National Parks Adventure
IMAX Theater
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
Balboa Park, San Diego
February 25, 2016
We went to see the new IMAX movie, National Parks Adventure, at the Fleet and loved it. The movie has stunning footage of various national parks throughout the U.S. We cannot begin to do justice to the photography; check out the movie’s website for a trailer and still photos of some of the sites in the film.
The film is narrated by Robert Redford, and its release was timed as part of this year’s centennial celebration of the park system. It runs less than an hour, following a trio of climbing buddies and then filling us in on John Muir, Teddy Roosevelt, and the history of the park system’s foundation.
Our outing was a special preview offered to REI members. The film opens to the general public on March 18, and we recommend it highly.
While waiting for the theater to open, we explored the lobby of the Fleet Center. The current exhibit features microbes and we had fun looking at the various stations and doing some of the hands-on activities.
