We spent time in the museum on our rain day. It is very large and you could spend all day there. We only went to see the dinosaur exhibit. It was worth it. There are many actual fossils in the exhibit. I would have liked to see more of the museum, but time did not allow. Great place for people...
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American Museum of Natural History
79th Street and Central Park West, New York City, NY 10024
(Manhattan)
212-769-5100
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Ranked #82 of 740 attractions in New York City
Type: Natural History Museums, Observatories/ Planetariums, Museums
Activities: Shopping
Fee: Yes
Recommended length of visit: More than 3 hours
Description: Interactive, modernized exhibits and an IMAX theater help bring this museum, dedicated to understanding the past, into the 21st century.
Useful Information: Activities for young children, Activities for older children
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A rainy Tuesday after Memorial Day and so crowded I thought I wouldn't get in and out on time to meet a self appointed deadline to meet my people at Times Square. Found the automated kiosk line way shorter and this saved me. Took the advice of the volunteer at the information booth and started at the top and worked...
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This was a wow factor!. We stayed the whole day lingering about all the different floors and discovered a lot of intriguing facts about dinosaurs and other species! It was great!
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Although we visited this museum before, the children were less keen on a traditional museum with pictures so the AMNH won the day.
The Museum was founded in 1869. It is famous for its African, Asian and North American mammals, the full-size model of a Blue Whale and dinosaurs fossils.
This dinosaur collection is what everyone wants to really see...
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Reviewed November 27, 2006
Raleigh, North Carolina
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You WILL want to pay for at least one special exhibit. You WILL need to go more than twice. A delight!
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Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom
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It rained! We went to the Museum and this place is just awesome. Be warned it will take you all day to see it properly and take in the enormous amount of exhibits but dont miss any of it..its just stunning.
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Atlanta, Georgia
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Fantastic place to visit, but there's a LOT to see! We didn't get to see everything we wanted and we spent a full day there! The whale exhibit is very interesting and I personally loved the Rose Center for Earth and Space. The layout is very easy to navigate.
Our only negative was on the first day we planned to...
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Northumberland
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We came here on a rainy day in late afternoon dressed in wet ponchos to find the museum bursting with people queueing and waiting to enter. Perhaps it is always like this or just on 'wet days'
WE DIDN'T STAY AND LEFT DOWNHEARTED.
HOWEVER! NEXT DAY, A SUNNY DAY, WE RETURNED AT 10am OPENING TIME!
I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS TIME...
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It was quicker to buy tickets at the kiosk with a credit card and go right in. Loved the mineral and dinosaur exhibits. There were several school field trips and it was rainy so it was really crowded and noisy that day. The place is big enough to get out of the way so that is what we did and...
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Seguin, Texas
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This is a wonderful museum - lots to see and everything is so interesting. I would highly recommend a visit.
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