12345American Museum of Natural History1 km
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PlaceScience Museum

American Museum of Natural History

Dinosaur halls, a blue whale hung overhead and a planetarium, in a museum that has been collecting since 1869.

Source: Terratlasia Editorial

40.78° N, 73.97° W

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Photograph of American Museum of Natural History
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Facts

Identity

Founded
1869
Officially opened
1878
Architect
Calvert Vaux · Jacob Wrey Mould · James Polshek · Rafael Guastavino

Visiting

Typical visit
≈ 3 h
Website
www.amnh.org

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On a route 1

Editorial selection from the city guide

Nearby 5

Straight-line distance, not travel time

  1. Central Park0.7 kmPark
  2. Metropolitan Museum of Art1 kmArt Museum
  3. The Frick Collection1.2 kmArt Museum
  4. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum1.3 kmArt Museum
  5. Museum of Modern Art2.2 kmArt Museum

Same category 1

Science Museum · same city

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