American Museum of Natural History

The American Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum on the Upper West Side of Manhattan that spans numerous interconnected buildings. Over 34 million objects sit in the collections, housed across dozens of permanent exhibition halls covering different scientific fields.

Theodore Roosevelt Senior and Albert Bickmore founded the institution in 1869, and it opened its doors officially nine years later. Over the following decades, the institution grew considerably, with new wings and research departments added to house its collections.

Visitors of all ages come here to walk through halls and see displays of nature that range from planets to insects. School groups use the rooms regularly, and on weekends families fill the corridors as they explore the cases together.

The institution opens every day from 10 in the morning until around half past five in the evening, and admission is accessible to all visitors. City residents can show identification and decide how much they wish to pay, which makes the visit more flexible for locals.

On the fourth floor stand the bones of a Tyrannosaurus Rex and the replica of an Argentine titanosaur, both among the most recognized exhibits. The reptile from Argentina was built so large that its head extends out of the room and greets visitors in the stairwell.

Location: Manhattan

Inception: April 6, 1869

Architects: Calvert Vaux, Rafael Guastavino, Jacob Wrey Mould, James Polshek

Official opening: 1878

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Fee: Yes

Address: Central Park West

Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 10:00-17:30

Phone: +12127695100

Website: http://amnh.org

GPS coordinates: 40.78083,-73.97444

Latest update: December 3, 2025 09:53