Welcome to the Wonders of Wildlife Nationa Museum at the Bass Pro Shops campus in Springfield, MO.
Bison roam on either side of the escalator leading you to the start of the exhibits.
The first part of the museum is dedicated to Native Americans.
Deer Dance Headdress
Plains Indians outfits.
The entire hall was filled with different artifacts, including outfits, weapons and other interesting memorabilia.
One of the more intricate outfits on display
Another large bison
A very neat statue and quote to segue to the next displays
Welcome to a salute to the National Parks. This is a photo of President Roosevelt on his horse and this saddle is supposedly the saddle that he used.
American Black Bear
Yosemite National Park
Mule Deer
Grand Teton National Park
Grizzly Bear and Wolves
Denali National Park
Mountain Goat
Rocky Mountain National Park
Mountain Lion
Rocky Mountain National Park
Sitka Deer
Chugach National Park
Javelina
Grand Canyon National Park
Desert Bighorn Sheep
Grand Canyon National Park
Pronghorn Antelope
Grand Canyon National Park
Roosevelt Elk
Olympic National Park
Brown Bear
Kodiak National Park
Alaska Yukon Moose
Mountain Caribou
Katmai National Park
American Black Bear
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Bighorn Sheep
Glacier National Park
Lots of mounts on this wall.
Large bear in this room
Polar bear
Wolverines
Porcupine
Lynx and Snowshoe Rabbit
Beaver
Badger and Rattlesnake
A huge antler arch and a room full of deer mounts and full body taxidermy displays
Some of the huge deer on display
Moose
Wild turkey
There is an entire room full of bighorn sheep
Narwhals
Sealions
They had a live exhibit of penguins
It was food time.
A giant water crossing diorama
This isn't going to end well
Walrus
A record breaking Polar Bear. Look how tall he is.
Serengeti exhibit - Elephants
Ostrich
Wildebeest
More elephants
Giraffe
Zebra
Now some big cats - Bengal Tiger
Spotted Jaguar
Rhino.
The museum is fascinating. There are animals on display that I have never seen done before with taxidermy and they are displayed extremely well. The museum is included with admission to the aquarium. Make sure you plan plenty of time to check out all of the displays in the museum.