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Museum des Sciences Naturelles

Rue Vautier 29, Brussels 1000, Belgium
02/627-42-38
Ranked #6 of 161 attractions in Brussels
4.5 of 5 stars 85 Reviews
Type: Natural History Museums, History Museums
Fee: Yes
Owner description: Kids can’t enough of dinosaurs, so take to the biggest dinosaur gallery in Europe, the Museum des Sciences Naturelles. Star attractions include 30...... more » Owner description: Kids can’t enough of dinosaurs, so take to the biggest dinosaur gallery in Europe, the Museum des Sciences Naturelles. Star attractions include 30 fossilized Iguanodons discovered more than 130 years ago, along with a host of other dinoasaurs guaranteed to fascinate kids of all ages. « less
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Floriana, Malta
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3 reviews 3 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2012

Trusting to a nice legged colleague to take us to this Museum we seemed to have steered to the back of the building where a massive staircase was to forboding to contemplate, yet found the prehistoric creatures painted on the walls as 'tone setting'. Circled (better us than them) and entered the building at time of opening. Staff o.k. even... More

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Maine
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19 reviews 19 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 28, 2012

Great layout, fantastic exhibits, accurate presentation. As a zoologist, I'm overly critical of science museums. This was an excellent display that engaged our entire family. More

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Paris, France
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59 reviews 59 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 27, 2012

a great collection of rocks and minerals found on Earth. children loved all the dinosaurs' skeletons. good interactive displays, in English as well. Good for groups and individual visits. 2 hours is more than enough, if you don't go reading and listening to each and every video explanation... More

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Lincoln, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 25, 2012

Wonderful check out those T-rex still in situe after a few millenia,, More

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Bernay, Haute-Normandie, France
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 18, 2012

you'll see the dinosaurs, T-Rex, he's really huge! all the things that you wonder, you can find the answer here in a scientific way. so you won't be lost in a supersticious thought :D More

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Bruselas
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72 reviews 72 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 15, 2012

The Dinosaurs area is excellent. Kids can see real size dinosaurs (or their structure) and play with computers, animated dinosaurs, excavate bones... It is almost brand new and is kept in very good condition. However, the rest of the Museum is a bit old full of stuffed dusted animals. More

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Brussels, Belgium
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37 reviews 37 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 13, 2012

I liked: The building. it's worth to visit it, specially when it rains. More

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See 8 more reviews by HELENA_AIRLINES for Brussels
New York City, New York
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28 reviews 28 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 11, 2012

a must for children and adults . great display of dinosaurs, great visit to realize that our earth is a few million years old. also the area is becoming an attraction for it's architecture so walk around the european parlement. or not..just go to the museum More

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See 14 more reviews by annetteapproved for Brussels
souteast ireland
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 5, 2012

I had never been to a natural history museum before but was blown away by this one in brussel. It seems like every living creature on earth was on display from the tiniest insect to the largest mammal. inclulding the dinosaur exhibit. lots of interactive stuff for kids of all ages and a very fun way to learn. A must... More

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See 6 more reviews by maxi_mum_10 for Brussels
Brussels, Belgium
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Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 5, 2012

Its absolutely perfect for parents with Children. Everyone can learn something, the parents and the Kids!! A lot of things are written in 4 Languages ( french, nederlands, englisch and german). Our daughter (6 years old) was very interested in a lot of things and felt never bored. For me also importend at the moment ( im pregnand in the... More

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