Reviews of The Harvard Museum of Natural History (Museum)

Kevin Novell

Go for the glass flowers and stay for the skeleton of the eight foot tall ancestor of the armadillo. Seriously though, they're exhibition on the use of color by animals or their collection of Marine oddities are enough on their own to merit a visit. Giant aquatic roly polies should not be so much fun to stare at.

Edison Varela

Nice place to visited. If you are MA resident you get in for free Sunday before 12 pm

Alexey Zarubin

Lots and lots of stuff. Like A LOT of cool stuff. My daughter was super happy.

Chip Osgood

Awesome. Glass flowers and mineral collections are amazing.

Christine P

Had a great time here yesterday. Tons of things to see. Loved all the mineral and rock displays.

Christopher Mcauliffe

This is a great natural history museum. They're room with crystal formations is great. They also have a glass exhibit that is great.

Ryan Greaves

Absolutely worth the time. Coming from DC, i didn't think this would hold up to the Smithsonian, but it's great.

Eammon Littler

It was excellent! So much to see! I especially loved the glass flowers exhibit!!!

St. Mary's Media Ministry Office

I went there twice and both times the exhibits they have are great for people of all ages ranging from Rocks and Minerals to learning about underwater life and everything else in between. The price is less compared to some other places I've been. The glass flower exhibit is a must which they are well-known for. It's about a 15 minute walk from the Harvard Square red line T station. Can get crowded quick. I tend to spend about 2-3 hours there. So if your into history or love anything science related I highly recommend this museum.

Tamas Martin

It's a great museum with interesting exhibitions.

Danielle Hayman

From the Peabody Museum of Antrhopology next door, we went on through the connecting doorway into the Harvard Museum of Natural History. The first room we saw was the big room dedicated to rocks, minerals and crystals. There was even a small but rare sub-exhibit about meteorites.The next exhibit we checked out were the famous Glass Flowers. This was formally known as The Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants, and is a famous collection of highly-realistic glass botanical models. These were made in painstaking detail by the father and son team of Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka from 1887 through 1936 at their studio in Hosterwitz, Germany. To see is to believe, you will not believe these were made of glass even if they were right in front of you!

Sebastian Hung

Excellent museum with lots of items on display exceeding my original expectation.

Don Mitchell

The glass flower collection is nonpareil, incredible, and must see. The other collections are intriguing some for their anachronism, some for their educational value. I try to coerce all my visitors to go there and no one's ever been disappointed.

Jan Matthews

I went here just to see the fantastic glass flowers but stayed for the whole museum. It's great.

Jivan Singh

There was a lot to experience here, 3 floors of different things from animals to geology to human history. May be a lot to take in at first, but if you take your time you may learn something!

Top 10 Farsi

What a museum. I saw many new things that I had never seen. Great selections and even better explanations. It's easy to navigate around and ask questions. This was one of our favorite places during our Boston trip and glad we did it so if you're around Boston definitely stop by and check out this museum.

scrapinsue

Variety of historical items to see...great stuffed animals and rock/precious stone collection.

Felix Baumann

Interesting museum near the Harvard school. Prices are okay (an adult costs 15 $) and the exhibits are very informing. Would definitely recommend for anybody who is visiting Boston.

Lee Martelli

I just popped into this museum for half an hour. Whilst Waiting for a meeting, and I was so surprised how amazing it was! It basically has a skeleton specimen of every animal on the planet, every insect example and every kind of rock from the periodic table. I've got to take my kids back

Nadine Barnett

So we were both pretty pleasantly surprised when we found out this museum housed such MASSIVE collections of interesting minerals and raw ores of compounds, intricate glass flower models, and finally models of animals, among some other smaller exhibits. The sheer density of all the exhibits was a bit overwhelming

Pseudo Student

Great museum with lots to see. Should take at least 3 hours to fully enjoy.

Noah Chacon

A lot of great exhibits located here. One of the best ones has to be the glass flowers right near the entrance. Large collection of taxedermized animals, some that are even extinct. Very informative in the paleontology area, great visuals for the microbiology, and cute gift shop. Especially easy to navigate around also.

Ben Neustein

15 a person (10 if you're a student, free if you're a Harvard student and some days free if you are a Mass resident). We spent about 3 hours there and saw everything! Great displays. Loved the paleontology and anthropology. We especially loved the glass flowers and geology displays. Great way to spend time on a rainy day or a hot day.

James Lau

We liked the glass flowers section the most. It was quite unique and we have not seen this kind of exhibits elsewhere. The rest seem to be not much different from those in other museums ( eg Washington DC) except they had a smaller collection of artifacts in the display. We enjoyed the visit.

Patricia Shaaban

This place is so interesting to see how things are in life

Louis-Philippe Arsenault

Really great museum, we could have spend the entire day if we had time. All the sections in the museum are interesting and you get to know a lot about geology, the different kind of animals and insects, in different era of the Earth. We truly appreciated the exhibitions! And don't forget the Peabody museum right next to it.

Mark Colan

Not as big as most museums, but a fantastic selection, including the famous glass flowers. Good for at least a few hours of fun.

Montse Aguilar

We loved everything about this museum!! The minerals/rocks collection is stunning, as the skeletons and animals.

Jian Liu

Great place for kids and adults alike.

Shahul Hameed

Good learning experience for kids. Very nice exhibits

Ron Solo

Amazing! Free admission with military ID!

Christopher DesJardins

Packed with wailing & screaming kids and the musuem itself was pretty small. There are definitely better natural history museums out there. I did visit on the weekend, so I imagine you'd be able to avoid all the obnoxious children jf you went during the week.

