American Museum of Natural History

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American Museum of Natural History

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🎨 Museum · Manhattan

3.5 hours · $$$ · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 3.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 4.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚇
    About 15 min by subway or car
    From Midtown · Getting there: Subway B/C to 81 St–Museum of Natural History; the museum entrance is right in the station
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Lots of shade
    Rain-OK · Handles heat
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 3.5 hours
    Best seasons: Winter · Fall · Spring · Summer

The one from Night at the Museum: the dinosaur halls on the fourth floor, the 94-foot blue whale hanging from the ocean hall ceiling, rooms of lifelike animal dioramas, and the insectarium and butterfly vivarium in the new Gilder Center; 2-year-olds and 10-year-olds each find their favorites.

💡 Tips
Pay-what-you-wish for New York State residents (buy on site); timed tickets online are about $28 per adult. Get in right at the 10am weekend opening, do the dinosaurs first and then the blue whale. The entrance is inside the 81 St subway station.

What this place offers

✓dinosaurs
✓blue whale
✓animal dioramas
✓planetarium
✓butterfly vivarium
✓indoor
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Manhattan

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

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Sat 10/17
Drizzle · 44–61°F · 37% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 43–59°F · 2% rain

Location

Manhattan, New York

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