Museums and Food With ChuraChura
posted January 19, 2016 7:18 AM   RSS | iCal | +googleCal

Sat January 30 at 1:00 PM, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
1000 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC, USA (Map & Directions)
Let's meet in front of the elephants in the lobby of the Museum of Natural History at 1 PM for some museum wandering, and plan on dinner at Good Stuff Eatery around 6!
If you want to meet up while we're wandering, memail me for my phone number. I'll try to keep our location updated in-thread. I would be glad to do more things after dinner! I'll love you forever if you can take a good picture of me with an australopithecine!

Join us for Chinese food the night before!
posted by ChuraChura to Meetup (26 comments total)

Totally into this and would recommend the Renwick as an add-on! I'll memail you my phone # just in case we want to meet up partway through.
posted by capricorn at 7:22 AM on January 19, 2016 [1 favorite]


Sounds good to me!
posted by ChuraChura at 7:39 AM on January 19, 2016


Point of clarification: There's only one elephant, and it's the largest taxidermied elephant in the world
posted by timdiggerm at 4:53 AM on January 20, 2016


Thank you for clearing that up!
posted by ChuraChura at 7:18 AM on January 20, 2016


(Sorry, that may have read snarkier than I meant it to! Come, let's meet under the single largest taxidermied elephant in the world at the SMNH!)
posted by ChuraChura at 2:14 PM on January 20, 2016


Gah! Now I'm sad that I am going to San Diego that weekend (which is not a feeling I thought I could feel given the cold here right now).
posted by solotoro at 3:05 PM on January 20, 2016 [1 favorite]


I haven't been to that museum since I was a kid. Hoping to make it...
posted by zennie at 8:49 PM on January 20, 2016


I haven't been to that museum since I was a kid. Hoping to make it...

I haven't been to that museum since I was teaching and took a bunch of kids on a field trip. I hope I can trust all of you to behave yourselves.
posted by Mrs. Pterodactyl at 4:26 AM on January 21, 2016 [2 favorites]


You know that you can't trust me to behave myself, and frankly, I'm offended that you asked.
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 6:00 AM on January 21, 2016 [3 favorites]


My mom helped weigh in on the design plans for the current rock, gem, & mineral hall. The entire floorplan had to be revised to eliminate one small dark corner that was sure to be a make-out spot for teenagers on school trips. And now you know.
posted by whitewall at 7:30 AM on January 21, 2016 [4 favorites]


How many people think they might come up to Rockville Town Center (right by the Metro) for Peter Chang the night before? If we're more than 3 or 4, we'll probably want to make a reservation. I'm OK taking responsibility for that.
posted by duffell at 12:34 PM on January 21, 2016


Hey duffell, I changed the original meetup thread to Peter Chang - right now, three people have RSVPed. If you wouldn't mind making a reservation, I'd be very grateflu!

Hope you all survive this weekend's snow!
posted by ChuraChura at 1:42 PM on January 21, 2016


Cool! I'll handle the reservation.
posted by duffell at 5:46 PM on January 21, 2016 [1 favorite]


I'll be on travel, unfortunately. But I wholeheartedly second the recommendation to also go to the Renwick, the current exhibits are really, really good.
posted by wintermind at 11:20 AM on January 23, 2016


I wish I could make it, but I have to be home to accept a delivery between 1 and 5. Have fun, everyone!
posted by SillyShepherd at 7:33 PM on January 28, 2016


We're gonna be a little late.
posted by zennie at 9:32 AM on January 30, 2016


Me, too, probably. Got downtown and realized I should eat something before tramping around museums all afternoon, and it's taking a little longer than expected.
posted by EvaDestruction at 9:54 AM on January 30, 2016


I just took a picture with Kermit the Frog and now I'm sitting behind the elephant. We'll update the thread when we move on to the Renwick!
posted by ChuraChura at 9:56 AM on January 30, 2016


Heading to oceans, human origins, and then dinosaurs!
posted by ChuraChura at 10:13 AM on January 30, 2016


I think we are following :)
posted by zennie at 10:27 AM on January 30, 2016


Let me know when you're heading up - I had to come into the office today, which is conveniently located between Mall and Renwick.
posted by everybody had matching towels at 12:11 PM on January 30, 2016


The renwick line is very long so we are going to the postal Museum and then good stuff eatery.
posted by ChuraChura at 12:25 PM on January 30, 2016


Cool, I'll catch up with you at the Postal Museum.
posted by everybody had matching towels at 12:28 PM on January 30, 2016


We're at Good Stuff Eatery upstairs.
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 3:00 PM on January 30, 2016


Thanks for a fun afternoon, folks! Re: the special stamp, ColdChef says, "Y'all are adorable."
posted by EvaDestruction at 3:38 PM on January 30, 2016


Yay, it was great hanging out with you all!
posted by ChuraChura at 5:12 PM on January 30, 2016



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