Do you prefer museums, zoos, aquariums, or planetariums?

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30 Jul 2010, 8:16 am

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I prefer museums and planetariums because they are air conditioned and don't smell like animal crap,

That's apart of the charm though.

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31 Jul 2010, 5:35 am

Planetariums are kind of amazing to me. With relatively little visual input (relative to today's film theaters) you are transported using your mind to places we have never been, to incredible distances which push the envelope of one's imagination.

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31 Jul 2010, 7:49 am

Ferdinand wrote:

Variant wrote:

I prefer museums and planetariums because they are air conditioned and don't smell like animal crap,

That's a part of the charm though.

Being hot and smelling crap all day is part of the charm? Try going to a zoo in the summer in Florida, not fun.

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31 Jul 2010, 10:08 am

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I prefer museums and planetariums because they are air conditioned and don't smell like animal crap,

That's a part of the charm though.

Being hot and smelling crap all day is part of the charm? Try going to a zoo in the summer in Florida, not fun.

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31 Jul 2010, 1:33 pm

I have always loved museums, my favorite is the The Museum of Natural History on Central Park West in Manhattan and the Hayden Planetarium nearby. And there is the Metropolitan Museum of Art at Central Park East. Up north near Washington Heights adjacent to Fort Tryon Park is a place known as The Cloisters that has all sorts of Medieval art and armor on display.

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31 Jul 2010, 4:35 pm

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Up north near Washington Heights adjacent to Fort Tryon Park is a place known as The Cloisters that has all sorts of Medieval art and armor on display.

That is something that I would love to check out!

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31 Jul 2010, 5:32 pm

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Hmmm... I hadn't thought about art and how it relates to museums. Museums include artifacts, and art is one type of artifact. I have visited NY city, but none of those you mentioned. I have been to the Museum of Modern Art. NY city is obviously rich in opportunities in all the options in the poll.

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31 Jul 2010, 5:53 pm

Aquariums are a close tie behind museums... I just find fish fascinating... but history and art slightly more so.

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31 Jul 2010, 6:00 pm

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Aquariums are a close tie behind museums... I just find fish fascinating... but history and art slightly more so.

The ocean is like another planet, in being foreign to our world on land. If we ever find life on other planets, it will probably not be as rich and diverse. I expect it will be something like our one celled animals. Our planet spent most of the time that life existed with pretty basic lifeforms.

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