The American Museum of Natural History is the top scientific and cultural institutions on the planet. This museum is located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City.
This Museum was founded in 1869 by Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., the father of the 26th U.S. President, was one of the founders along with John David Wolfe, William T. Blodgett, Robert L. Stuart.
In 1874, the first cornerstone for this museum's was set. This is now hidden from view by the many buildings in the complex that today occupy most of Manhattan Square today.
The Museum has advanced its mission to discover, interpret information about the worlds human cultures. It explores and shares the natural world and the universe through a wide range of scientific, educational and hand on exhibits. The Museum is renowned for one of the largest collections of scientific technologies, which serve as a guide to the entire planet.http://www.amnh.org
American Museum of Natural History Visitors Guide
Race to the End of the Earth shares one of the most moving tales of Antarctic exploration which was a contest to reach the South Pole in 1911-1912. This exhibit focuses on the challenges that the two team leaders, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and British Royal Navy Captain Robert Falcon Scott, confronted on their journeys to the Pole and back.
Lizards & snakes Alive! Exhibit features more than 60 live lizards and snakes in perfectly created habitats, this introduces visitors to a variety of legged and legless creatures and their remarkable adaptations and will to survive.
Traveling The Silk Road lets you step 1,000 years back in to time to experience and explore the sights, sounds and the stories of the greatest trading route.
Sonic Vision takes Visitors into the Hayden Planetarium Space Theater to experience a mind-warping musical roller-coaster ride through fantastic dreamspace sequence.
Journey to the Stars this is a all new Space Show narrated by Whoopi Goldberg,letting you travel 13 billion years into the past. learn how the first stars were created. your get to visit the heart of our own sun, and glimpse into what will happen some five billion years in the future.
The American Museum of Natural History hours are Daily 10am to 5:45pm except major holidays.http://www.amnh.org
A glimpse of The American Museum of Natural History
A film on the American Museum of Natural History in New York showing a few of their more than 32 million specimens and artifacts that are currently on display. Featured in this film is the world largest Meteor and the always impressive T-rex. watching them walk down the hallways just gives you the feel for what is in store when you go visit fro yourself.
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Fast Facts
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Type of Attraction
Museum Of Natural History
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Country
Untied States
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City
New York
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Address
Central Park West at 79th Street
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Information Phone Number
(212) 796-5100
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Number of Annual Visitors
4 million
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Official Website
http://www.amnh.org
