To end out January, we visited the Genghis Khan exhibition at Union Station. From the artifacts to the live demonstration of Mongolian throat singing, it was an amazing field trip! There was something for everyone – beautifully carved ceremonial objects,…
image courtesy of Dinosaurs Revealed This week we went to Union Station for the Dinosaurs Revealed exhibit and an afternoon at Science City. The exhibit featured a combination of 26 life-size animatronic dinosaurs, models of dinosaurs dig sites, a hands-on…
On Wednesday we visited the newest exhibition at Union Station, Mummies of the World. This exhibit showcases mummies of all kinds from throughout the world. When you say “mummy” most people think of Egypt; however, we saw mummies from the…
On Wednesday we traveled to Union Station to go back in time to Pompeii! This exhibition features over 200 artifacts from Pompeii, giving us a glimpse into Roman life in the 1st century. The exhibition has artifacts from various areas…
Today we toured the police station and learned about how police officers help our community. We started our tour in the training room where our guide, Officer Castle, told us about all the different rooms that are used at the…
Today we had a great field trip to the fire station! During our visit we saw where the firefighters work, eat, sleep and relax when they are at the station. We talked about fire safety tips like using smoke detectors…
Today we visited the da Vinci exhibit at Union Station. The exhibit started with a short video about da Vinci and his life, then the curtain rose to let us into the exhibition hall. The hall was filled with full-size…
Last week we braved the bitter cold to visit Union Station and the current exhibit – Xtreme Bugs. These oversized animatronic bugs are interesting to see, and the exhibit had some nice hands on areas that the kids enjoyed –…
