Vacation Ideas

If you are planning a vacation – consider a stop at one of these Creation related locations or family conferences at a nice resort location.  Some of these places need advance registration and others are locations where you can just stop in.  Be sure to check them out, and enjoy learning more about God’s wonderful creation as you travel.  

 SPECIAL FOR 2011:   Go on a Dinosaur Dig!  DISCOUNT AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH 21!
Adventure Safaris Dinosaur Dig July 3-8 and July 10–15, 2011
South Dakota

Imagine excavating dinosaur bones that haven’t seen the light of day since Noah’s Flood…Russ and Tricia McGlenn with Adventure Safaris (Twin Cities Creation Science Association) invite you and your family on the family vacation of a lifetime! Come and experience the thrill of digging up dinosaurs and cleaning and preparing the bones for museum display. From finding the bones to seeing where they go in the museum, this truly is the best family vacation ever! Camp site included in price. One or two creation science talks a day. We usually go to the dig site in the morning and late afternoon. Cost is $1,095 per family ($350 for student only). Offering a

BIG DISCOUNT of $170 off if you sign up with a down payment by March 21st. Then you only pay a total of $925. Please mention this ad to get the discount. For more information, visit http://www.tccsa.tc/adventure and http://www.adventuresafaris.org/ 

The Creation Museum by Answers in Genesis

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1) The Creation Museum by Answers in Genesis. Whenever your travels take you near the Cincinnati area, you have to think about stopping in here.  Several members have been there and they all rave about it.  It is a First Class Museum, with high tech theaters, animatronics and a planetarium.  You can easily spend a full day there. The themes change, as well as live speakers on any given day. It’s located seven miles west of the Cincinnati Airport near Petersburg, KY 41080. See CreationMuseum.org for more info & directions as well as open hours. 

2) Answers in Genesis  2011 Mega Conference July 18-22 in Florence Kentucky – . Four days of learning and fun with top scientists and speakers, including Ken Ham, Dr. Voddie Baucham, Bill Jack and Dr. Georgia Purdom.  Another stellar conference- good for whole families as well as singles, .  Visit   http://www.answersingenesis.org/outreach/event/6931/  for complete details, schedule and registration.  

 3) See Creation.com for their 2011 conference in southern Ontario. 

4) AKRON FOSSILS AND SCIENCE CENTER – Off of I-77, south of I-80 (Ohio Turnpike). This small museum is devoted to teaching Creation Science and Intelligent Design models in contrast to Evolutionary models. The center features hands-on science as well as many fossils from Ohio and around the world. Individuals, families and groups will enjoy informative displays as they journey through a series of questions in search of truth.   More info:  http://www.akronfossils.com for program schedule and other information.  2080 S. Cleveland-Massillon Rd.  /  Copley, Ohio  44321 

SUMMER HOURS – Open 10am – 5pm, Tuesday – Saturday (Mem Day to Labor Day) WINTER HOURS  -  Open 10am – 5pm, Friday & Saturday only. (after Labor day) 

Creation Evidnce Museum

5)  CREATION EVIDENCE MUSEUM – GLEN ROSE TEXAS, Southwest of Fort Worth.  A small Creation Museum with an impressive collection of artifacts and fossils, which provide evidence for a young earth. Each summer the museum opens its excavations to public participation for one week. The public digs are geared for adults. Children ages 14 and up may participate along with their parents under close supervision. Please call the Museum for a brochure and registration form on this year’s dig event or call museum for July dig information. The Director’s Lecture Series is held at the Museum on the 1st Saturday of each month –    Phone: 254-897-3200 Admission charge: $2 per person, $5 per immediate family. Lecture Times: 11:00 AM and 2:00 P.M.  see www.creationevidence.org / Regular Museum Hours are: Thursday thru Saturday from 10:00 A.M. until 4 P.M. The last presentation begins at 3:00 P.M. 

Dinosaur Excavation

6) Go on a DINOSAUR EXCAVATION! Sponsored by Creation Studies Institute near Glendive, Montana June 21-25, 2010. You will have 4 days of fellowship, and exciting hands-on education. This annual field trip has the opportunity to find, excavate,  and prepare real dinosaur bones with professionals. The cost /person is $950.00 with a discount of $100 if registered by May 3^rd. This includes meals & field expenses except accommodations.  Choose either a campsite or near-by hotel.  See www.creationstudies.org/dinodig.html for more info, the full week schedule and how to register. 

Mount St Helens 7 Wonders Creation Museum

7) Mt. St. Helens – Washington State – Going to the Northwest? The Mount St Helens 7 Wonders Creation Museum is a place to see exhibits and arrange creation-based tours of the mountain.   Here are enormous rock layers, petrified trees and a mini grand canyon all formed in the aftermath of the eruption in 1980. For more info please visit  www.creationism.org/sthelens  

Grand Canyon Rafting Tour

8 ) GRAND CANYON RAFT TRIP –  Going to the Southwest and feeling adventurous? Consider a  4, 7, or 9 day rafting tour in the Grand Canyon with Tom Vail and either AiG or ICR. This “adventure of a lifetime!” includes time daily in the Word, side canyon hikes, and camping under the stars. Talks during the trip include a creationist’s model of the Earth’s origin, and interpretation of the Canyon’s formation and history. This is done in a Christian environment which provides a safe, educational and comfortable family setting. 

See canyonministries.com for dates and details. 

Grand Canyon Bus Tour

9) GRAND CANYON RIM BUS TOUR –  If you plan to visit Arizona, choose a bus day trip along the south rim of the Grand Canyon with Creationist speaker Russ Miller. These are informative trips with a lot of extras you won’t get from the Park Service. Scheduled Tours in 2010: June 12th, June 26th, July 24th and Oct. 9th.  

call Russ at 928-774-8074 to confirm  open dates, ask questions or schedule your own group. 

See www.creationministries.org