Creation Museum- Petersburg Ky - Should I put it on the itinerary or not?
http://creationmuseum.org
I am currently putting together the plans for a massive road trip this spring, and discovered yesterday that we can go right through this town. This is the newest, shiniest creation museum in the US.
On the plus side, I think it will be a hilarious cultural experience and I want to observe the other people who are there for a serious visit.
On the negative, it is not inexpensive and I am concerned that my husband will behave in such a way that they will throw us out within minutes.
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| Yes, definitely make a stop at the Creation Museum | |
4 (44%) |
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| No, drive as quickly as you can away from the Creation Museum | |
3 (33%) |
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| Maybe (please explain) | |
2 (22%) |
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and absolutely hilarious way to spend an afternoon.
Wear a colander cap, though.
On second thought, nix that suggestion. 
They have them all over the country, but this one is new.
No colander cap, but some kind of snappy t-shirt might do.
It would justify paying them, because I could then use it to expose them.
I would like to go armed with difficult questions and feign ignorance. My husband could most certainly pull this off with his British accent.... if he could resist laughing out loud.
Have you been to the Creation Science Museum. I thought PZ Meyer's review of it was interesting (linked elsewhere in this thread).
We could do both Jungle Jim's and the museum while in the area, as we will be in no hurry. If I could just find a way to get into the museum for free, I would ink it in.
Depends on how much desire you have to experience one element of current American culture, I suppose.
For my money, and since you're in the area, I'd probably opt for one of the snake-handling services. I hear the music is good, and it's free (well, you might have to bring a potluck dish if they indulge in such things)... 
I'm thinking of all the other stuff I could do with 60 bucks on a road trip.
Still, as someone above pointed out, Roadside America is where it's at.
Between that and road food.com, the whole trip is planned around oddities and local food.
We call our trips "No Chains" because we completely avoid chain restaurants, motels and other kinds of store. And we mostly stay off the highway.
But $60 is steep for our usual forays into the weirdest stuff in the US.
It's the only way to go!
to get in there for free.
He kind gives an overview of it, with some appropriate specifics.
He also says: Go, be polite, but have fun.
You know, if you go, you're going to have to file an on the scene report here in the DU Religion Forum.
I am with PZ.
way in terms of going to see it or not.
I don't like the idea of the taser-laden guards, but some of this sounds really funny.
Would you go?
(P.S. - I will definitely post my own report if we do decide to go).
he enjoys really odd exhibits and places.
The problem here is how seriously they take themselves. I am seriously concerned that they would throw us out in short order.
Still putting the itinerary together, but will let you know!
I presume you wouldn't disrupt. Certainly they can't throw you out for merely having fun. Isn't that what it's all about?
How dare you smile/chuckle at our exhibits!?
Go stealth. Wear a cross pendant around your neck. Then, giggle openly at the exhibits. And, whatever you do, don't forget to take a pic of you riding the triceratops. It's apparently what all the heathens do there.
The triceratops is a sure thing!
Now, if I could only figure out how to get in without giving them any of my money, we'd be set!
but couldn't afford it unless we slept in our car that night.
Thought I might test some of their "christian" values....
but, then again, I'm a really bad liar.
I could still dress like a guy, though.
Not sure if I could pass, but probably not.
And I've held to that. Stayed 3 days across the street in a hotel for a work conference but that's the closest I've ever gotten.
I have only been once since coming out here because no one else I know wants to go.
But I would go again in a heartbeat if I had a companion.
I first went there as a child. Subsequently, I took my kids to Disneyworld on 2 different trips.
Maybe I can take my grandchildren some day.... assuming I have them.
Would love to get together at Disneyland!
I know many who have been to Disney's gay day, and they all loved it.
yes.
really offer up something of value? If not, why did you go?
Interesting that the poll is so split here. My biggest drawback right now is that I don't want to give them my money, but I'm working on a solution to that.
more, but can't afford it. Maybe they'll buy you tickets.
I could tell them that I would have to skip eating for a day or sleep in my car if I visited them.
The guards armed with tasers is a little disturbing though.
Challenge and adventure! 
TlalocW
the wallpaper" kind of person.
Anyway, my latest thought about this is to act like we are one of them, videotape the whole thing, then make a short documentary about our visit, which could be hilarious.
What do you think? We could get ourselves thrown out at the end and get our money back, too!
Then as you examine each exhibit, you ought to say (in a voice just loud enough to be heard by the others looking at the same exhibit)things like: "This is just wrong. Those raptor dinos were never that color and they had wonderful feathers." you could look at the person next to you and add something like "Dino quills made for better pens than most bird feathers". 
You can also comment on the saddles they show being used and how you had western style saddles back then since people used the faster large raptors to herd cattle. 
There are so many potential conversation starters! "Did you know that Noah had a pet pygmy T-Rex?" "Those large herbivore dinos are kosher. They were good for things like steaks and stews." 
I would do my best to assure them that you don't know me. Whether they would believe me, Odin only knows.
I just had another great idea.
It would be fun to go in wearing some of my Viking garb and tell stories to anyone that will listen as I move from exhibit to exhibit. I can hear it now. "Mommy, I want to listen to the Viking Man tell us how they used to hunt and butcher dinosaurs! He even said that he has ridden a dragon before! Can we take his tour...Pleeeeeeaaaasssseeee!"
"Why did God have to tell Noah how to build the ark? Couldn't he have just asked the Vikings to build one for him? It would have been cooler with a dragon head on the front." 
If I did well enough, perhaps we might hear: "Daddy, why don't they tell us about the Vikings in bible class? It sounds like they protected people from the bad dinos back in bible days!" and better yet, "Does the gift shop sell Thor's Hammer pendants next to the crosses?" 
sign a document before go in that requires you to be “respectful” of their facilities.
Now, I'm not sure exactly what they mean by that, but I think they might spot you right away in a Viking costume!
a photo montage.
Could be a hoot!