As a taxidermy enthusiast, the Natural History mus...

As a taxidermy enthusiast, the Natural History museum has to be one of my favorite places on earth (though wow, does the primate exhibit leave something to be desired...but that's old taxidermy for you). Even my parents, who are normally horrified by it, found many of the (newer) taxidermy models of polar bears, seals, birds, buffaloes, and more, to be extraordinary. I think I could die happily in front of the Wall of Biodiversity (which you have to pass in order to see the iconic blue whale - get ready for that if that's not your jam).

D'yknow what I love just as much as taxidermy? Bones. Know what this museum has? Bones. Tons of freakin' dinosaur and other fossil bones. To the point where on the seventh or so room full of bones even I was like "alright, we can speed walk this one". Still, worse things in the world than an excess of knowledge, and that's what the Natural History Museum has in spades.

On an unrelated note, the gift shop(s) here amazed me in how reasonably priced they were. $25 dollars for a hoodie I wear constantly, when it wasn't even on sale? Nice.