Search the Community

Today (though now technically yesterday), I took a trip down memory lane to a place I haven't visited in quite a long time: the Fernbank Natural History Museum. Most of my purchased portion of my collection comes from here (some really nice specimens in the gift shop by the entrance). The primary reason I came here was actually to see the collection of GA specimens they have on display, as well as their assortment of Paleozoic specimens on display. I was thinking that if their collection in that area was lackluster, I could possibly give a donation or two from my own collection. A neat feature in the sidewalks surrounding the museum are the dinosaur tracks featuring The names of contributors to the "Hall of Giants" exhibit (more on that soon): The first thing I noticed upon entrance was the anniversary banner hanging from the upper floor walkway that overlooked the entrance to the museum itself: After getting tickets, this is the first display you're greeted with: This assortment comes from Solnhofen, Germany. What is really cool about this museum is that the floor is paved with fossiliferous limestone from the same place, and if you look carefully at the floor you tread upon, you may very well bump into Ammonites like these: Cont.