Giraffe Center
Is a home for endangered wildlife mostly Rothschild giraffes and warthogs. It consist of a reserved indigenous forest that once surrounded Nairobi located in the outskirts of town. The ideal place to visit if traveling with children, because they allow guest to touch and feed the giraffes and you can also do a forest nature trail through the forest directly opposite the giraffe center. In the forest you can guide yourself with guide map from one station to the next exploring the animals habitats and it also has a large variety of birds thus making it a very good place for bird watching throughout the year.The objectives of giraffe center are to conserve all endangered wildlife, support other conservation project in Kenya and to provide free environmental education to the youth.
Forest at giraffe center
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| A visit to the giraffe center |
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| Eye in eye with the giraffes |
National Archive
Located in the city center, opposite the Nairobi Hilton Hotel, the National Archives contains a collection of old publications, Kenyan crafts and artifacts, photograph that go back all the way to the precolonial era.
National Museum and The Snake Park
The National Museum was established in 1930. The museum has a collection of items that showcase origins of Mankind and Kenya's past and present cultural and natural heritage. It serves to enhance knowledge, appreciation, respect and sustainable utilization of Kenya’s resources for the benefit of Kenya and the world. It is a good place to visit as it will aid one in understanding more about Kenya’s history.
The Snake Park has in display a variety of snakes including: Cobras, Puff adders mambas and the Rock Python, which are only be found in Kenya. It is also home to a variety of crocodiles, the alligator, fresh water terrapins and tortoise.
The National Museum was established in 1930. The museum has a collection of items that showcase origins of Mankind and Kenya's past and present cultural and natural heritage. It serves to enhance knowledge, appreciation, respect and sustainable utilization of Kenya’s resources for the benefit of Kenya and the world. It is a good place to visit as it will aid one in understanding more about Kenya’s history.
The Snake Park has in display a variety of snakes including: Cobras, Puff adders mambas and the Rock Python, which are only be found in Kenya. It is also home to a variety of crocodiles, the alligator, fresh water terrapins and tortoise.
http://www.museums.or.ke/
Karen Blixen Museum
Danish author Karen Blixen, best known for her book Out of Africa, lived in this house on the outskirts of Nairobi that has now been restored into a museum in her honor. Blixen lived in Nairobi from 1914 to 1931 and ran a coffee plantation on the site. Originally owned by the Danish government, the house was then donated to Kenya to celebrate the country's independence. Inside, you will find such artifacts as a replica of the RCA gramophone on which Blixen would play Mozart concertos; a library of books belonging to Denys Finch Hatton her partner, who lived with the author at the house from 1926–1931; and a restoration of the original kitchen, including a Dove stove like the one Blixen used and period silverware. Also on view are the grounds of the estate, meant to emulate a coffee plantation in the early 20th century. Tours of the estate are offered on a continual basis, and a museum shop offers handicrafts and books.
Karen Blixen Museum
Karen Road
P.O Box 40658
00100 GPO, Nairobi
00254 20-8002139
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