Ilan Moreyn Fro Blog post 1
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On September second, me, and my friends Cristian and Brandon went to the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. It was by far the largest museum that I have ever been in. Unlike the movie, nothing was roaming around, except the tourists, who seem to get slower every year. As soon as we got in, we had to wait in line to get our tickets. After what went by faster than expected, we went into the mammal exhibit. We couldn’t believe what we saw and the different mammals. On display, we saw bears, wolves, and so much more. At this point, we were all happy that it didn’t come alive like it did in the movie or else we would’ve been in trouble. The one thing that stood out the most was the group of elephants. It stood out the most because of the size of them.
Next we went to the aquarium part of the museum. What first caught our eye, probably like most people, was the huge whale that is on the ceiling. While walking around, we saw many creatures of the ocean, such as sharks, manatees, and dolphins. Sadly, it was not a live exhibit. Once we finished the viewing the aquarium part, we realized we had to leave soon. We all agreed that the last place we wanted to see was the dinosaurs. Once we made our way to that part of the museum, we were astonished. There were so many dinosaurs, and most of them were huge. We all agreed that our favorite one was the T-Rex. The hardest part was not reaching over the rail to touch the fossils, but we all felt as if security was watching us closely already.
Overall, the trip to the museum helped me realized that there are a lot of cool stuff to do in NYC. Growing up in NYC, I never really visited the landmarks. After visiting the museum, I plan on going to more of NYC many landmarks.