Dalian Natural History Museum
Dalian Natural History Museum
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9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
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9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
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leozahradnik
Bratislava, Slovakia72 contributions
Aug 2018 • Family
This place is nice to visit either when you are fan of natural history or if it is too hot outside and you want to spend couple hours. Take metro line 1 to Heishijiao station and than take bus 523 to the terminal station - Natural history museum.
Museum is free, you should show your passport at entry.
Nice exhibition of marine mammals, fishes, as well as small exhibition of dinosaur.
Most of the labels are in English.
Museum is not too large, you can spend 1-2 hours in there. There is also a small area for kids when they can play.
Museum is free, you should show your passport at entry.
Nice exhibition of marine mammals, fishes, as well as small exhibition of dinosaur.
Most of the labels are in English.
Museum is not too large, you can spend 1-2 hours in there. There is also a small area for kids when they can play.
Written September 3, 2018
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Maddy
Dalian, China483 contributions
May 2015 • Couples
Very nice marine museum, especially the underwater tunnel. We bought the ticket that includes all the areas (polar museum, marine etc...), but this part was the best. Many species, dolphin show, the thing I didn't like is that some animals have no protection, so people obviously try to touch them even if it's forbidden...
Written October 2, 2015
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Mandy H
Dalian, China37 contributions
Jun 2015 • Solo
Definitely worth a visit if you're a museum lover. The museum isn't huge but there is plenty to see. Most displays have the titles in English and Chinese, however the descriptions are in Chinese.
Entry was free and I didn't need to make a reservation. I found the museum well looked after and clean. There are a lot of interesting displays to see (even a dinosaur hall). The museum isn't massive so an hour or two, you should be able to see everything, depending how fast you walk and how many pictures you take.
If you have a few hours to kill pop in at the Natural History Museum and take a walk along the sea side after. Don't forget the downstairs section on Africa :)
Bus 16 last stop Dalian Ocean University
Entry was free and I didn't need to make a reservation. I found the museum well looked after and clean. There are a lot of interesting displays to see (even a dinosaur hall). The museum isn't massive so an hour or two, you should be able to see everything, depending how fast you walk and how many pictures you take.
If you have a few hours to kill pop in at the Natural History Museum and take a walk along the sea side after. Don't forget the downstairs section on Africa :)
Bus 16 last stop Dalian Ocean University
Written June 15, 2015
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Laura S
Perth, Australia64 contributions
Oct 2013 • Solo
I went on during the busy National Day holiday to find this place closed. My Chinese isn't too great so I couldn't figure out why. Maybe it will reopen again soon?
Written October 3, 2013
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LindaDots
Dalian, China7 contributions
Apr 2012 • Family
The huge whale display seems unattended, children can play without any supervision from the museum site, even the adults sometimes can touch it. However the building looks great from the outside, and the scenery around the building is nice, if you have children you can play kite, maze, or roller skate outside the museum. It is free to enter the museum, you can register on the website one day before visiting the museum.
Written November 24, 2012
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AlwaysForever
Pennsylvania, Usa354 contributions
Sep 2012 • Solo
Always looking for a new adventure in China, I visited the Dalian Natural History Museum. It is located on the coast near the Sun Asia Ocean World, and I easily walked between the two. (Do not make the mistake of taking the boardwalk adjacent to the museum to walk to Ocean World, as it just services the beach and ends in a cul-de-sac forcing a return to the Museum. It is a beautiful “wrong turn” and recommended for enjoying the coast, but not for arriving at Ocean World!) The Museum was interesting, including rocks, dinosaurs, whales, fish, forest life, etc., but had few signs and no audio guide in English. However, most of the names of the exhibited creatures were listed in English. The museum was free when I visited and I enjoyed it, but it is always nice to have more English for a better understanding of what I am seeing.
Written October 23, 2012
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Mark M
Rivieres, France195 contributions
Oct 2018 • Couples
Free, a good 2 hours' worth of visit, Very well laid out, excellent toilets, but very little English explanation. We were the only English people there so not surprising really. You need photo ID to get in
Written October 27, 2018
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keentraveller27
Hyderabad, India399 contributions
Jun 2017 • Solo
This museum was relocated to a new area beside the sea in 1998. The museum has a theme called Nature and Man.It has several species from biological, marine and animal world. It is very educative too. There are several paper mache statues of animals and birds.The building has a beautiful architecture and faces the beautiful sea. A good place to see, walk about. It is not easy to get a taxi here so one has to walk right to the main road to get a taxi. The museum entry is free.
Written August 20, 2017
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Belinda C
12 contributions
Dec 2015 • Friends
The museum is located on the Blackrock Reef shore, where people can feel the sea breeze blowing and listen to the song of the sea waves. There are total 12 exhibition halls in the museum, the animal specimens displayed inside are the most in China. When people are looking at the fossils or models of those rare animals, such as psittacosaurus ("parrot lizard") and black right whale, they can learn how an unique animal is born, alive, and extinct then. It's worth to see because Dalian is the southernmost city in Liaoning province and its three sides face toward the oceans. Therefore, the types of marine plants and animals are the most in China. Besides, the museum is look like an England kingdom, it's a beautiful sight with the large shore there. Sometimes, there may be some people collecting many pieces of kelp. No matter you are inside or outside the Dalian Natural History Museum, you can breathe with the nature there.
Written November 20, 2016
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travelSalman
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq333 contributions
Sep 2015 • Friends
It was amazing place with large of sea activities dolphins shows aquarium and many many things cinema and 3d show and special things about sea and the history of sea also amazing shops and good foods
Written August 19, 2016
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- Dalian Natural History Museum is open:
- Sun - Sat 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
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