Christ in the Smokies Museum & Gardens

@Daelii (5619)
United States
March 27, 2018 7:10pm CST
I promised some pictures and here comes round one! One of the attractions my family visited on our vacation was the Christ in the Smokies Museum & Gardens! I was a little disappointed in the "guided tour". I had thought it was a person that walks you through some of the sights and things. It wasn't. It was a computer based guided tour of wax figures. The scenes were very nice. My kids enjoyed it much more than I thought they would. My favorite place was the prayer garden. It was just very beautiful and quiet. I wish there were more places like this around and about! Have you ever planned something for your kids because you thought it was a good learning experience for them, only to really have your kids totally surprise you and teach you more than you seem to have been trying to teach them???
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (63060)
• United States
28 Mar 18
I went there back in the days when it was called "Christus Gardens."
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (63060)
• United States
29 Mar 18
@Daelii -- I haven't been in it recently (just walked past it while I walk by the creek).
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Robin
@Daelii (5619)
• United States
29 Mar 18
@FourWalls oh! You might want to! I was really inspired by the garden and hope to add some elements to my home garden!
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Robin
@Daelii (5619)
• United States
28 Mar 18
That is so neat! Has it changed much? I really, really loved the garden area.
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (75611)
• East Tawas, Michigan
28 Mar 18
I still learn lessons from my kids, even as a grandma:) I'm glad you and your family had a good time!
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Robin
@Daelii (5619)
• United States
28 Mar 18
It was wonderful! Its a good thing there is no limit to learning new things!
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (75611)
• East Tawas, Michigan
28 Mar 18
@Daelii Yes, we are definitely blessed, with a world filled with new things to learn:)
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137313)
• Philippines
28 Mar 18
I am planning to bring my little niece to visit a museum. It is a good way for her to learn something while exploring the place.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137313)
• Philippines
29 Mar 18
@Daelii I do agree some kiddies are not into it.
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Robin
@Daelii (5619)
• United States
28 Mar 18
There are so many out there and many have been making kid friendly spits so children really can touch, see, and experience bits of the past!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (328095)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Mar 18
We've been surprised sometimes by what the kids have enjoyed.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (328095)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Mar 18
@Daelii I think parents sometimes forget how scary big (to kids) noisy things can be - same with some animals. A first meeting with any of the larger domestic animals could be quite intimidating to a child.
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Robin
@Daelii (5619)
• United States
29 Mar 18
@JudyEv I sure did forget! Well I didn't even think about the noise aspect! The other garden is spread over a mountain and just sounds lovely! I do hope to go sometime .
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Robin
@Daelii (5619)
• United States
28 Mar 18
On the trip I thought they would really enjoy this Eden garden (lots of birds)... but before we could go, the kids got to see some parrots up close at a different place. The loud sounds scared them. So I crossed that garden off our list for now! If 6 birds scared them, seeing a ton of them might be too much! Maybe next year....
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Courage7
@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
28 Mar 18
Oh my gosh this must have been so nice..I know I would love it, but like you, yes a real person would be better.
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Robin
@Daelii (5619)
• United States
28 Mar 18
You just can't ask questions to a computer and if you wanted to sit a moment longer to look there was no time! You'd miss the next part
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