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The Flood Museum

1310 Knight Street , Nauvoo, IL 62354

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Your experience will begin as soon as you arrive at The Flood Museum. The entrance suggests the fabulous Ark built by Noah in biblical history. Complete with ramp and animals entering two by two, it sets the tone for the whole visit.

Follow the flood described in the book of Genesis.  Many of the museums rooms offer seating to allow museum patrons to view a brief professionally-made film.  Other rooms in the museum include a self-paced viewing museum-grade reprodutions of animal fossils, and art gallery consisiting of art centered around themes in the Bible, and various reproduced religious items from around the world.  

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