A Vacation
You’ll Never Forget:
AiG’s Creation
Museum
By
Jim Day
With summer time rapidly approaching, and folks looking to stay close
to home to save money on vacations, I have a great recommendation!
If you haven’t visited Answers In Genesis’ (AiG)
The Creation Museum, located just seven
miles west of the Cincinnati Airport, (a short, leisurely and scenic six-hour
drive from St. Louis) features some incredible exhibits designed by a former
Universal Studios exhibit director. This state-of-the-art 70,000 square foot
museum brings the pages of the Bible
to life for the entire family.
A fully engaging sensory experience, the
Museum offers beautiful murals, realistic scenery, computer-generated visual
effects, over 50 exotic animals, life-sized people and dinosaur animatronics, a
state-of-the-art planetarium, and a special-effects theater complete with misty
sea breezes and rumbling seats. And this
is just a fraction of the exhibits and things to experience at the Museum.
You’ll want to plan at least a day’s visit (two would be better) to
even begin to take it all in. The museum’s exhibits will captivate you, entertain
you and educate you while revealing biblical truths about creation and God’s
plan of salvation.
AiG has designed the Museum in a particular
order to emphasize the Bible allowing
each guest to explore the Bible
and science through what they call “The Seven C’s of Biblical History.” The
Seven C’s stand for Creation, Corruption, Catastrophe, Confusion, Christ,
Cross, and Consummation.
Your walk is a one-way, self-guided tour that
begins at the Canyon Entrance where you’ll first visit a dinosaur excavation. From there you’ll travel back 6,000 years to
the dawn of creation witnessing the true time line of the universe unfold
through the Seven C’s.
The walk through takes an average of 2 to 3
hours.
Adam Giving Names to God’s creatures
You’ll not only get to meet Adam and Eve
in the Garden of Eden but you’ll get to see Adam as he gives names to the creatures God created.
The
Dinosaur Den
Biblical history is the key to understanding
dinosaurs. Explore many of these amazing
creatures along with fossilized dinosaur eggs, a Triceratops skeleton casting
and much more! Note: the dinosaur den
is not handicapped accessible and is located on the Lower Level Palm Plaza.
The Petting Zoo—New in 2008
Newly established in 2008, you’ll see a
variety of animal kinds as you stroll through the museum’s family friendly
petting zoo. The zoo is designed to give
guests a hands-on experience with some of God’s amazing creatures and is
located on the museum grounds, across the lake.
Walk through the museum’s beautifully themed gardens.
Enjoy nearly a mile of paved and accessible trails as you cross over
five bridges, viewing a variety of water falls, and more!
There are three picnic pavilions available for those bringing their
own lunch which are located on the grounds across the lake.
Hours and Costs
The following tables provide you with museum
hours and admission costs to help you plan your trip.
Last
admission is one hour before closing.
|
Museum |
|
|
Monday–Thursday |
10:00
a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
|
Friday |
10:00
a.m. – 9:00 p.m. |
|
Saturday |
9:00
a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
|
Sunday |
12:00
noon – 6:00 p.m. |
|
Petting
Zoo |
|
|
Monday–Thursday |
10:30
a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
|
Friday |
10:30
a.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
|
Saturday |
9:30
a.m. – 6:00 p.m. |
|
Sunday |
12:00
noon – 6:00 p.m. |
|
Closed
Thanksgiving and Christmas Day |
|
Admission Prices
1
Day Admission
(Price
includes Special Effects Theater and Petting Zoo)
|
Adult
(13–59 yrs) |
$21.95 |
|
Senior
(60 yrs & up) |
$16.95 |
|
Children
(5–12 yrs) |
$11.95 |
|
Fire,
Military, Police* |
FREE |
|
Children
(under 5 yrs) |
FREE |
2
Day Pass
|
Adult
(13–59 yrs) |
$29.95 |
|
Senior
(60 yrs & up) |
$22.95 |
|
Children
(5–12 yrs) |
$14.95 |
|
Children
(under 5 yrs) |
FREE |
Stargazer’s
Planetarium with Museum Admission: $7.00
Planetarium
alone: $8.00
All
prices do not include tax.
*Active-Duty
Police, Military, and Firefighters: free admission and dependents 50% off with
ID.
Prices are subject to change and are for general admission and do not reflect
Memberships.
Location and Other Information
The Creation Museum is located at
2800 Bullittsburg Church Rd., Petersburg, KY 41080.
Their toll free number is (888) 582-4253.
For a list of places to stay in Cincinnati
while visiting the Museum and more information about the Museum itself, visit
their website at www.creationmuseum.org. For more information about Answers In
Genesis, visit their website at www.answersingenesis.org.
To find other attractions in and around the
Cincinnati area visit www.cincinnatiusa.com/attractions. There are, of course, other websites that have
information of places to visit in Ohio and Kentucky so utilize your favorite
search engine to check out other places of interest that you might like to
visit after your visit to the Museum.
As I mentioned at the beginning of this article,
if you haven’t visited Answers In Genesis’
