The Mind Museum

The Mind Museum is the first-world-class home for science in the Philippines that was opened its doors the public way back March 16, 2012. The Mind Museum’s mission is to provide an extraordinary educational experience that inspires the public to understand nature.

The Mind Museum features 250 interactive exhibits through five interconnected stories. For you to have fun and enjoy while also gaining knowledge, here are a list of the galleries that you must visit when you come to The Mind Museum.

Atom Gallery: The Strange World of the Very Small

The Atom Gallery is the gallery with the most number of interactive exhibits. It contains the very elemental forces that are so familiar that we take them for granted like gravity and electromagnetism. It also presents the counter-intuitive quantum world that resembles nothing in everyday experience, yet serves as the basis for much of the technology of today.

Life Gallery: The Exuberant Varieties of Life

The Life Gallery showcases the exuberance of a living planet in all its forms. It features the various habitats and the astonishing number and variety of organisms that thrive on our planet.

Earth Gallery: Nature Across the Breadth of Time 

The Earth Gallery features the first permanent T. Rex exhibit in the country along with other unique exhibits that focus on the forces at work in shaping and reshaping the Earth.

Universe Gallery: The Beginning and Majesty of the Cosmos

The Universe Gallery showcases humankind’s wondrous fascination with outer space. It features exhibits that show how all of life, as we know it, found its atomic beginnings in the stars. It enfolds visitors in the fundamental elements at play in the cosmos.

Technology Gallery: The Showcase of Human Ingenuity

Travelling and Special Exhibitions

 Dino Play

Dig deeper into the  story of dinosaurs with this interactive exhibition on creatures who roamed the Earth 230 million years ago.

Science Circus

The enchantment and marvel of the big top is brought to life in this three-ring exhibition of amazing illusions, puzzles, and brain teasers.

Forever Lab

Find out about the science of longevity in this journey through cultural symbols and scientific studies. The exhibit separates truth from myth and highlights both global and personal perspectives on longevity.

A Glass of the Sea

Experience the astounding marine beauty found in the Verde Island Passage in Batangas through an immersive and interactive exhibit of this stunning underwater paradise.

To see more of The Mind Museum’s programs, visit their website -https://www.themindmuseum.org/

What other places can you think of when you’re travelling to the north? Of course there are a ton of other places to visit in the northern part of the Philippines but I’m pretty sure that Ilocos will always be on the list. Even if in Ilocos Sur or Ilocos Norte, your trip will surely be a remarkable one. Here are a few ways on how you will maximize your enjoyment during your trip to the north.

Secure your belongings
Before anything else, you must make sure to pack and secure all your belongings before travelling. Pack all your necessities, everything that you’re going to need during your entire travel vacation. Double check your luggage or bagpacks to make sure that you’re not going to miss any important stuff and enjoy you’re vacation without worrying of forgetting something.

Check your Itinerary
For you to indulge your entire journey to Ilocos, you must check your itinerary right before travelling. Conduct a research on the places or travel destinations that is included on your itinerary to know about the places that you’re going to — what are the things to bring, what and what not to do in the certain place.

Stash Extra Cash
Having enough cash during your travel vacation is very important. Make sure to bring cards, or even cash to lessen the hassle when it comes to emergencies. It is necessary for a traveler to have enough money to buy a lot of souvenir items, taste the different delicacies of the city, and enjoy their entire vacation trip.

Meet the Locals of Ilocos
When travelling to a certain place, it is a must to meet and have fun with the locals. Locals are the ones who really know the place since they are the ones who grew up and lives in the place. They knows each and every spots that tourists must visit and experience the wonder of the place.

Document all memories
Taking a ton of pictures and videos is also a way to enjoy a one’s travel experience. Of course, it is understood that you must remember all the memories in your heart but documenting it through a camera or even a smartphone is not bad at all especially if you want to take a look at it over and over again. Or even print it to hung it on your room and serve as a room decor.

Visit Places As Much As You Can

Visiting places is very important to everyone, especially to those who doesn’t have enough time to relax and just chill for a second. Travelling is a must at least once because it helps to give us time to heal, reduce stress and help regain enthusiasm in our life. Here are some of the places in Ilocos

Go to Local Markets and Shops

Put down the souvenir refrigerator magnet and slowly back away. Traveling is the perfect opportunity to scoop up some truly special items that will serve as memories of your adventures. So hit the market and buy something you’ll cherish for years.

Paoay Sand Dunes

Enjoy a ride with a dune buggy or a 4×4 sand cruiser and tear up and down the sandy hills for a thrilling ride. From the top, you can absorb some attractive views of the water and look out onto the diverse landscape with the sand dunes bleeding into grasslands like a painting. Also at the dunes is the opportunity to learn how to sand board. It’s just like surfing or snowboarding but on sand. The teachers will give you a mini lesson and then set you on your own to play around.

Sinking Bell Tower

Base on the research, this bell tower is literally sinking! The Sinking Bell Tower has be drifting further and further into the earth ever since. Despite its disappearing act, this weathered monument still rings it’s bell every Sunday for mass.

Pagudpud Beach

Take a day trip to nearby Pagupud to spend the afternoon on the most beautiful beach in the Laoag area. This is a body of water that is so pure that it practically glows! The landscape is unique with white sand, small mangrove trees, and peculiar coral islands that pop up out of nowhere. The beach has lots of little restaurants where you can have a bite to eat with a cold beer. There is also a volleyball net and plenty of shade when you need a break from the sun.

Thanks for joining me!

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton