Awe and marvel at one of is one of the largest and most renowned museums in the world, The American Museum of Natural History. Both educational and entertaining, this celebrated New York institution is perfect for adults and children alike. From dinosaur bones to far-off galaxies, spend a day and explore the world, past and present. Add this popular Manhattan attraction to your New York itinerary for a day of wonderment you won't soon forget.
Voted the Number One Family Attraction in New York City and Third Most Popular destination in the USA by Zagat Survey Family Travel Guide!
Located in the heart of Manhattan, set across from beautiful Central Park, American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's greatest scientific and cultural institutions housed in one of the most architecturally magnificent buildings. Founded in 1869, the museum has grown significantly over the years, now comprising a staggering 25 interconnected buildings with more than 1.2 million square feet (111483 square meters) of exhibits, research facilities and libraries. It's an exciting merging of the past and the future, and a delight for the curious of all ages.
Delight in a multitude of permanent exhibits as well as the impressive Rose Center for Earth and Space. Discover the preeminent museum that continues to fascinate and enrich millions of visitors each year. Recently renovated, visitors can now experience the grandeur of its historic 77th Street lobby with its original 1904 design celebrating the return and revitalization of the century-old Museum icon of the past, the 63-foot-long (19.2 meter) Great Canoe.
Kids will love the many inspirational displays featured in the film Night at the Museum including the the iconic Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton on display in the Hall of Saurischian Dinosaurs and the Easter Island head in the Margaret Mead Hall of Pacific Peoples. Discover people the world with the vivid displays of the Cultural Halls examining the cultures of Asia, Africa, North and South America, and the Pacific. Explore the evolutionary story of the human family in the Hall of Human Origins. Dozens of exhibits from mammals, birds, natural history, biodiversity to dioramas and more await!
Don't forget the Rose Center for Earth and Space, a grand glass cube enclosing the equally impressive sphere housing the Big Bang Theater and the Hayden Planetarium. Watch the four-minute Big Bang presentation, walk along the Cosmic Pathway, and explore our closest planetary wonder--planet Earth! Upgrade to the Super Saver Package for access to the Hayden Planetarium and more amazing exhibitions.
Super Saver Package The American Museum of Natural History's Super Saver Package includes admission to the Museum, the Rose Center for Earth and Space plus the Hayden Planetarium Space Show, an IMAX film, and all special exhibitions. Special exhibits are constantly changing to provide a dynamic experience for the first-time visitor or the returning Museum explorer.
See below for a sample of permanent exhibits and Special Exhibits:
The Guggenheim Museum is wonderful, and this is not why I am rating it only 2 stars. It states, Skip the Line Access, when you purchase the Vouchers. We were not able to skip the lines. We had to stand in line, like everyone else, to get the tickets, as these are Vouchers only, and the tickets still need to be issued by the museum. We had the same situation at Guggenheim.
Review by: Annette H, March 2018
Museum was just so amazing!! Would recommend that the museum have a sign that we need to turn in our vouchers for a ticket, and must stand in line for that.
Review by: Lester Lim C, February 2018
one of the best museum
Review by: Mark R, February 2018
Arrive early as the ticket you receive from Viator is only a voucher and you have to join the ticket office queue. Very busy with very loud school children - otherwise excellent.
Review by: Virginia B, February 2018
This is one of my fav museums in the city for kids.
Review by: Rell, February 2018
I'm not really into Museums but this was a must visit
Review by: doc.awaissaeed, January 2018
The museum is great and beyond expectations. Definitely a must visit for anyone visiting new york but the stupidest thing is that you buy online ticket visa viator to get past the huge lines but we have to wait more than an hour to again exchange the voucher for a ticket which is beyond stupid and I never faced this type of thing while with viator when booking anything in Europe so!
Review by: g.madriss, January 2018
The trip was wonderful and well balanced with all the activities. It was well worth my afternoon visit and I learned a lot.
Review by: g.madriss, January 2018
The trip was wonderful and well balanced with all the activities. It was well worth my afternoon visit and I learned a lot.
Review by: tyler.autry, December 2017
This museum never disappoints, and is a great stop for all travelers young and not so young. Planetarium is a must do!
Review by: Debbie P, December 2017
This was better than I even imagined
Review by: philippe w, November 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Wayne W, November 2017
We are not museum fanatics but this was still a very interesting part of visiting New York. Make sure you arrive early as the line ups can get long even at opening.
Review by: pcsegar, October 2017
So much to see, in queue when doors opened and one of last out when doors closed, still did not see it all. Best bits for us - planetarium, dinos especially the titanosaurus, mummy exhibition, life in the oceans, planet earth and meteorites, butterfly exhibition walk into room with miriads of exotic flying butterflies. _br/_ The beat the queue ticket was wasted as there was no special counter for vouchers, still had to join the main queue for security and for collecting our tickets. Be ready to book the time slots for the planetarium, butterflies, mummies, Imax show. Imax show was a BBC TV film on flying with the birds, most of which we have seen in UK albeit on a smaller screen and we felt we could have better spent this time on other activities.
Review by: Liam B, October 2017
Fantastic place. The dinosaur exhibition is a must see and would be amazing for young children.
Review by: Dorothy B, September 2017
It was great but I didn't plan enough time. It would be about 5 hrs long
Review by: Pat P, September 2017
Enjoyed this very much!
Review by: Karen F, September 2017
OMG! Amine was everything you want in a guide. Prompt, personable and extremely knowledgeable, he was flexible and we had a great time..well worth the money. Don't miss this tour_br/_ Lorinzo F.
