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Morrill (elephant) hall, Henry Doorly ZOO (omaha) and the Nebraska capitol

#1 son is into dinosaurs.  we returned to the Morril Hall to see the bones.  He was in a sour mood last year, this was his second chance to get something from Morrill Hall. 

archie the largest mammoth in america

Archie is the largest mounted mammoth in America.  He was excavated from Lincoln county Nebraska.

hands on dinosaur bones nebraska

he got some hands on experience.

stegosaurus nebraska

I even packed his favorite dinosaur shirt for the trip, the stegosaurus. 

allosaurus nebraska

BIG allosaurus bone.

HENRY DOORLY ZOO in Omaha

the Zoo in Omaha is often noted as one the largest and best in the world.  I hadn't been since I was a child myself.  We all enjoyed it.

henry doorly zoo omaha

world's largest rainforest exhibit and indoor desert etc. etc. 

fruit bat henry doorly zoo

many of the animals roam free among the large exhibits.  many bats can be found just hanging around.

desert dome nebraska omaha henry doorly zoo

inside the desert dome omaha zoo henry doorly

polar bear omaha henry doorly zoo

koi pond and bridge at the henry doorly zoo omaha nebraska

henry doorly nebraska shark exhibit

henry doorly shark aquarium omaha nebraska

jellyfish nebraska zoo omaha

henry doorly zoo aquarium shark omaha nebraska

skyfari henry doorly zoo omaha nebraska

henry doorly zoo skyfari selfie

no trip would be complete without a stop at the state capitol building.

nebraska state capitol building

BIG

nebraska capitol building lincoln

nebraska capitol building interior mosaics

nebraska capitol interior dome

 

Posted by paul on June 11, 2013 11:07 AM |

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