Masters of the Night: The True Story of Bats
Time & Place
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Virginia Living Museum
524 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23601 -
Phone: 757-595-1900
Highway Exit: 258A from I-64
Website: Click here to visit us online
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Virginia Living Museum
524 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard
Description
This traveling exhibit dispels popular misconceptions about bats and gives visitors an appreciation of the true wonders of the bat world. It includes special effects, multi-sensory interactive displays, a Gothic castle and environmentally lifelike settings. A home of an 18th-century bat enthusiast walks visitors through centuries of mythic representations of bats by different cultures. Life-size reproductions of more than 50 bat species are spread throughout the exhibit. Giant bat ears, nearly 20 times their actual size, give visitors the sensation of hearing the way a bat hears. Included in regular admission. Adults, $17; children (3-12), $13. Monday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, Noon to 5 p.m.