A Christmas Vacation to Kentucky part 2

We finished out our mini vacation by spending Wednesday at the Creation Museum. Our family visited it once many years ago, but since then, they have changed and added many displays. 

Deborah and I had the privilege to go zip-lining. The weather was perfect for it...sunny and cold with a slight breeze. It was a blast.

The outside of the museum was decorated so beautifully. 

I love how the museum is set up. Each visitor experiences walking through the 7 Cs of History: 

Creation, Corruption, Catastrophe, Confusion, Christ, Cross, Consummation.

This picture of a cave bear is just one example of the animals that lived during the Ice Age. How would you like to live around one of these guys?

(To read this picture, click to enlarge.)

This is an Allosaurus named Ebenezer. This skeleton is assembled from a combination of the real fossil bones and castings made from other Allosaurus fossils. It is rare to find Allosaurus skeletons that are more than 50% complete, and few adult skeletons are found with their skulls full intact. This skeleton is almost 50% complete with 139 bones recovered out of a possible 250, making Ebenezer an exceptional find.

This is Ebenezer's real skull. The reason that the skull is in a separate case is because fossilized dinosaur skulls can be too heavy for a steel armature to support.

This quilt containing the 7Cs of history was hanging in the stairwell.
That afternoon, we got to meet Buddy Davis before his singing session. Our family has watched his Creation Adventure DVDs and we girls have been listening to his songs on youtube for a while, so it was exciting getting to meet him. :)  If you're interested in the resources, Answers in Genesis carries books, CDs, and DVDs for all ages.

The sun setting cast some brilliant colors through the trees.

This waterfall was so beautiful..we sisters had a lovely time "photo-shooting" each other. :)

At the petting zoo again...more animals were active this time, including the zonkey and the zorse (pictured above.)

This final picture closed out our evening. We thoroughly enjoyed our time at both the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum. I think it is a wonderful and encouraging place that Christian families would enjoy visiting and where non-believers can be educated about creation, the flood, and the gospel.

I would love to know, have you visited the ark or museum before? If so, what was your favorite part?  

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 

~John1:1-3