Accessible Park in Butuan: Butuan National Museum

Butuan National Museum, Fuji Xe 1 Samyang 12 mm

In Butuan, we don't have a central park, or an Initao-Libertad, Misamis Oriental protected seascape and landscape. When we think of a park in Butuan, the first thing that comes to mind is Guingona Park, formerly known as Rizal Park, or used to be commonly known as the "Plaza."

But Guingona park isn't what I envisioned a real park should look like. It's mostly an adequately sized concrete park surrounded by a couple of trees. I want greens. Green grass, tall, gnarly old trees, pretty flowers, and maybe a pond. And maybe like a huge fountain like what Rizal Park used to be in the 80's 70's? maybe 60's?  

The more accessible nature 'park' in Butuan that I can think of is the Butuan National Museum. If you think old bones and vases are boring and meh, just ignore that middle building and what's inside it, and enjoy the greeneries outside! At 8.30 AM, Butuan National Museum opens its gates to the public (for the museum itself you have to be there at 9AM) and you can bask in nature's beauty and wonder. 

There are Narra trees, with a poem written in little, laminated paper. Different kinds of shrubs and plants and other things that I don't recognize the name of. 

Maybe there could be an event that will showcase the Butuan National Museum, bring it forefront to the minds of Butuan City residents. Butuanons need access to greens and parks. It helps de-stress the citizen from the mostly grays of the urban landscape. If they want to go near a body of water but hate the cesspool the Masao beach has become, they can go visit Butuan National Museum and walk barefoot in the grass. 

I have to insert it in there- I am advocating for Grounding/Earthing. It was the reason I went to the Butuan National Park yesterday. While waiting for something, I wanted to do my grounding (earthing) therapy while gazing at the Museum's greenish pond. If you have chronic aches and pains and is fed up with artificial analgesics you can try putting your bare skin to the earth's surface be it grass, gravel, soil or sand and just be. It's a bit weird but you'll feel better. It might not be immediately noticeable but you'll feel a general sense of well-being at that time- or the next day. 

So friends, if you need a place to have a picnic, there are three possible places that I can think of. For a change, try this place if you haven't visited for a while.