Washington D.C.’s outstanding National Museum of Natural History has decided to give us all a behind the scenes peek at its massive collections. The Smithsonian Institution has allowed photographer Chip Clark unprecedented access to just a small part of its incredible 126 million specimens of animals, insects,plants, fossils, dinosaurs, insects, rocks, minerals, and other fascinating objects.

If you haven’t yet had the opportunity to visit Washington D.C., it’s well worth the trip just to see the splendid Smithsonian museums around the city.