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MemberCompsognathusAug-13-2014 9:25 AMSo, for many of us, there's a particular museum that holds a special spot in all our hearts. For me, that's the Carnegie in Pittsburgh PA. Why? It's close(2.5 hours away), I've been there a ton, and it was my first museum. They have the largest collection of Jurassic dinosaurs anywhere in the world and the third largest collection of dinosaurs in the US. From the very first T.rex to the immense Apatosaurus, the Carnegie is a must see for any dinosaur fan....
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And this is just a small sample of the whole museum. There's an exhibit dedicated to sea reptiles and past sea life. There's an ancient Egypt exhibit, an Arcitc exhibit, mineral/gem exhibit, a modern animals exhibit, and an art museum as well. The Carnegie is certainly worth seeing! 5/5 stars!
Hiphopananomus
MemberCompsognathusAug-13-2014 9:31 AMerrr, I want to go there so bad... The only museum I've been to is the royal tyrell, which was still pretty awesome got, to see a giga so I'm pretty happy.
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MemberTyrannosaurus RexAug-13-2014 9:31 AMCool. I've only ever been to the Royal Ontario Museum. About a 2 hour drive, and there was a T-Rex skeleton there, pretty sure an Allosaurus, maybe some other things, can't say, haven't been there since I was ten.
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MemberCompsognathusAug-13-2014 9:33 AMI live in PA Predator X.
Hipho and MrHappy, if you guys are ever in the general area, make sure you stop by and pay the Carnegie a visit. 100 percent worth it.
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MemberCompsognathusAug-13-2014 9:34 AMAwesome place from the pics. What's the third pic? What state do you live in. I have never been to Carnegie museum but the closest one to me is the AMNH. it my favorite one and my first one? It's also close to me: 1.5 hours away.
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MemberTyrannosaurus RexAug-13-2014 9:35 AMLooks like it, but I personally would rather go to the Tyrell.
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MemberCompsognathusAug-13-2014 9:36 AMThe 3rd pic is an Allosaurus. I live in Pennsylvania(PA). So if the AMNH is kinda close to you, then the Carnegie shouldn't be too far.
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MemberCompsognathusAug-13-2014 9:43 AMSure. Great place. Now I wanna go back, lol
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MemberCompsognathusAug-13-2014 9:44 AMIt is far away. From where I live in Northern NJ it apparenly 5 hours away
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MemberCompsognathusAug-13-2014 9:45 AMThat sucks. Well, if you're ever looking for a roadtrip, here it is, haha. Pittsburgh's got a fair amount of stuff to do besides the museum. The Pittsburgh Zoo, The Pirates(major league baseball), The Steelers(NFL), the Carnegie Science Center, etc.
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MemberCompsognathusAug-13-2014 9:49 AMUnfornutly I'm like 4-5 day drive (I live in nova scotia) or 1 day flight and I'd have to convince my parents..
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"Jurassic park: The Lost World"
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MemberTyrannosaurus RexAug-13-2014 9:51 AMWoohoo! Another Canadian!
I'd have probably a day drive. My family has driven from our home in Southern Ontario to Tennessee in a day. 16 hours of nonstop driving isn't fun though.
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Tyrant king
MemberCompsognathusAug-13-2014 9:54 AMwow your like a 1000 miles away from me. im in florida
Hiphopananomus
MemberCompsognathusAug-13-2014 9:54 AMYeah, my family ussualy drives 6-8 hours a day if were on a big road trip.
"Somewhere on this island is the greatest predator that ever lived. Second greatest predator must take him down."Roland Tembo"
"Jurassic park: The Lost World"
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MemberTyrannosaurus RexAug-13-2014 9:57 AMI've been to Florida. Gotta say, Disney Land is overrated. I'd rather have gone to the Everglades or Universal Studios. We've made the trip to Florida in two days. Again, lots of driving isn't fun.
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MemberCompsognathusAug-13-2014 10:00 AMThe roadtrip my dad and I did a few weeks ago to Maine was pretty long and full of driving. Taking turns though helps break it up.
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MemberCompsognathusAug-13-2014 10:05 AM17
Forgot to mention, the Carnegie holds 22 million specimens, 10,000 of which are on display at any given time and 1 million are catologued in online databases.
Tyrant king
MemberCompsognathusAug-13-2014 10:08 AMok dont brag.
i have the mosh and i see ONE and its an allosaurus.
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MemberCompsognathusAug-13-2014 10:09 AMNot bragging. Just giving you guys the details :)
Mosh? Does that stand for something?
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MemberCompsognathusAug-13-2014 10:12 AMOh, OK. I'll look it up.
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MemberAllosaurusAug-13-2014 10:22 AMWell, I don't live near much museums, bt I've been to a travelling exhibit, and the Field Museum, which is about a 4 hour drive from my house.
(Also, it would be pretty cool if museums used a few animatronics in exhibits, rather than just skeletons)
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MemberCompsognathusAug-13-2014 10:26 AMI've seen a few animatronics, but I agree, they should be more common.
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MemberCompsognathusAug-13-2014 10:04 PMA new place to visit eventually for me. Thanks for sharing this cool museum.
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