点评:We decided to stop at the Mesalands Museum while traveling through Tucumcari and found it to be a hidden gem. This museum is packed with many things: fossils, bronze castings, a rock and mineral collection, and an impressive petrified tree exhibit, are but a few of them. One can quickly walk through the museum but spending time viewing each exhibit is better. Taking the time to learn something new and to see something you haven't seen before is worthwhile. It was interesting the items seen through the glass at the paleontology lab are labeled so one knows what they are looking at. Not all museums do this and one is left wondering what they are looking at. The thing that stands out most to me is the bronze casting of the Triceratops. It is mounted at a level where you can view it from all angles. I recommend standing from the back and looking through the casting.
This museum is family friendly with a helpful and knowledgeable staff.
翻译:我们在途经图库姆卡里时决定顺道参观梅萨兰兹博物馆,结果发现它真是一处隐藏的宝藏。这座博物馆藏品丰富,包括化石、青铜铸件、岩石和矿物收藏,以及令人印象深刻的石化树展品等等。虽然可以快速浏览整个博物馆,但花时间仔细欣赏每个展品会更有价值。花时间学习新知识,欣赏以前从未见过的事物,绝对值得。古生物实验室里,透过玻璃看到的展品都贴有标签,让人一目了然,这一点很有意思。并非所有博物馆都这样做,否则人们往往会一头雾水。最让我印象深刻的是三角龙的青铜铸件。它的安装位置很高,可以从各个角度欣赏。我建议站在铸件的背面,透过它观看。
这家博物馆非常适合家庭参观,工作人员热情友好,知识渊博。