The '''Creation Museum''' is "60,000 square foot museum"<ref name="creationmuseum" /> that cost 27 million dollars to construct. It is located in Petersburg, Kentucky, just outside of Cincinnati, a location chosen due to having almost two thirds of the United States population within a 650 mile distance.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070520/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticsreligion_070520222942 Dinosaurs frolic with Adam and Eve at creationism museum]</ref> Designed to promote [[Young Earth Creationism]] with state of the art displays and presentations, it opened its doors to the public on May 28, 2007, exceeding expectations by receiving 4,000 visitors on the first day. | The '''Creation Museum''' is "60,000 square foot museum"<ref name="creationmuseum" /> that cost 27 million dollars to construct. It is located in Petersburg, Kentucky, just outside of Cincinnati, a location chosen due to having almost two thirds of the United States population within a 650 mile distance.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070520/ts_alt_afp/uspoliticsreligion_070520222942 Dinosaurs frolic with Adam and Eve at creationism museum]</ref> Designed to promote [[Young Earth Creationism]] with state of the art displays and presentations, it opened its doors to the public on May 28, 2007, exceeding expectations by receiving 4,000 visitors on the first day. |