This Wednesday and Thursday, I went to New York with my school. We visited many places such as the 9/11 Memorial, the Central Park, the Irish Hunger Memorial, the Anne Frank Exhibition, and my favorite part: the New York Museum of Natural History.

There are so many exhibits in the New York Museum of Natural History, all in which made me feel awed.

The Dinosaur Exhibit made me flabbergasted, as the dinosaurs were HUMONGOUS! The dinosaurs had tails longer than their bodies, nose socket bigger than my two hands in a fist combined, and powerful teeth that had layerings, just like sharks. I had asked an expert why they had so smaller arms compared to their legs and I had gotten the answer of when they have so powerful mouths, they don’t even need their hands to help them rip open the food and swallow it. I also got the amazing fact that dinosaur teeth sheds just like lizard skin and that is the only way they keep their teeth strong since they don’t brush them. I also noticed an odd looking big bone in between the dinosaurs muscular legs, and found out astonished that the dinosaur bones I am looking at was a female dinosaur. The big bone was supposed to protect the eggs in lay as when it sits down, the bone will cover the egg and keep them warm.

The animal exhibit was full of amazing creatures of all sizes, and when I was told that they were actual dead animal skins stuffed with materials, I was appalled and felt pity for the animals in the displays. But part of me was also feeling auspicious as I get to see the huge whales and touch the whale skin here, making the interaction seem so much more authentic as seeing it on the tv. There was a huge whale statue in the middle of the exhibit and we all sat down to watch the whale sensors. There was a device where you stick it onto the whale and then the camera will record its daily life. I watch fascinated that the whale will go into deep water and come up to catch its prey from underneath. Then, it will open its humongous mouth and gobble in the prey as well as a large amount of water. The whale flips over next, and all the excess water flows out between its teeth, leaving the food for swallowing. It amaze me how such a big animal hunts on so small organisms in the sea and how they efficiently capture the amount they would eat to get enough energy.

Another exhibit we visited was the astronomy exhibit that was replicas made of the different rocks, minerals, stones, and even dust from outer space. Some of the rocks felt blotchy, while others end up to be more smooth. The moon especially had many small circle shaped dents on the surface. There were weights saying how much I’d weigh on the moon, on mars, and many more planets. There was also a map showing how the planets are spaced from the sun in the solar system and I was surprised seeing how the sun and the first four planets are all squished together in length, and the rest are all far apart.

The last exhibit was the gem stone exhibit. The gems were ginormous and radiating with any color possible, sapphire blue, emerald green, quartz pink, ruby red. Some of the gem stones were designed in a way that depicts an animal like elephants or a lively picture. Others were designed into jewelry: earrings, necklace, bracelets, nose rings… But the most fascinating one were those that were natural and huge and standing in a case. It looks all messy without the polish like others but has its own type of beauty. It gives off a rebellious spirit in the middle of serenity and beauty, giving it a personality which was more than fabulous.

In conclusion, the exhibits in the New York Museum of Natural History were so majestic. I learned so much about all different signs of art, life, and history. I had so much fun and I highly suggest you to visit as well.