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Museum of Natural Sciences

Rue Vautier 29, Brussels 1000, Belgium
02/627-42-38
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Ranked #4 of 177 attractions in Brussels
Type: Natural History Museums, History Museums
Fee: Yes
Recommended length of visit: 2-3 hours
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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Manhattan, Kansas
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9 reviews 9 reviews
5 attraction reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2013 NEW

This place was so good that we are going back, even though we were there just two weeks ago. We visited two permanent exhibits that both had interactive features for children and a temporary exhibit (about animal babies) that we all loved and are still talking about. The dinosaur exhibit contextualized present and past dinosaur theories.

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Istanbul, Turkey
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22 attraction reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2013 NEW

Huge space to accomodate Dinosaur skeletons. Rest of the displays are not so much to look at. No parking place which is old and not very well kept. Do not expect more if you are not fond of seeing old bones!

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Fontainebleau, Ile-de-France, France
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2013

Incredible collection of dinosaurs! We had just been to London, and this is better than the Natural History Museum of London's dinosaur collection. My children (4 and 7) loved it. Plus plenty of hands on things for kids and adults (we made fire by hitting two rocks together into grated, dried fungus, and then really got a fire going). Friendly,... More

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Groningen, The Netherlands
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2013

If possible, come on a weekday (less people) and just walk around and be amazed! They say it's the best museum for dinosauriers in europe and although I have not yet checked them all out, it's really fun and impressive. Standing next to these huge skeletons you feel small. Also the other parts are really nice, but because I was... More

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Brussels, Belgium
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6 attraction reviews
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21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 26, 2013

We visited with my two children (6 and 9), on a week day, which made for less crowding, and we had a great day. The dinosaur exhibit is really amazing and we spent a good portion of our time in that area. The kids also really enjoyed the evolution section, which contained many fossils, from the first shells on up,... More

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Budapest, Hungary
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3 attraction reviews
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 25, 2013

I've been to many natural history museums in the world including the Natural History Museum of London but the famous belgian founds of the dinos is amazing also the comments and explanations are fine. For me the balein skeletons at the top floor were a new experience to compare those giants, some parts wer just for children orientation in the... More

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Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 23, 2013

I have never been to a fossil museum so I don't have much to compare it to. However we (my bf and I) really enjoyed this musem. If traveling without children, I suggest going an hour or two before closing...less traffic.

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Llanelli, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
3 attraction reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 11, 2013

A good museum with plenty to see. As we went there in the Easter holidays there were quite a lot of children running about meaning that I (as a big kid!) didn't want to hog the interactive displays! It was also a shame that you are required to pay separately for special exhibitions they have on there, one price for... More

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Montgomery, Alabama
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2013 via mobile

Overall great experience! Very well done and clean museum. Kids loved the dinosaurs but a place geared towards kids could have bigger kid areas. The interactive exhibits were well done but the areas like the dino dig area was tiny. Only 3-4 kids max could be in there at one time. Deapite that it was still a great museum--took about... More

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Ploiesti, Romania
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4 attraction reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2013

That’s the place to see all kind of dinosaurs. Excellent collection, a lot of amazing things to find about. The other stuff they have isn’t too attractive, I would advice to skip if you’re not with a kid. The first Wednesday in the month entrance is free, so plan your visit accordingly.

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