Part 3 - Gwacheon National Science Museum, Outdoor Exhibits

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The Gwacheon National Science Museum also has outdoor exhibitions.  At the center is the Planetarium in a beautiful white dome, just a few steps from the main museum’s back door. 

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the Planetarium
Cameras were not allowed during the show but this was how the inside looks like.
the Planetarium

The only drawback was that, there was no English translation… During the duration of the show, the most that we did was to enjoy and appreciate the effects that had a real feel of looking through the skies.

To the right of the Planetarium is the transportation and logistics display.  It has a railroad and of course a light rail on exhibit showcasing the evolution of transportation in South Korea.

Transportation and logistics display

Transportation and logistics display

Then at the back of the transportation exhibit is the Dinosaur Park.  Because the flurry hasn’t subsided, the kiddos didn’t had the chance to see all dinosaur figures.   

Dinosaur Park

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Dinosaur Park

Dinosaur Park

Dinosaur Park

Much more, the mini playground beside the Dinosaur Park wedged their attention.





To the left of the Planetarium is the Space World where the actual archetype of the KSR III rocket was on display.  It was so huge and more gigantic that the Planetarium and the Space World Hall. 

Space World

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Space World

Seeing a rocket up close was already a wow; how much more if we’ve experienced the Space World tour which happened to have ended by then.  We missed the interactive starship and the galaxy station.  Well…

Space World

At the back of the Space World is the Ecological Area composed of the Insectarium Ecological House and the Eco-Park.  As the flurry continued to rise, we forewent the Eco-Park tour and just settled with the indoor Ecological House.

Insectarium Ecological House

Insectarium Ecological House

On display were insects of different species from various kingdoms.

Insectarium Ecological House

Insectarium Ecological House

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Insectarium Ecological House

Insectarium Ecological House

Then there goes the spiders and my arachnophobic daughter ably controlled her fears…

Insectarium Ecological House

The house also has a mini butterfly garden with live ones aside from the framed butterflies of different variants.

Insectarium Ecological House

Insectarium Ecological House

Insectarium Ecological House

There were other outdoor exhibits that we missed like the History Plaza, the Astronomical Observatory and the Geological Park.  Like the Space World tour that we muffed earlier, there’s always a next time.  And by then, we’ll devour more time and do research ahead.

On our way back to the main museum, I paused by an information board. It was only then that I got a look of the place we were in.  The museum architecture was like a flying object, a ship, a spaceship… How I wished we have the same back home..


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I later found out that they have a cyber museum… You can visit this link and have a personal cyber feel of it - http://cyber.scientorium.go.kr/museum_new/eng/main.jsp.
RELATED POSTS:
o   South Korea Trip with the Kids
o   A Hike to Suwon Hwaseong Fortress
o   Snow Slide at Suwon Worldcup Stadium
o   The National Palace Museum
o   The Gyeongbokgung Palace
o   The National Folk Museum
o   Part 1 – Gwacheon National Science Museum, Advanced Science Hall 1st Floor
o   Part 2 – Gwacheon National Science Museum, the Aerospace and Natural History Hall

Travel Date: February 2014


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