American Museum of Natural History, New York

During my trip in New York we visited the American Museum of Natural History attracted there by the dinosaurs and space stuff. After a small diversion of the wrong subway line we arrived 11am so had to do a small bit of queuing.  The Museum has a wide variety of exhibits and artefacts from American history, mammals to Asian culture.  It is very easy to spend a few hours here as there is so much to see.

 Is it expensive?

Adult $22 Child 2-12 yrs $12.50

Free if you buy a New York Pass or City Pass for attractions in the city.  Ill put the links at the bottom.  There is a lot in the museum to see and do so I think its priced well for what you get.  Just to note special exhibitions and events are normally extra.

Facilities?

Very clean facilities in the museum.  There is a few cafes and restaurant throughout the museum that sell hot and cold food. There are also a few gift shops dotted around the museum.

Best bit?

As we thought we really enjoyed the dinosaur section and there was real dinosaur bones and full size replicas which were huge!! I also enjoyed looking at the tomb in the photo below.

Interactive tools?

Like with most attractions the museum has its own app.  It is good in the sense that you can connect to the free wifi and it will navigate you around the museum.  However I didn't find it useful in the sense of providing me with extra information about the content in the museum.

Any thing I didn't like?

I was disappointed with the Earth and Space areas in the museum.  The planetarium was impressive but to go in would of cost extra.

Other information to let you know about

I saw that the museum do different types of tours which look amazing. They are generally about 3 hours long.  They even do a tour about Night of the Museum which the museum was used for filming.

They also do day camps and workshops for children and families, look at the website for more details.

If you are visiting New York with little ones I definitely recommend the museum for a visit. Plenty to see and do for all the family.

Useful information

amnh.org for the website link
New York Pass-https://www.newyorkpass.com/En/?aid=28
City Pass-http://www.citypass.com/