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American Museum of Natural History
CultureVisit: ~210 min
Museum founded in 1869 on Central Park West, between 77th and 81st Streets, with more than thirty million objects including fossils, minerals and specimens. Highlights include the dinosaur halls with tyrannosaur fossils, the life-size replica of a blue whale in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, and the Rose Center for Earth and Space, with the Hayden Planetarium inside a great glass sphere.
Add it to your trip on Wanloria →Things to do at American Museum of Natural History: 3 missions
- Walk through the dinosaur hallsVisit the dinosaur fossil halls and find the tyrannosaur skeleton.
- See the blue whale in the ocean hallEnter the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life and look at the blue whale model hanging from the ceiling.
- Photograph the Hayden Planetarium sphereFrom the Rose Center for Earth and Space, frame the planetarium's white sphere inside its glass box.
Near American Museum of Natural History
Central Park794 m awayBethesda Terrace and Fountain800 m awayMetropolitan Museum of Art (the Met)948 m awayFifth Avenue1.0 km awayMadison Avenue1.2 km awayLincoln Center1.2 km away
Frequently asked questions
How much time do you need for American Museum of Natural History?
Allow about 3 h 30 min for the visit.
What is there to do at American Museum of Natural History?
Walk through the dinosaur halls, See the blue whale in the ocean hall and Photograph the Hayden Planetarium sphere.
What is there to see near American Museum of Natural History?
Central Park (794 m), Bethesda Terrace and Fountain (800 m) and Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) (948 m).