Here is a great attraction for the entire family. With more than 45 permanent exhibits the museum takes up nearly 4 city blocks on New York’s Upper West Side. Be sure to check out the dioramas, located throughout the museum, one of the most popular exhibits at the Museum. The most famous exhibit is probably the museum’s fossil halls, including the dinosaur halls and the world's largest collection of vertebrate fossils, but the Rose Center for Earth and Space is worth the trip alone.
The new Space Show, Cosmic Collisions is now showing, at the Hayden Planetarium in the Rose Center for Earth and Space. Viewers will witness the violent face of our Sun, imaged by NASA satellites, that produces enormous ejections of material from our star towards our planet. Other attraction include the IMAX theater, The Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, Anne and Bernard Spitzer Hall of Human Origins, and the Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites.
Hours: The Museum is open daily, 10:00 a.m.—5:45 p.m. The Rose Center remains remains open until 8:45 p.m. on the first Friday of every month. The Museum is closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Admission: *Suggested General Admission, which supports the Museum's scientific and educational endeavors and includes 45 Museum halls and the Rose Center for Earth and Space, is as follows:
Adults: $15.00 Children (2-12): $8.50 Senior/Student with ID: $11.00 Member Adult: Free Member Child: Free
Directions: Take the B (weekdays only) or C to 81st Street. Two blocks west of the Museum, the 1 and 9 trains stop at Broadway and West 79th Street.
Visitor Tips: The first Friday of every month features STARRY NIGHTS LIVE JAZZ AT THE ROSE CENTER FOR EARTH AND SPACE, enjoy tapas and wine and other beverages. Limited seating available on a first-come, first-served basis. Performances are 6:00, 7:00, and 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
American Museum of Natural History