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Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
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“Harvard Museum of Natural History and Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology” Frommer's
“Harvard Museum of Natural History” Citysearch.com
“Harvard Museum of Natural History” Wcities.com
“A Science Lover’s Kind of Town” New York Times (free registration required)
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 70 attractions in Cambridge
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Traveler Description: This is the public museum of Harvard's three research museums..and displays over 12,000 specimens, including the reknowned collection of 3,000 'Glass... more »
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Attraction type: Natural history museum
Address: 26 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: 617 495 3045

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“Take guests to see the glass flowers”
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4 of 5 stars
teptravels   6 contributions
Massachusetts
Sep 6, 2009

Out-of-towns guests always love the glass flowers. Even folks who didn't think they would be 'into' a natural history museum like this place. Old-school section has skeletons and stuffed strange beasts. Big room of crystals and minerals. Not in the glass flowers sections but just about everywhere else, photos are okay, so you can get some cool shots of creepy... more

“Not bad and filled with unique exhibits! Be sure to pay a visit!”
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4 of 5 stars
lip89   391 contributions
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 7, 2008
2
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I took my family here and had never really known about this hidden museum. It is on the campus of HArvard University and tucked away in the way back. If you visit the website you can get directions and also pay for parking right online for the nearby garage (5 dollars). The museum is on a few levels and was... more

“unique, don't miss it!!!!!!”
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5 of 5 stars
bostravelerBoston   81 contributions
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 18, 2007
3
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this place is great! I usually go to the natural history musuems in most cities I visit, but this one really stands out. It is pretty big considering in it all a private collection. DO NOT MISS the glass flowers display room. This is very impressive to think they are all hand made of blown glass and look so real.... more

“Two Museums for the Price of One”
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4 of 5 stars
Mazza57   23 contributions
Melbourne, Australia
Apr 30, 2006
6
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We had a morning to spare, so decided to go to the Peabody Museum of Archeology at Harvard University. It's easy enough to find, although tucked away at one end of the campus. Upon paying a small admission fee, we discovered that we also got to see the Harvard Museum of Natural History as well, which was a bonus. You... more

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Harvard Museum of Natural History Address

26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: 617 495 3045