Franklin Institue 2012

We took a great trip to the Franklin Institute this September to see the Dead Sea Scrolls.  I was completely enamored with the display.  There were all new pieces never before seen.  We saw relics from biblical days, pottery and jewels completely intact, and of course scrolls that did not disintegrate over the last 2000 years.  We learned that by their unique location in a cave near the Dead Sea the salt and temperature of the sea is what kept them from completely falling apart.  

We were able to touch a piece of the wailing wall from Israel as well which was moving for me.  

We saw an amazing science show in the entrance right in front of the Ben Franklin statue.

And we got to play in all of the airplanes, trains, and walk through the human heart!!!  We had a wonderful day at the Franklin Institute!