PETERSBURG - Ken Hamm would have you believe that 6,000 years ago, white middle-class looking people rode around on the backs of dinosaurs. And he's willing to spend $25 million to convince you.

In Petersburg, Ky, rises the Creation Museum, a 95,000 sq.ft. complex offering Hamm's explanation of physical evidence based on literal interpretation of the Bible; specifically, that God created the world in six, 24-hour days on a planet just 6,000 years old. No word yet on how a 24-hour day came to be before the earth was rotating, or whether or not that first day started at midnight EST or GMT.

"When that museum is finished, it's going to be Cincinnati's No. 1 tourist attraction, it's going to be a mini-Disney World," said evangelist Jerry Falwell. Falwell is right in that both attractions contain a lot of fictional characters.

The newly formed regional tourism agency Cincinnati USA is excited about the new offering. "I envision a all-around weekend package," said Cincinnati USA spokesperson Wendy MacDonald. "Tourists and families can start out at this Creationism Disneyland thing, then afterwards shoot on over to the casinos in Indiana, or down 71 to that Racers strip club next to the Speedway."

Hamm's ministry, Answers in Genesis, is based on a literal interpretation of the Bible from the very first verse. Regarding creation, he explains his position pretty much as, "Well, no one was around at the time, so we can't be wrong!"

When asked about the perceived dangers of other world groups who interpret holy texts literally, Hamm shrugged and said, "But we're right."

In his spare time, Hamm is working on a gigantic ark, in preparation for the next cleansing of the earth. "I'm building this thing as big as a stadium, but boy there are a lot of animals out there."