Treasures of the American Museum of Natural History

"Founded in 1869, the American Museum of Natural History has sponsored over one thousand scientific expeditions to nearly every corner of the world: the Gobi Desert (to search for evidence of early man, but they found dinosaur eggs instead), the icy reaches of Greenland (to bring back a giant meteorite, which they did), the Malay Archipelago (to capture a live dragon - which they also did!), and many other locations, both familiar and remote. This stunning and entertaining CD-ROM presents fifty treasures from the Museum's vast collections, dating back to the birth of the solar system, and hurtling forward to the future of genetic research. For the first time anywhere in an interactive format, you can now experience - via a wealth of full-color artwork, text, archival documentary footage, rare photographs, computer animation, and audio: the Newmont Azurite, Star of India, Cape York Meteorite, Patricia Emerald, Ice Age Art, Mural of Primate Evolution, Visible Woman Hologram, Ammonites, Chank Shell Trumpet, Haida Canoe, Tlingit Armor, Giant Sequoia, Forest Floor Diorama, Glass Protozoa, Giant Mosquito Model, Blue Whale, Coelacanth, Evolutionary Tree of Fishes, Insect Collection, James Perry Wilson's Paintings, Dodo, Barosaurus, Brazilian Fossil Fishes, Dinosaur Embryo, Guano Islands Diorama, Carl Akeley Hall of African Mammals, African Spirit Dancers, Tasmanian Wolf, Molecular Systems Lab, Watercolors by Joseph Wolf, Kunz Axe, Mayan Stone Carving, Royal Llama of the Inka, Amazon Featherwork, Yakut Shaman's Robe, Chinese Wedding Chair, Folsom Point, Margaret Mead, Peregrine Falcon Diorama, Passenger Pigeons, Ostrich Diorama, Poison Dart Frogs, Komodo Dragons, Unisexual Whiptail Lizard, Gobi Flag, Warren Mastodon, Evolution of Horses, Dinosaur Mummy, Tyrannosaurus, and Glen Rose Trackway... and all without leaving your house!

In the spirit of exploration, eight guided tours link the treasures thematically, and introduce a wide range of behind-the-scenes material: rare photographs, unusual film footage, and LOTS of surprises. See right though the Visible Woman as you move 360 degrees around the world's first computer-simulated hologram; scroll through the one-hundred-foot-long Evolutionary Tree of Fishes, and bone up on the taxononmy of each; marvel at a morph of human evolution, from Australopithecus to spear-toting Cro-Magnon; and literally feel your way around the renowned Akeley Hall of African Mammals using QuickTime VR.

Features include:

A Map showing the origin of each treasure

A Notebook for taking notes and composing your own expedition

A Floor Plan that details the exact location of each treasure within the Museum

A Glossary that is hyperlinked to text throughout the CD-ROM

A Supplementary Guide for teachers and parents

A Dinosaur Dig game where you, a budding archaeologist, uncover bones and try to reassemble a Tyrannosaurus rex - a dino that's not quite dead! (But if you prevail, you'll receive a certificate with your name on it, and can even print it out!)

Come visit the Treasures of the American Museum of Natural History CD-ROM - where the museum is always open." -- From Voyager