This Place Is Pretty Amazing

  We went to visit our dear friends a while ago and they took us to a place I was really amazed by. It is a collection of one man's travels and treasures. He has traveled the world throughout his lifetime. He is an avid hunter and is also someone with an eye for beauty and a love of history and preserving culture. His collection is beyond comprehension really. He bought a school and used it to showcase his personal collection. Viewing it is free and mind blowing.

Here are a few photos:

                                                         This is all bead work

                                  Can you imagine wearing shoes this narrow?

The intricate handmade love that went into this gown for someone's treasured baby

You can see one side is beautiful dresses and the other side is tropical fish

These are life size on the stage in the school gym

The brilliant colors of these preserved butterflies

  These pictures do not do justice to the vast array of treasures from the world round. The collections are really beyond belief. You can spend hours studying all the beautiful details of animals you have never seen before, artifacts from cultures all over the world, and history of our country as well. It is a treasure of a place!