The Creation Museum – an institute which “illustrates the Bible as a supreme authority in all matters, withstanding the most ardent scientific scrutiny, offering hope to millions through its gospel message” – in Kentucky, US, has installed zip lines and an exhibition on dragons to draw in visitors following a massive decline in attendance.

The new dragon exhibit poses the question “were dragons dinosaurs?” – asking whether people during biblical times simply mistook dinosaurs for dragons – and highlights how dragons are in fact mentioned in the Bible.

Zip lines totalling a length of 2 miles (3.2km) now allow visitors to use the museum “like a theme park”, with staff saying that everything at the museum is there for the purpose of reaffirming God’s message.

Since opening in 2007, attendance at the museum has plummeted from more than 400,000 visitors annually, down to nearly half that, attracting 225,000 visitors last year.

The group behind the museum, Answers in Genesis, is a fundamentalist Christian organisation that has set its sight on a much more ambitious Noah’s Ark theme park, with the body attempting to raise US$150m (€113m, £90m) to fully fund the new project.

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