Today I spent my time differently compared to the previous days. I got up and walked over to the Field Museum and the Chicago Aquarium. The aquarium was fascinating and I saw a lot of cool things. However, Field Museum was the more memorable experience.
Right when you walk in you see the most complete skeleton in history. The ancient dinosaur (Sue) is the most complete skeletal figure of a t-rex in the world with an astounding 90% completion. I learned all about the history of this national treasure and proceeded to check out some of the other exhibits.
The most exciting area that I saw after the dinosaur was the fantastic wildlife section. This section of the museum contains hundreds of stuffed animals. I stood next to an Alaskan Brown Bear that was almost 4 times my height standing up! it was incredible. The museum itself contains over 2.4 million artifacts, just to give an idea of how big this place is.
Another rather interesting section of the museum was the extremely well preserved Egyptian area. In the front there is an actual pyramid that you can walk through and see some of the artwork and culture. I was amazed by the size of some of the tombs, they were surprisingly small and it was interesting to read about their culture.
The last section that really stood out to me was the Native American and dinosaur exhibits which had more great artifacts and some truly great skeletal structures. If you are into history the Field Museum in Chicago is a must visit.
As for the rest of my stay, tonight I'm heading to a nice steakhouse and tomorrow is still up in the air. I leave for Washington, DC on Wednesday early in the morning. I'm definitely going to miss Chicago! This has been an unforgettable experience.
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