Self-preservation is the first law of nature, and the first law of self-preservation is full-body lamination before life-sized Jello mould. Explore nature in its impeccably preserved form with today’s Groupon to Beaty Biodiversity Museum on The University of British Columbia campus. Choose from the following options:

• For $6, you get one adult admission (up to a $12 value).
• For $12, you get two adult admissions (up to a $24 value).
• For $17, you get a one-day family pass for two adults and up to four children ages 17 and younger (a $35 value).
  
  

Housed in an environmentally friendly edifice, the Beaty Biodiversity Museum delights flora- and faunaphiles of all ages with 20,000 square feet of deftly curated collections and exhibits culled from The University of British Columbia’s expansive natural-history collections. More than 2 million specimens come to life with the help of savvy museum interpreters, and a plenitude of hands-on activities including crafts and interactive stations doles out factoid high-fives that imbue digits with knowledge. Learn the tricks of the trade from volunteers in the teaching lab, or treat hungry eyes to the cinematic feast of biodiversity-celebrating films in the auditorium. The Blue Whale Exhibit’s 26-metre centrepiece is the largest blue whale skeleton in Canada and gives nascent Cousteaus the chance to explore cetacean framework without the hassles of bribing a whale maker for his blueprints. Visitors can peruse the museum’s expansive activity schedule for upcoming events.