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May 8th, 2004
Virginia Living Museum Newport News, VA
It was mildly disappointing. For kids it's great. All I thought about was where is the grass for the animals? The deer were foraging in dirt and dead logs. The museum had some coming soon stuff that might have made it a little nicer. On a nice day, it's nice to visit the outside. Though not many animals, the area had water and trees and looked nice. The water tanks were quite nice. You can do this in under 2 hours. There's a discovery center for kids and a gift shop, so plan a little longer for that. I did not notice any place (nor vending machines) to eat there. So be aware of that. Bathrooms and water fountains were available. We did not check out the planetarium, but there was one there. Admission: Museum Only $13.00 Adults & $10.00 kids 12 and under, Planetarium $3.00, Museum & Planetarium $15.00 & $13.50 kids 12 and under (Members FREE) New addition: Laser shows (not there when we went) evening laser shows 8.00 and afternoon ones 7.00 and members are 7.00 and 3.00
From left to right: Entrance, Bobcat, Bobcat, Coyote, Deer, Turkey and Red Fox
Items not depicted there were many birds, fish, turtles, salamanders, raccoon, bats and snakes. Also a nice American Bald Eagle, Skunk, Opossum, and Beavers.
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