This museum is amazing. We spent nearly 3 hours here and still did not fully see everything this museum has to offer. It’s fascinating to read about the dinosaurs and to actually see the skeletal remains that were discovered and skillfully put together. The gemstones and mineral displays were beautiful. I enjoyed the Impressionism paintings in the Museum of Art area. The collection in the Hall of American Indians and Ancient Egypt was also one of my favorites.
My family and I visited in June and we cannot say enough good things of this museum. The size of this museum is huge. The items in this museum are spectacular! We definitely need a second trip to fully see all. Their Staff was excellent on answering our questions especially on dinosaurs! I would come here again, it is well worth the trip and time spent.
There is so much to see -- we spent 6 hours and needed twice that much time to see everything. The dinosaur exhibit is truly fascinating as well as the gem display. It would be a great place to take kids as there are so many hands on sections.
The Museum offers plenty of space for parking ($6, not bad). Kids will be amused by the Jurassic section, with the world's most complete brontosaurus skeleton, and a selection of other remains from all over the world.
the other being at the Natural History Museum in NYC. Definitely good for kids. You can park for free, just look.
