In the morning, on the advice of a friend from Columbus, we took an early detour to see this field of corn, which was near some random office building on the side of the road.
Then we drove off toward Kentucky. The city of Cincinnati happens to be right on the border of Ohio and Kentucky, so we stopped there for lunch.
Cincinnati made a somewhat negative impression on us because two of the four places we'd come to see were either crappy or closed. We made our first stop on the riverfront to see the Roebling Bridge, which stretches over the Ohio River and connects Cincinnati and Covington, KY. unfortunately, not only was the bridge itself kind of old and gross, but the water over which it stretches was brown.
We then ascended the nearby Mount Adams, which is really just a town on a hill, but from which you can get nice views of the city. The hill itself has a bunch of artsy buildings on it, including a playhouse, a free art museum, and a Conservatory with plants.
Our first attempt to get lunch also resulted in failure, putting us in kind of a sketchy neighborhood. Finally, we decided to just go with Indian food at Krishna's Indian Carryout. Best Indian food we'd ever had!
Some more pictures of various sights around Cincinnati:
After Cincinnati, the plan was to head to Louisville to visit Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby. However, after only about 5 miles out of Cincinnati, Roy saw a billboard ad for the Creation Museum, which was apparently only 20 minutes away, so off we went. The Creation Museum is a museum built by Biblical creationists, who believe in a strict literal interpretation of the Bible. They claim that the Earth is only 6,000 years old, that dinosaurs walked the Earth along with Adam and Eve, and that there is geological evidence of the great Flood. Their motto: Prepare to Believe!
The museum itself is really well-done and quite beautiful. All the people working there were incredibly friendly. It is actually a very appealing museum - in terms of presentation, possibly one of the best I've ever seen.
Ideologically, of course, it is not only controversial but somewhat confused. It attempts to validate itself by presenting Creation theory as a legitimate scientific alternative to evolution theory, claiming that different theories are the result of different "starting points". It carries this theme throughout the more scientific exhibits, commonly by putting the two viewpoints side-by-side. Additionally, while claiming that the study of science in general is encouraged by God, it nevertheless portrays the knowledge obtained from school in an unequivocally negative light, and challenges human reason. Finally, it accuses evolution theory - and biological science in general - of attempting to advance its own ideological agenda.
Descartes vs. God!
Frolicking with Adam and Eve's dinosaur pals
Side-by-side comparison of theory
According to Creationists, trees left floating around after the float "served as ready-made rafts for animals to cross oceans"
Along with the actual exhibits, which address different views of historical evidence, Adam and Eve's sin, and Noah's ark among other topics, they've also got a botanical garden and petting zoo outside, to celebrate the diversity of living creatures created by God.
Cutest donkey ever
This was the first place I have ever seen a zonkey.
Then we drove off toward Kentucky. The city of Cincinnati happens to be right on the border of Ohio and Kentucky, so we stopped there for lunch.
Cincinnati made a somewhat negative impression on us because two of the four places we'd come to see were either crappy or closed. We made our first stop on the riverfront to see the Roebling Bridge, which stretches over the Ohio River and connects Cincinnati and Covington, KY. unfortunately, not only was the bridge itself kind of old and gross, but the water over which it stretches was brown.
We then ascended the nearby Mount Adams, which is really just a town on a hill, but from which you can get nice views of the city. The hill itself has a bunch of artsy buildings on it, including a playhouse, a free art museum, and a Conservatory with plants.
Our first attempt to get lunch also resulted in failure, putting us in kind of a sketchy neighborhood. Finally, we decided to just go with Indian food at Krishna's Indian Carryout. Best Indian food we'd ever had!
Some more pictures of various sights around Cincinnati:
After Cincinnati, the plan was to head to Louisville to visit Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby. However, after only about 5 miles out of Cincinnati, Roy saw a billboard ad for the Creation Museum, which was apparently only 20 minutes away, so off we went. The Creation Museum is a museum built by Biblical creationists, who believe in a strict literal interpretation of the Bible. They claim that the Earth is only 6,000 years old, that dinosaurs walked the Earth along with Adam and Eve, and that there is geological evidence of the great Flood. Their motto: Prepare to Believe!
The museum itself is really well-done and quite beautiful. All the people working there were incredibly friendly. It is actually a very appealing museum - in terms of presentation, possibly one of the best I've ever seen.
Ideologically, of course, it is not only controversial but somewhat confused. It attempts to validate itself by presenting Creation theory as a legitimate scientific alternative to evolution theory, claiming that different theories are the result of different "starting points". It carries this theme throughout the more scientific exhibits, commonly by putting the two viewpoints side-by-side. Additionally, while claiming that the study of science in general is encouraged by God, it nevertheless portrays the knowledge obtained from school in an unequivocally negative light, and challenges human reason. Finally, it accuses evolution theory - and biological science in general - of attempting to advance its own ideological agenda.
Descartes vs. God!
Frolicking with Adam and Eve's dinosaur pals
Side-by-side comparison of theory
According to Creationists, trees left floating around after the float "served as ready-made rafts for animals to cross oceans"Along with the actual exhibits, which address different views of historical evidence, Adam and Eve's sin, and Noah's ark among other topics, they've also got a botanical garden and petting zoo outside, to celebrate the diversity of living creatures created by God.
Cutest donkey everThis was the first place I have ever seen a zonkey.
Afterwards, we hit the road again and were on our way to Lexington, KY, as it was a bit too late to get to Louisville. We had originally planned to camp in the grounds of Kentucky Horse Park, but were suddenly hit on the road by a flash storm, which made for awful driving conditions.
Instead, we went to find some food and a hotel. Billy's Bar-B-Q serves genuine pit barbeque (although I'm not really sure what that means). Not feeling too hungry yet, we decided to share a rib dinner with cornbread, and sides of potato salad and cheese grits, as well as a blackberry cobbler a la mode that we had gobbled up before remembering about the camera. Delicious!
Then, finding that almost all attractions in Lexington closed at 5pm (a theme, it seems, in middle America), we decided to go catch The Hangover at a local movie theater. It was hilarious!
We are currently holed up at a Comfort Inn nearby. The plan is to hit up Churchill Downs and Kentucky Horse Park today, and then drive down towards Mammoth Cave National Park to camp there for the night.
Instead, we went to find some food and a hotel. Billy's Bar-B-Q serves genuine pit barbeque (although I'm not really sure what that means). Not feeling too hungry yet, we decided to share a rib dinner with cornbread, and sides of potato salad and cheese grits, as well as a blackberry cobbler a la mode that we had gobbled up before remembering about the camera. Delicious!
Then, finding that almost all attractions in Lexington closed at 5pm (a theme, it seems, in middle America), we decided to go catch The Hangover at a local movie theater. It was hilarious!
We are currently holed up at a Comfort Inn nearby. The plan is to hit up Churchill Downs and Kentucky Horse Park today, and then drive down towards Mammoth Cave National Park to camp there for the night.
what is it with you and corn?
ReplyDeletei think one of the coolest things about going on a roadtrip across the US is abandoning your plans to visit a bunch of random, kitschy places. and the food--"authentic" bbq and fries and all that good stuff.
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ReplyDeleteSo glad you made it to the field of corn!
ReplyDeleteCreationist Museum is so fantastically creepy... I love it.