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Cleveland Museum of Natural History
1 Wade Oval Dr. University Circle
Cleveland, OH 44106
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This innovative museum carries out its mission to "help people discover and explore the natural world" through a series of displays involving...... more » This innovative museum carries out its mission to "help people discover and explore the natural world" through a series of displays involving everything from dinosaur bones to astrological equipment plus "Lucy," one of the oldest skeletons of humanity's earliest ancestors. « less
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Attraction type: Natural history museum, Other
Activities: Arts and crafts
Address: 1 Wade Oval Dr.
University Circle Cleveland, OH 44106
Tel: 216 231 4600
Fax: 216 231 5919

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“Loved the Dinosaur exhibit! Stay away from the Steggie's Cafe!”
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4 of 5 stars
adecker 7 contributions
cleveland ohio
May 12, 2005
16/17 found this review helpful

I took my 5 & 2 year olds to the museum. They loved it. The museum had a dinosaur exhibit which displayed life-like animated dinosaurs. They were great. In the bottom floor of the musem there is an activity room where the kids can go station to station doing hands-on activities. The only disappointment was when we went to the... more

“Brilliant”
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5 of 5 stars
socks_need_washing 6 contributions
Herts. UK
Aug 12, 2004
15/16 found this review helpful

The Museum and particularly the Planetarium are just fantastic. There's plenty to see for everyone of all ages but it's superb for young children with treasure trails, and their own discovery room to keep them interested and occupied. The only downside was that the restaurant ran out of food at around 1.45pm which made feeding a young child difficult but... more

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1 Wade Oval Dr., University Circle, Cleveland, OH 44106
Tel: 216 231 4600 Fax: 216 231 5919