One of the largest and most influential natural history museums in the world. The collection contains over 34 million specimens, including famous dinosaur skeletons, dioramas featuring animals from all continents, and the Rose Center planetarium. The museum is known from the film 'Night at the Museum'.
Suggested: $28 adults, $22.50 students/seniors, $16 children 2-12. Under 2 free
Best to arrive at opening time 10:00 AM or after 2:00 PM. Weekends are very crowded. Wednesday evenings offer Pay-What-You-Wish admission. Allow 3-4 hours for a full visit.
Subway: B, C lines to 81 St-Museum of Natural History station. Bus: M79, M10, M7. The museum is located on the west side of Central Park.
Huge museum with 45 permanent exhibition halls. Main highlights: dinosaur hall with T-Rex, life-size blue whale, African and Asian mammal dioramas, Hall of Human Origins, gems including the Star of India. Rose Planetarium offers space shows.
Under the giant blue whale in the Hall of Ocean Life. T-Rex skeleton in the dinosaur hall. Museum entrance from Central Park side. Rose Center planetarium sphere at night.
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas
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The museum displays real fossilized dinosaur skeletons, including the famous T-Rex, Triceratops, and Apatosaurus. These are authentic bones millions of years old, not replicas.
Rose Center for Earth and Space is a modern wing with the Hayden Planetarium. Space shows are presented here, and the glass planetarium sphere itself is an architectural masterpiece. Entry is included in the main ticket.
Useful tips for visiting American Museum of Natural History
Download the AMNH Explorer app — it has interactive maps and audio guides available in multiple languages.
On Wednesday after 5 PM, pay-what-you-wish admission is available — you can pay any amount, even $1.
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