National Museum of Natural Science

Taichung is home to an amazing museum that we finally visited.  Nestled in the downtown area, the museum occupies several blocks with spacious buildings and botanical gardens.  After several hours, we had explored several exhibit halls and the science center (an extensive hands-on science play area that appeared to be the draw for families with small children).   From hologram imaging to light waves and the solar system, this area had many opportunities to connect with science.

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A main exhibit hall is the Life Science section, which provides many displays.  Unfortunately, the majority of the signs and information were displayed in Chinese so we provided our own interpretations.  What do you think this guy represents?

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A large section was also devoted to dinosaurs and included moving replicas that both intrigued and frightened some children.  The minerals section was spectacular - there was likely a fortune on display and lots of sparkles!

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Outside of the exhibit halls lies the beautiful grounds and tropical rain forest green house:

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Inside the green house

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Odd-shaped leaves

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Watch-out!

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Bottle Tree