American Museum of Natural History

Both educational and entertaining, The American Museum of Natural History is a real hit with with adults and children alike. Add this popular Manhattan attraction to your New York itinerary for a day of family fun.

Located in the heart of Manhattan, bordering on beautiful Central Park, the American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's greatest scientific and cultural institutions, one of the most architecturally magnificent buildings, an exciting merging of the past and the future, and a continual delight for the curious of all ages.

The American Museum of Natural History's Super Saver Package includes admission to the Museum, the Rose Center for Earth and Space, the planetarium Space Show, Imax film, and all special exhibitions. See the spectacular new Space Show, Cosmic Collisions, narrated by Robert Redford. Immersed in a dazzling virtual reality simulator, you'll journey into deep space... well beyond the calm face of the night sky...to explore cosmic collisions, hypersonic impacts that drive the dynamic and continuing formation of the universe.

Voted the Number One Family Attraction in New York City and the Third Most Popular destination in the United States by Zagat Survey U.S. Family Travel Guide!

Schedule Details Departs: Daily

Closed:

• Thanksgiving Day (November 27)
• Christmas Day (December 25)

Departure Point: The American Museum of Natural History is located at Central Park West and 79th Street in New York City Departure Time: Opening Hours:
10:00am to 5:45pm Hotel Pickup: Hotel pickup not available Itinerary: Permanent Exhibits (included for all visitors):
Audubon Gallery
The elegantly restored Audubon Gallery showcases original oil paintings, watercolors, and lithographs from the hand of John James Audubon and sons.

Anne and Bernard Spitzer Hall of Human Origin
Offering the most comprehensive evidence of human evolution ever assembled, this new hall explores the most profound mysteries of humankind: who we are, where we came from, and what is in store for the future of our species.

Grand Gallery
The Museum's historic 77th Street lobby restored to the grandeur of its original 1904 design celebrates the preservation and revitalization of a century-old Museum icon—the 63-foot-long Great Canoe.

Iridescent Ammolite
One of the Museum's newest and most spectacular mineral specimens, a dazzling iridescent gemstone fossil of an 80-million-year-old ammonite measuring two feet in diameter, is now on display in the newly renovated 77th Street Grand Gallery.

Spectacular Stibnite
One of the Museum's newest and most spectacular mineral specimens, a 1,000-pound stibnite with hundreds of sword-like, metallic blue-gray crystals sprouting from a rocky base, is now on display in the newly renovated 77th Street Grand Gallery.

Fossil Halls
Four 360° panoramic virtual tours and hall highlight videos with curators Mike Novacek and Mark Norell are among the new features showcasing the famed fourth-floor halls.

The Arthur Ross Hall of Meterorites
This permanent hall has been renovated into a cutting-edge hands-on exhibition space.

The Milstein Hall of Ocean Life
Home to one of the Museum's most celebrated icons, the 94-foot-long blue whale model, the hall was recently transformed into a fully immersive marine environment with video projections, interactive computer stations, and new ocean dioramas.

The Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth
This permanent hall displays one of the most outstanding collections of geological specimens ever displayed in an exhibition hall.

Special Exhibitions included with the Supersaver Pass:

Hayden Planetarium Space Show
Cosmic Collisions

Narrated by Robert Redford. Immersed in a dazzling virtual reality simulator, you'll journey into deep space – well beyond the calm face of the night sky - to explore cosmic collisions, hypersonic impacts that drive the dynamic and continuing formation of the universe in the Hayden   Planetarium.

IMAX Film
Dinosaurs Alive!
Computer-generated images bring to life imposing creatures of the Cretaceous and titans of the Triassic that have captivated and mystified us since their fossils were first unearthed in the 19th century.  The film follows AMNH paleontologists past and present, and includes rare 1920s footage of Ray Chapman Andrews, the "real" Indiana Jones.

Special Exhibitions:
The Horse: May 17, 2008 – January 4, 2009
This exciting exhibition explores the origins of the horse family, extending back more than 50 million years; examines early interactions between horses and humans that led to horse domestication; and shows how horses have, over time, changed warfare, trade, transportation, agriculture, sports, and many other facets of human life. The Horse sheds light on the powerful and continuing relationship between the horse and humans with spectacular fossils and cultural objects, videos, computer interactives, hands-on activities, touchable casts, and more.

Lizards and Snakes Alive!: May 25, 2008 – January 5, 2009

Live lizards and snakes are the center of attention in this engaging exhibition that will explore these creatures' remarkable adaptations, including projectile tongues, deadly venom, amazing camouflage, and sometimes surprising modes of movement. Fossil specimens, life-size models, videos, and interactive stations will complement the 67 live animals representing 20 species.

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