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Museum of the Earth, Ithaca

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  • September 2, 2017
    Brought the kids 4, 8 and 11. They had fun but it was a quick visit since we were done in under two hours. There were cute little kids costumes and dinasaur toys for little kids. Lots of science readi...  more »
  • August 29, 2017
    Spent a couple hours exploring here... very interesting!! I wasn't sure that I was going to like this, but the exhibits are all very well done and I learned a lot. Recommended!  more »
  • August 22, 2017
    It was ok price was right don't need to do twice once and done,I wasn't blown away with what I saw ,but I am spoiled, I guess if this museum goes with some of your beliefs you will like  more »
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  • May 21, 2017
    It was a lot smaller than I had anticipated. A lot of the exhibits were casts and not actual fossils. It was still cool to see, but there's not much there
  • March 2, 2017
    I was lucky enough to be able to stop here for the Ithaca Loves Teachers event. My colleague and I really enjoyed ourselves while walking through time. I will definitely visit again and will recommend my students visit as well!
  • June 10, 2017
    A lot of fun for the whole family. Beautiful photos and exhibits.
  • July 4, 2017
    Good fun for a few hours, need to update the video displays however...
  • January 24, 2017
    Really pretty grounds in the summer! Also there is an exhibit of these weird prehistoric dioramas from the Smithsonian in the 50s where they point out all the inaccuracies, so if you're into weird science irony that's worth checking out. I think the exhibits overall need a little updating though.
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