American Museum of Natural History
There's a lot more there than just the big whale.
Central Park West at West 79th Street
New York, NY 10024-5192
Phone: (212) 769-5000
Nearest Subways to the American Museum of Natural History:
Take the B (weekdays only) or C to 81st Street.
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Two blocks west of the Museum, the 1 and 9 trains stop at Broadway and West 79th Street.
American Museum of Natural History Cross Streets: Central Park West and West 79th Street
American Museum of Natural History Admission Price:
- Suggested admission to the museum, including the Rose Center, is $12.00 for adults, $7.00 for children (2-12), $9.00 for seniors (60+) and students. Museum members enter free.
- Museum admission plus Space Show at the Rose Center: $21.00 for adults, $15.50 for seniors and students. $12.50 for children.
- Museum admission plus IMAX film: $17.00 for adults, $12.50 for seniors and students, $10.00 for children.
- To purchase tickets call Central Reservations Services at 212-769-5200.
American Museum of Natural History Hours: Open daily, 10:00am-5:00pm.
The Rose Center remains open on Fridays until 8:45pm. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. Space Show: Every half hour Sunday-Thursday, 10:30am-4:30pm (Friday 10:30am-7:30pm). IMAX: Monday through Friday, 8:00am-6:00pm, and Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm. Hours subject to change.
American Museum of Natural History Official Website
About the Natural History Museum:
The American Museum of Natural History is bulging at its memorable façade's seams with science, knowledge and wonder. The museum is an eye-popping day for curious minds of all ages, offering a rainbow of opportunities to interact with our world's truths and mysteries.
- Permanent exhibits are homes to some of the museum's finest gems - and birds and bones and beyond.
- A solution to an unexpected rainy day, the museum has the Hall of Biodiversity, a visual representation of the scope of life on Earth and why it needs to be protected. Take in an IMAX film or have a meal at the food court. (If you'd rather skip the pricey indoor fare, go for a real New York hot dog and hot pretzel from a vendor in front of the museum.)
- And don't forget to take a stroll through the Hall of Ocean Life and see the big whale.