Museum of Arts and Sciences (Macon, GA)

“Most convicted felons are just people who were not taken to museums or Broadway musicals as children.”~~Quote by Libby Gelman-Waxner

Our local Museum of Arts and Sciences had a dinosaur exhibit this summer that we wanted to bring Rachel and Anna to see since they both are fascinated with dinosaurs.

It was an interesting visit. They had animated moving dinosaurs, areas where the children could dig for dinosaur bones, real dinosaur skeletons on display, and other interactive things to do. We watched the movie about dinosaurs in the planetarium. And, we watched a live animal show that included an education on birds, snakes, and small mammals.

When we first walked into the museum, Rachel said it reminded her of the movie, A Night At The Museum.

After touring the inside of the museum, we went outside and explored the Sweet Gum Nature Trail. It is a short and easy walking trail. Kingfisher cabin sits on the trail. This cabin was the writing retreat of the late Harry Stillwell Edwards. Edwards, who was from the Macon area, built the cabin on his family's property in Holly Bluff in 1928. It was here that he wrote the majority of his column in the Atlanta Journal. Kingfisher Cabin was named for the type of birds commonly found at the cabin's original location. The historic cabin was moved to the Museum grounds in 1964.

It has been great having the girls back home. It's hard to belive they will start back to school in just a few weeks. We had a pleasant visit to the museum. Rachel and Anna both seem to enjoy the museums we have taken them to. Hopefully, as they grow up with each passing year, they will continue to enjoy visiting museums.

Upcoming Travel Plans

Our RV is currently being serviced. There were some small items that needed to be addressed before our 1-year warranty expired. We have some short trips planned in Georgia to Crooked River State Park and Veterans State Park during the months of July and August. And, then we have one more trip planned to Disney World in October. We originally planned to make the trip to Gatlinburg in September but we'll have to pass this year as we just don't have enough leave with us both starting new jobs...and with the girls being in school full time this year. We'll be mainly taking short weekend trips until we get our leave built up again. And, unfortunately, our longer trips will have to be during planned school breaks. I hate that as it means we'll be traveling when everyone else is vacationing. I much preferred traveling when it wasn't the peak times of the year. It was so nice to avoid the crowds.