Fernbank Museum of Natural History
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The Fernbank Museum of Natural History offers many public programs meant to entertain as well as educate (see edutainment), promote an understanding of science and technology, and communicate to everyone the harmony and order of the natural world. Fernbank contains hundreds of exhibits, including dinosaur skeletons. In addition, Fernbank is home to a planetarium with a 70-foot diameter projection dome and a full-size IMAX theatre. The museum opened October 5, 1992. The nearby Fernbank Science Center operated by the DeKalb County Board of Education, hosts additional exhibits and educational activities, as well as a planatarium, telescope, and 65 acre natural forest.
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