We walked to the Museum of Natural History and took in the mammal exhibit, the insect zoo, the bones and mummy exhibit and the Hope Diamond! (as well as a very expensive lunch--who knew a museum cafeteria would be so pricey!) Here is the Hope Diamond--look like a famous blue diamond from a certain movie with a doomed ship??
We returned to the bus and went to Madame Tussaud's wax museum. If you have never been to one, it is amazing how life-like these figures are! It is fun to go around and pose with them and Lily even had a wax replica made of her hand! Check out the famous people we met....
After our run in with celebrities, we went to the Crime and Punishment museum--right up the boy's alley! We read stories of Jesse James, Al Capone, Wyatt Earp, John Wayne Gacy, Bonnie & Clyde and many more historical criminals. We saw the actual bullet-ridden car used in the movie Bonnie & Clyde, drove a police car in a simulation exercise, used mock hand guns as cops to shoot the bad guys, saw what it felt like to be in a police cell (and escape from one!), stood in a police line-up and acted as crime scene investigators. It was a fun and educational tour!
We had some good Italian food for dinner and have settled in at the RV park preparing for the long drive home tomorrow. We have had a great time but are looking forward to getting back in to our routine--and not eating out so much! I'll update again when we are home and add a few more of my favorite pictures from the trip. I hope you've enjoyed reading about our journey as much as I have enjoyed telling you about them! 33 states and counting.....
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