The Money Museum was very interesting! Economics is not exactly my "thing" but I enjoyed the place. Jim was in heaven - he LOVES reading about the economy. Sam was enthralled with the display of coins that were in circulation during each President's term - all the way back to George Washington. It was really cool!
There was a sample gold bar to test your lifting abilities (27 lbs), and a glass wall filled with 40 million dollars in 100 dollar bills - just to give you an idea of how many duffel bags it takes to carry it all! :)
There was also a viewing area where you could watch the employees putting currency through the machines that would sort, recount, and shred worn out bills. The vault had LOTS of containers filled with currency and coins being shuttled around with automatic fork lifts. We each got a bag of shredded money to take home - wonder how many people want to work that puzzle? :)
After this stop, we went to Missouri Town 1855, which is a collection of old buildings set up into a small town collection that depicts life in 1855. A couple of volunteers were onsite to tell about the time period and what life was like. There was a sheep herd, and one really friendly horse.
Before we reached the town area, there were some open fields with a herd of elk, and another field with a herd of bison. The locals were feeding them apples and carrots, and they were loving every minute of it! Sam decided he was hungry, so we went to eat lunch, and we picked up some carrots and cabbage to bring back for the critters. One of the bison didn't care for the cabbage, and he head butted the fence to let Sam know! LOL
On our way out, we spotted a deer at the front gate, and Sam followed it to the edge of a field where it bounced over a fence line.
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