American Museum of Natural History
One of the world's leading natural history museums. Its dinosaur fossil halls and blue whale model are the filming locations of Night at the Museum, and it is ideal for families.
The museum sits on the west side of Central Park and holds more than 30 million specimens. The fourth-floor fossil halls display complete skeletons of Tyrannosaurus rex, Brontosaurus and others. The ocean life hall hangs a 29-meter model of a blue whale, and there are also halls for African mammals and gems and minerals, plus the Hayden Planetarium. The Gilder Center, opened in 2023, includes a butterfly conservatory and an insect zoo. The movie Night at the Museum was set here, which makes it a great choice for families. New York State residents pay what they wish, while the general admission for out-of-state visitors is about 28 dollars. Special exhibitions cost extra. Take the B or C subway directly to 81 St station.
Opening hours
Daily 10:00–17:30
Nearby sights
- Central Park
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- Fifth Avenue
- Museum of Modern Art
- St. Patrick's Cathedral
- Rockefeller Center & Top of the Rock
- Times Square / Broadway