?