American Museum of Natural History

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This popular attraction is the largest Natural History Museum in the world. It is bursting with artifacts, displays and exhibits, all geared to let out secrets about the beautiful natural world. The visit begins with dinosaurs, which welcome you as you... More [+]

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by Angela P on Wednesday June 4, 2008 at 11:38:20 pm

LOVE LOVE LOVE this Museum, yes the one based on that Ben Stiller movie, "Night at the Museum," totally reminded me of San Francisco's California Academy of Science, but only better! Great exhibits, a planetarium, lots to see! Worth checking out while in NY.

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by StAlbansPadre (Trip Advisor) on 2010-11-08

"Visiting the NHM was meant to be one of the cultural highlights - instead it reminded me of museums in the UK as they were 30 years ago before huge strides were made in interactional interpretation..." more

by MaterialGirl_7 (Trip Advisor) on 2010-11-05

"You could easily spend a whole day in this huge museum, which has displays on animals, cultures, dinosaurs, peoples of different nations and oceanic creatures. There is a "suggested admission" fee ..." more

by drillisj (Trip Advisor) on 2010-10-24

"I visited last week for the first time and was quite disappointed. First, when you buy your ticket, no information is provided about exhibits that require an extra ticket. Next, I went to the plane..." more

by GaiaGlobetrotter (Trip Advisor) on 2010-10-24

"This Museum deserves a couple of hours from any visitor of the Apple , complemmenting the obligatory visits to the MOMA and the Metro .Here , the only art exhibited is the one required by embalming..." more

by familytravel13 (Trip Advisor) on 2010-10-18

"This is a big place. Seeing it all in one day is a bit much, but try it anyway. The 13 year old claimed to be "museumed out" and the 7 year old enjoyed every touch screen in the place. There is som..." more

by GeorgiaGirl40 (Trip Advisor) on 2010-10-18

"The AMNH is an amazing museum - there's so much to see and do! Be prepared if you have younger children who aren't versed in museum behavior: you could spend two full days here and not do everythin..." more

by franklin116 (Trip Advisor) on 2010-10-18

"During my trip to the American Museum of Natural History my dad and i were disapointed but amazed. The problem was we went on a Wednesday and there was a school group there exploring and that group..." more

by jepoyzia (Trip Advisor) on 2010-10-09

"We loved the museum wish we could have had more time there but due to our timetable only got about 4 hours. This museum does need a day to do everything. We did not go in the IMAX or the other spec..." more

by H0ppers (Trip Advisor) on 2010-10-03

"Badly set out, no guide map given with your ticket.Lots of dead stuff nailed to chipboard.Not my thing at all. " more

by DallasRay (Trip Advisor) on 2010-10-02

"First of all, this was the best museum I've ever seen; even better than the Smithsonian! Second, the movie "Night at the Museum" only took ideas from this place to create scenes that don't exist in..." more