Review by: mmaggs2411, August 2017
Absolutely loved visiting this Museum, we were there for over 5 hours but I honestly think you could spend even longer there. There are so many things to see and do, we would highly recommend. It's great for kids and adults and it's proximity to Central Park is great.
Review by: Patrick G, August 2017
Too much to see and learn about. Go with a guide!
Review by: Lynn P, August 2017
We had a problem with our voucher We purchased one senior and two adult tickets. The voucher was just a bar code and when it was scanned at the museum it only showed one ticket. I was lucky that I brought along a copy of my receipt how many tickets I bought and amount paid or I would have not gotten my 3 tickets. I probably would not purchase from Viator again. I also think it would have been cheaper to purchase the tickets at the museum. We had to wait on the long line anyway. However the American Museum of Natural History is amazing as always. The Hayden Planetarium is world class. If you are going to all of the special exhibits one needs a minimum of two days.
Review by: Patrick F, July 2017
Exchanging our vouchers for tickets was a little difficult inside the museum. It was very unorganized.
Review by: Oleksandr S, May 2017
The tour itself is great, but I was expecting a little bit more from the museum
Review by: Judy R, May 2017
We enjoyed spending the day at the museum. It is very very large so get a map. We loved the butterfly exhibit. It is amazing to see how far we as humans have come. There is a lot to see you could spends 2 - 4 hours depending on how time you have to spend. The new dinosaur exhibit on the 4th floor is amazing. I would recommend visiting the museum. It is near Central Park which is a plus.
Review by: Jane B, April 2017
Self guided tour, we just purchased the tickets. Well worth a visit and very interesting. Be careful if you are only in New York for a short period of time as you can easily spent a whole day here
Review by: Cherie S, April 2017
I loved the museum, so much to see. I didn't like that we couldn't go into the mummy exhibit without paying extra.
Review by: Steve, February 2017
What a excellent visit loads to see and do and the special exhibitions were well worth attending, a must for any visitor.
Review by: Katherine G, January 2017
Could spend days exploring the museum.
Review by: ANDREW M, January 2017
Brilliant!_br/_ The place is full of amazing things to see and do. We booked our tickets in advance and paid for a couple of the extra areas and was not disappointed. A must see if you are in NY and a pleasant walk around the park after.
Review by: Stephen V, January 2017
great easy location_br/_ Museum quite easy to navigate and interesting
Review by: Warren R, January 2017
Bought these tickets hoping to avoid the ticket lines at the museum. WRONG!!! We had to wait in line with cash customers. It took us 45 minutes to get the tickets using the Viator voucher. I would suggest buying direct from the museum. USING VIATOR WAS A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME!!!
Review by: Sherree R, December 2016
We spent the whole day in the Museum. Still didn't see everything. Will have to go back. Our favorite was Dark Universe. Awesome. Also I never knew there were so many types of gems. Incredible. Even the lunch we had there was excellent. _br/_ Srr
Review by: Shannongilmer, December 2016
Museum was HUGE - we only purchased entrance tickets, Next time we will book a tour as it was a bit overwhelming
Review by: meganhannahrolfe, December 2016
Great day out, saved a few pounds (mostly because exchange rate went up after I booked) and saved us a non sterling fee
Review by: Chris Travel, November 2016
Museum displays are great the tickets from Viator a complete waste of time. Even with a printed ticket you need to stand in this huge line and wait to exchange your Viator ticket for an actual ticket to the museum. Really bad experience and expect to wait another 30 mins to get this done. Employees at this museum have 0 personality, unhelpful and make a great place average. They need a VIP ticket friendly employees and a 2 hour must see suggested tour. Lost in what you should see.
Review by: Sean D, September 2016
Enjoyed it however would make sure that you allow plenty of time and suggest a guided tour in order you do not miss any parts of this huge museum.
Review by: CLAP A, August 2016
There are more things to look back and be surprised
Review by: shelagh.hulme, August 2016
Wonderful day out. Spent whole day there. Dinosaur exhibition brill. But to be honest whole place is awesome.
Review by: Deborah S, August 2016
A great museum. It was worth a spending a few hours.
Review by: Malika M, July 2016
Very good place to visit !!
Review by: estrella g, July 2016
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Laurel C, June 2016
We were very happy with the trip and all went very well. Do you know of any trips to N. Y. which_br/_ would include a broadway play like The Lion King?
Review by: Andrea H, June 2016
This is a great museum. I learned a lot!
Review by: Diane M, June 2016
Just ok. I would not see it again. Maybe if it was free.
Review by: Melissa H, June 2016
It was ok.... we went there for the big dinosaur exhibition and it was closed.... at 3pm in the afternoon. I didn't get that.
Review by: Jose M, June 2016
The all inclusive ticket was just perfect because you have the expirance to see it all.
Review by: Lalka, May 2016
The idea of having vouchers in our hands seemed very good, however, transforming these to the actual tickets to be able to enter the Museum was very painful because on that very busy and rainy Sunday, lines for vouchers only were very long and we spent over an hour standing on our feet and waiting. Once we got our tickets, we truly enjoyed the Museum and all the attractions it offered. By the way, we learned later that on the Museum Web side one can purchase actual tickets that would be sent to someone's I or smart phone.
Review by: Kimberly A, May 2016
This place was awesome.
Review by: Mja J, May 2016
We had a lovely visit to the museum. A disappointment was the fact that we had to wait in line for admission despite having bought tickets in advance. Especially loved the butterfly exposition and the Hayden planetarium.
Review by: Melissa P, April 2016
Almost impossible to navigate! This place takes all day!!!
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