It seemed like it was never ending journey through the history of Jacksonville. Right before the entrance to the Planetarium, a dedication to space exploration stood with large duplicated pictures of different galaxies from the Hubble Telescope and replicas of NASA space uniforms.Īcross the way, the “Currents of Time” seemed to be our main priority with how interesting the exhibit was. We continued upstairs to the second floor where we entered “Savage Ancient Seas” where colossal fossils of turtles, bigger than a Smart Car, swam in the air. Of course MOSH’s famous opossum, Daisy May, was sleeping when we came to visit so we were not able to see her. A Great Horned Owl, a Barred Owl, a Screech Owl, some snakes, amphibians, and reptiles could be seen here. Next door to the “Aqua Expo” was “Florida Naturalist’s Center” where some of Florida’s native wildlife (sadly no Florida Panthers) resides. That to us stood out and gave viewers a first hand glance on why they need to do their part in conserving water. It gave us information on how many gallons of water it takes to run the average household and just above an interactive demonstration, there’s a real-time counter that was displaying exactly how many gallons of water had been used in Jacksonville since 7 a.m. Passing by a fossil of an Allosaurus, we walked right into the “JEA Science Theater & Aqua Expo.” This exhibit was really interesting. In here you could also see how the human’s bones work to move in comparison to a dolphin’s bones, the different migration patterns of different whales along the East Coast and other exciting facts about marine mammals. Personally, neither of us even knew that a river could become extinct.įrom there we entered “Atlantic Tails.” This exhibit housed a replica of a GIANT Right Whale and her calf where you could compare the size of their organs to your own. Johns River is so polluted and why it is vital to preserve this river before it becomes extinct. This exhibit gave an in-depth explanation on exactly why the St. Johns River, such as these little guys pictured above.
This exhibit was fully equipped with two large fish tanks whose inhabitants are native to the St. Also on display are preserved organs, allowing the viewer to behold what’s inside of them.Īfter exiting “The Body Within,” we made our way to “Water Worlds.” This exhibit is dedicated to our own St. You can smell different fragrances and try to guess what they are, and you can feel without seeing different objects and try to guess them as well.
Upon entering, you go through a “sensation station” and various other activities that allow you to play with your senses. The first stop on our journey was “The Body Within,” where you enter through a larger than life mouth.
As two interns from The Cummer, we were given the opportunity to visit MOSH and explore its many exhibitions. Jacksonville is home to many museums in the Northeast Florida area, The Museum of Science and History (MOSH) being one of them.
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