National Museum of Natural History
Monday, June 16th, 2008HELP…WE GOT BLISTERS!! The Walk-a-Thon is still on…and in all reality, it’s just started. Next stop…we go Natural.
The National Museum of Natural History is a museum administered by the Smithsonian Institution, located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
The museum’s collections total over 125 million specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, and human cultural artifacts.
It is the second most popular of all of the Smithsonian museums and is also home to about 185 professional natural history scientists — the largest group of scientists dedicated to the study of the natural and cultural history in the world.
The Hall of Dino’s…I think someone’s hungry for some Red Meat…
The Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals
The National Gem and Mineral Collection is one of the most significant collections of its kind in the world. The collection includes some of the most famous pieces of gems and minerals including The Star of Asia Sapphire…and the World Famous Hope Diamond.
There are currently over 15,000 individual gems in the collection, as well as 350,000 minerals and 300,000 samples of rock and ore specimens.
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