Cancellation Policy
Tickets for this activity are non-refundable. If you are not satisfied with your experience, please contact us to cancel your booking.
Your Experience
Your experience
Explore the natural world, from prehistoric fossils to the edge of the universe, at the American Museum of Natural History—where science meets storytelling.
Getting started
Enter via the main entrance at Central Park West & 79th Street. Show your ticket and photo ID. All visitors go through a security screening. One special exhibit is included with your ticket—select at entry.
What to expect
A vast museum filled with awe-inspiring exhibits on evolution, biodiversity, geology, marine life, human origins, and space.
Features
- Special exhibits: Choose one rotating ticketed exhibit like The Secret World of Elephants, Butterfly Vivarium, or the immersive Invisible Worlds.
- Fossil Halls: Stand beneath fossilized giants like the Tyrannosaurus rex, Stegosaurus, and the 122-foot titanosaur.
- Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals: View 5,000+ gems, glowing minerals, and amethyst geodes that tell Earth’s ancient story.
- Milstein Hall of Ocean Life: Gaze up at a 94-foot blue whale model and learn about ocean ecosystems and marine species.
- Mammal dioramas: Encounter lifelike wildlife in the Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals and Akeley Hall of African Mammals.
- Hall of Human Origins: Track our evolutionary journey through fossils and interactive displays.
- Rose Center for Earth and Space: Discover the universe’s timeline with digital shows and exhibits in the Hayden Planetarium.