PETERSBURG, Ky. -- A northern Kentucky museum that teaches the biblical story of creation has raised $27 million in private donations, museum organizers said.

Answers in Genesis' Creation Museum will open by late May...

More than 10,000 square feet was added to the plans in January after study groups found that the museum would likely attract more visitors than originally expected...

The high-tech facility will include a 180-seat special-effects theater, a planetarium and a 40-foot-tall rendering of Noah's Ark. Among its displays is a portrayal of humans living among dinosaurs.