American Museum of Natural History

About This Place

The American Museum of Natural History on Manhattan's Upper West Side is one of the world's largest natural history museums, with 45 permanent exhibition halls covering dinosaurs, ocean life, human origins, gemstones, and the cosmos. The Rose Center for Earth and Space with its Hayden Planetarium, life-size dinosaur skeletons, and the celebrated blue whale are perennial highlights for visitors of all ages. Its research collections hold over 34 million specimens, making it a leading centre for scientific study and public education.