Sunday Adventure - The Natural History Museum

 

For our little Sunday adventure we rode the metro E line (old name blue line)from Long Beach to DTLA exited at Pico. From there a transfer to E line toward Santa Monica and exited at the Exposition/ USC stop.

 

 

 We met our friends Mary and David at the east entrance of the Natural History Museum. 

 

The Rose Garden in winter

 

 

The old South entrance is being renovated. It has been some time since all of us last visited.

 

 We had fun seeing all the wonderful exhibits. 

 

The dinosaur hall alone would be wonderful for our Grandson Rocco. 

 

 

 

Mike’s favorite exhibit are the gems and minerals. 

 

 

The centerpiece of the exhibit, the Jonker I Diamond, is the largest stone cut from the Jonker Diamond–the fourth largest diamond in the world when it was found in 1934–and weighs in at 125 carats, placing it among the largest cut diamonds in the world. This historic gem has passed through the hands of global royalty and Hollywood stars, but has not been on public view for decades.

 

I love the grand halls filled with animals in their imagined habitats. 

 

 

 

We had a fun day exploring the museum and then returned home on the metro.