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American Museum of Natural History
Museum4.6 · 25 3554.3 · 26 536≈ 3 hEntry: ~28 $8.1 km from the center
One of the largest and most celebrated scientific institutions in the world, spanning multiple interconnected buildings opposite Central Park in New York. Its halls hold millions of specimens, including towering Tyrannosaurus rex fossils, a 122-foot Titanosaur, and a life-size blue whale model suspended in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life. The canyon-like Gilder Center offers stunning cave-inspired architecture.
Highlights
- World-famous fossil halls featuring T-Rex and the 122-foot Titanosaur
- 94-foot blue whale model suspended inside the Hall of Ocean Life
- Dramatic cave-like organic atrium of the newly opened Gilder Center
Opening hours
| Mon | 10:00 – 17:30 |
|---|---|
| Tue | 10:00 – 17:30 |
| Wed | 10:00 – 17:30 |
| Thu | 10:00 – 17:30 |
| Fri | 10:00 – 17:30 |
| Sat | 10:00 – 20:00 |
| Sun | 10:00 – 17:30 |
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