the surrounding surprised us. it is at a very isolated location with nothing interesting or restaurant nearby. we got there late almost noon time, and couldn't find a place to have lunch. The museum is small, the admission is free if you book in advance. the cafeteria inside the museum is really tiny carry only crackers, chinese instant noodle in... More

My friend and I were determined to go after reading the review by the geologist below. I have a bizarre love of bad taxidermy and this museum is THE place to be for that. Unless you count Chairman Mao's body, which apparently was embalmed by the JV mortician. Most of the attractions I visited in China had rudimentary exhibit information,... More

This place is very cheap to get in - about one British pound - so just go there for an hour, especially if you have kids with you in Beijing. It has some nice dinosaur skeletons, an unexpected aquarium in the basement, nice bits about plants and animals and for me the best bit was the hit and miss taxidermy... More

Very dated... this exhibition which features some very vicious-looking dinosaurs and animals, was still quite nice to visit, considering that I had never been to a Natural History Museum before. Entry was cheap but there were a lot of broken displays and exhibits which was a shame. A lot of people kept looking at me which was disconcerting, I mean,... More

So I figured (as a geologist) this museum HAD to be best place to see those amazing Chinese vertebrates and feathered dinosaurs, right ? The dinosaurs that were theredid indeed have great poses, predatory, life-like. And the clutches of eggs -amazing. Dinos - A+ But the TOTALLY lame mammals stole the show, what a crack-up. I had to take pictures... More

Said to be one of the top museums in Beijing, this museum was a dissappointment. The displays were quite dated, and the animatronic dinosaurs, that are supposed to be the best bit were all broken. Plus there is no English translation of signs on the displays.

This is a cute little museum, and as long as you do not expect much, you're sure to get something for the 10RMB ticket. The museum offers some exhibits, but the main attraction for me was the dinosaurs. there are numerous skeletons of various species and actually being so close to them is really exciting and humbling. If you're not... More

China has one of the best-known fossils collection and we thought they would have quite a bit of real fossils n display at the Museum of Natural History. However, as it turns out, there are only a few on display and I am not sure if they are even the real fossils. The museum houses mostly unreal animals, a bit... More

I enjoyed seeing the different dinosaurs and displays were well done. If you have kids, they will really enjoy this place.