Museum · Upper West Side
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West, New York 10024
On the web
Venue website (opens in a new tab)The American Museum of Natural History, facing Central Park, is one of the world's largest natural history museums, known for its dinosaur fossils, the blue whale of the ocean life hall, and its gems and minerals. It also runs the Hayden Planetarium and ticketed special exhibitions.
Permanent exhibitions
- Blue Whale, the 94-foot model in the ocean life hall
- Tyrannosaurus rex fossil mount
- Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals
- Northwest Coast Hall
- Susan and Peter J. Solomon Family Insectarium
- Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Collections Core
- Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium
- Invisible Worlds immersive experience
