On my virtual tour I went to the Smithsonian. This museum is incredible. First, I went left to an area that housed a lot of information and exhibits on mammals. Seeing taxidermy animals that are the size they would be in the wild is very cool, most were set up in scenes that would be observe in the wild, like putting animals around a watering hole. I loved the facts about each exhibit and enjoyed that it showed mammals from all over the world.
Next, I went to the Human Origin exhibit and saw different things like symbols and tools that humans created, what humans ate in the past, the different species of human that existed, and how human evolved over the millions of years. The exhibits very interesting to look at in my opinion because it was looking at us but millions of years ago.
Next, I went to the Ocean Hall. The ocean is an amazing place but also terrifying to me because it’s so big and unexplored. I’ve also thought Jaws and the Kraken were super scary stories about powerful creatures that live in the ocean. The exhibit showed the different animals that live in the ocean and had information on migration habits, how the animals communicate, the communities they for and how they live, and more. Different habitats were shown like the coral reefs and shallow waters/shore. I think the diversity of the animals was my favorite part and how wild some of them can look.
Next, I went to the African Voices which showed different art and cultural aspects from Africa. The areas were broken up into time periods, showing the differences between the times, starting in 200 B.C.E. and going until the modern day. I liked this part of the museum because it showed how other cultures live and create and impact the world.
The last part I checked out was the Deep Time Exhibit. This exhibit went over the past of the world and seeing how the world is connected. The dinosaurs’ fossils at the start were awesome. Then it does it the evolution of land animals and early ocean life. This part of the tour has a new feature where you can click one the informational plaques or smaller display allowing for a better view. Earlier you just had to zoom in on what you wanted to see, which honestly was better than expected, but this feature makes it so much easier to see what you are trying to look at. The exhibit covers so much about the distant past and the events that impacted the world and the animal living in it. I would 100% check out this museum tour, it was so interesting and easy to navigate.
