American Museum Tour: Discover Natural History

Embark on an exclusive 2.5-hour guided tour of the American Museum of Natural History, exploring its captivating exhibits from dinosaurs to space rocks. Discover the iconic landmark’s fascinating artifacts and highlights with an expert guide.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • American Museum of Natural History - The 33 million objects housed in the museum cover basically all of Earth’s history, so you’ll be lucky to have a knowledgeable guide break it all down for you. Begin with the museum itself as you learn about its story in the majestic Roosevelt Rotunda where you’ll meet the first of many prehistoric creatures on your visit. Your guide will reveal how the dioramas are made as you explore the giant African mammals of the Akeley Hall.\n\nThen move towards the dinosaur exhibits where you’ll explore some of the most complete collections of dinosaur skeletons in the world. From the gargantuan Titanosaur to the more familiar T-Rex, you’ll feel like a kid again as you learn their stories. You’ll then move on to hear about the North American Forests, featuring the giant Sequoia, before gazing up at the giant Blue Whale hanging overhead in the Hall of Ocean Life. Visit some American mammals as you learn about the National Parks of the United States. Finally, blast off beyond our orbit in the Rose Center for Earth and Space to feel unbelievably insignificant facing the mysteries of the cosmos. Where else in New York can you feel like you’ve traveled through time and space without leaving the Upper West Side?
What's Included
  • Wheelchair accessible tour options
  • Personal professional tour guide
  • 2.5-hour immersive experience
  • All entrance fees included
  • Exclusive skip-the-line museum access
What's Not Included
  • Tour price does NOT include hotel pickup or drop-off (we recommend UBER or Taxi)
  • Tour price does NOT include gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

Spanning from prehistoric creatures to cosmic stones, The American Museum of Natural History is home to some of the globe’s most intriguing objects. On this unique 2.5 hour guided journey through the museum, you will explore the 28 structures that compose this distinguished monument. Your tour guide will navigate you through its corridors, detailing its most captivating features.

  • A maximum of 8 people per booking
  • Notes: The Met museum may be subjected to occasional closures without previous warning from the museum management. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an appropriate alternative if the museum opening time is delayed more than 1h from the tour starting time. In these cases we are unable to provide refunds or discounts. Appropriate dress is required for entry into some sites on this tour. No large bags or suitcases are allowed inside the museum, only handbags or small thin bag packs are allowed through security. Due to increased security measures at many attractions some lines may form on tours with ‘Skip the Line’ or ‘No Wait’ access. Some specific rooms inside the museum are subjected to a very quiet or restricted right to speak inside, in this cases your guide will provide the information about this places before entering the specific rooms where this rule applies. Some collections may vary along the year.
Location
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West
Meeting Point: Meet on the front steps of the museum (200 Central Park West), beneath the American Flag to the left of the main door.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Conita70
Jul 1, 2024
Pleasant and interesting - Fascinating museum with many themed departments; from human to animal history divided by species and geolocation. There is also an aerospace section. Clean room also in the toilets. Possibility to eat with multiple dining options. Pleasant
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Nicole_b
Dec 30, 2023
Natural History Museum - This was a great tour with a great guide! The guide was able to give us a lot of background on the exhibits which was really cool.
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725staciam
Dec 18, 2023
Day at the Museum - Jonathan was an excellent tour guide. We really enjoyed our museum tour including the planetarium experience. Jonathan was very knowledgeable and engaging. Thank you Jonathan!
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Robert_s
Nov 24, 2023
Robin is the best tour guide ever! - Robin was an amazing tour guide. She is a wealth of information and it’s clear she has a real passion and enthusiasm for the library. We are so thankful she was our tour guide!
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Uduckling
Nov 22, 2023
Great tour - Robin was so knowledgeable. The immersive exhibit was great We would love to have Robin for another tour
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Hannah_o
Oct 24, 2023
10/10 experience !! - Cherie was great- she engaged with us before the tour to make it seamless and super efficient. She was full of fun facts and made the tour one for the books. Tour covered alot of ground but was perfect amount of time. Thank you Cherie !
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Nancy_m
Oct 15, 2023
Great visit - Cherie was delightful and very knowledgeable!! She was great with kids and chose just the right things to tell us.
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Trish_v
Oct 15, 2023
Great tour in a great museum - Cherie was a very good tour guide, she was knowledgeable and had a passion for the museum. She focused on what we liked and what we wanted to see
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N7393oxjudyt
Oct 9, 2023
Interesting and easy way to tour the museum - Wonderful! We had a great guide. There are so many fabulous exhibits. The new space is incredible. It was not finished on our last visit.
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Ellaspacewalkers
Oct 3, 2023
🔕 Museum of Extinct Species recorded to show future generations & AI - Immaculate exhibition of Natural history of Planet Earth. Love the 3D imagery particularly the one which enables one to kick back on the 🏄 surface of the moon and look at our pale blue planet upstairs. Pretty Magical ! Highly recommended !!!
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