The Ark Encounter

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We had a FANTASTIC day at The Art Encounter! Going in the middle of the week and at this time of year meant it was not crowded. The weather was just right, not too hot and not too cold.

When you arrive, (yes you do have to pay for parking) you go through the ticket area and then get on a bus (free) which takes you probably 1 to 2 miles to the actual Ark Encounter. Once there you can either walk through the rainbow arch or go into the main lobby area where the theater, restrooms, cafe, bookstore etc. are.

As with the Creation Museum, we found the campus to be extremely clean and well laid out. The ark is VERY impressive but we left it until last, preferring to explore the grounds and all the other exhibits first.

If you are an animal lover or if you have young children, you will LOVE the zoo area. Enjoy a good meal? Go to Emzara’s Kitchen for the buffet. Richard and I were pretty impressed with this as there were a lot of healthy options i.e. vegetables as well as the typical fried chicken, mashed potato etc. We all ate well 🙂

We enjoyed listening to TrueSong in the theater and the guys enjoyed the VR experience. (The VR is an extra charge.) I took a ride on the carousel 🙂 From there we entered the ark. WOW! The thought and inspiration that went into this is INCREDIBLE! The attention to detail is extremely evident. No shoddiness here. Obviously, this ark is not exactly how the original ark would have looked inside as this one has theaters, shops, restrooms, ramps from floor to floor etc. HOWEVER if you take the time to visit and read all the info in all the exhibits you will get an education & grasp the size, work entailed, animals present etc. Answers in Genesis does an EXCELLENT job of presenting both opinions – evolution and creation – thus allowing the reader/visitor to make their own mind up. Saying that, AiG makes it very clear where they stand and the gospel is shared.

Highly recommend this to ALL, young and old. If you haven’t visited yet, put it on your bucket list and start making plans! Make sure you include the Creation Museum in your plans as well. Both are very different from each other.

Sorry, I don’t have more pictures to share but pics really wouldn’t do the exhibits justice. You need to go see it for yourself!

Liz