Greta R

I liked this museum better than the Smithsonian or the AMNH. I loved their mineral and rock collection, the room with plastic/glass models of plants and flowers, the big collection of taxidermied animals... fossil collection and microbial exhibition is not so outstanding but it's ok. Don't forget to stop by their shop to get nice nerdy stuff. And definitely consider spending most of your time here and less in the (boring) Peabody museum.

Johnny Gunz

Pretty cool stuff... Takes allot longer to get through than I thought. Give yourself extra time to not rush.

Susmith Barigidad

Recommend everyone to visit if one is in Boston

Andrew Shen

Lots of great exhibits. Definitely worth spending half a day (or maybe even a whole day) here taking everything in! Don't expect a museum like the Museum of Natural History or the Field Museum - this museum feels more approachable and familiar which results in a more engaging and interactive feeling.

Holly Prugar

We enjoyed some aspects of this museum, but overall we were disappointed. The lady at the front desk was kind and pleasant! The gem selection is the largest and best I have ever seen. The glass flowers exhibit was also very interesting! We bypassed the climate change and evolution exhibits. We are generally fascinated with taxidermy. However, the specimens were jumbled together and clearly very old. The hides of the animals were obviously faded. Most were in large glass cases without any backgrounds or scenery. There was a small section with taxidermy and scenery that was more interesting. Overall, it needs a lot of help. There were a few other uninteresting galleries. It took us under an hour to see the whole museum. It was incredibly crowded. The gift shops were unfortunately underwhelming. It is interesting with such a huge collection of gems that they didn't even have gemstone jewelery. Overall, we were very disappointed.

iGhosted

A lot of rocks. Some cool glass. Some animals. A couple living bugs, mostly dead/taxidermied mammals and reptiles.

MaryAnn Mackin

Small but a very cool place to bring the kids. I went with 8 of my students and I think that size is just right.

Riccardo Premuni

The museum has one if the best mineralogical collections I've ever seen, and in general it has everything a natural history museum deserves. Other sections such as fossils and animals from the world could be better. In general the museum is small but is worth the price.

Vedashree Rawalgaonkar

Best impromptu decision to visit this place. The place is not usually crowded so you can see the exhibits in peace. They have a fantastic collection of minerals, rocks and stones. The glass flowers are incredible to look at with impeccable detail. The dinosaur and animal section is vast. One can easily spend an entire day in here and not realise it. The gift shop has a good collection of articles to take back home as mementos

Michelle Chappell

A good size museum with plenty to see! Parking is tough, but we were lucky and found a spot on the street in front. My toddler loved to see all the animals!

Chris Bozer

Loved the experience here. Lots of variety and fun things to see. Worth a stop by. The glass flower museum was amazing! Admission is discounted if you are a student which is nice. You can spend a couple of hours here, there is plenty to see. Also there is a neat gift shop that has some unique items you can bring home.

Kevin Hocker

Incredible museum! I spent over an hour in the Earth and planetary Sciences room. I also visited the Peabody Museum which is included with admission price. I spent 3 hours here and only covered about 2/3 of the museum. Will definitely be back.

Robert Braun

Wonderful place. Priceless exhibits

Corey O'Connor

It is a great museum but it is upsetting that it is no longer free all the time. The glass flowers are breathtaking

Rachel Peck

Beautiful!! I was so impressed. So much to see.

Ino Sofjan

I have mixed review on this place. While there are definite misspelling (showing lack of attention), the glass flowers are fascinating. Then you go to the rocks... Lots of interesting one from all over the world. They are displayed almost like a Walmart watch stand. Very rudimentary and cramped! But then... You go to the dead animal collection. Yikes! Horrible... They either need to repair cracked skins of dead animals, correct the bird eyes.. Or whatever... They just need better taxidermists. I won't go back!

Ted Romig

This is as advertised. If you want Natural History visit with confidence.

Ed Holden

A great museum, free to Massachusetts residents with ID before noon on Sundays. Great for kids, with lots to see. Connected with the Peabody Museum (entrance to one is good for the other).

Brandice Horne

I loved it! There's so much to see. Me and my kids agree this was more enjoyable than the Boston Museum of science. It's compact so we got to see a lot without walking a marathon. The dinosaurs were stunning too!

S.S. Boyd

Interesting exhibits for both myself and my young toddler. We both enjoyed using the sketchpads available to visitors. We had an excellent time.

Monica Lee

Went here with my sister (who is in horticulture) as a weekend getaway during her spring break. I was in awe with the glass flowers and the mineral collections. The special luminescent painting exhibit was absolutely beautiful. The taxidermy though is not that impressive. You can kind of see the stitching and the stuffing in some of the animals and the glass eyes are a little off. It's not Manhattan's museums but this place was really beautiful. Convenient place to pass by on your way to Boston.

Lashawnna Aikens

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Caroline Meeks

Glass flowers and old style natural history. Manageable size. Probably 2 hours

Halbert

The glass flowers are amazing, see it in person!

Lindsey Edwards

Amazing place! I wish we would have given ourselves more time. Parking was a pain, but maybe because I was a tourist and just didnt know where to go. Wish they gave more info. We purchased the city pass and it saved a bunch of $$$. Had to register with the school online as a guest and apply for a 1 day parking permit. Kind of annoying. But the museum was great!!! Awesome gift shop too!!!

Louis Nwosu

There's so much to see. You most definitely won't get bored. The Glass Flowers are highly recommended.

Iñaki Haritzaskaldea

Loved it, absolutely cool museum with a great deal of exhibits. All very well presented and explained.

Julien Loutre

Great museum. The arthropods collection is amazing. I wish I lived in the area to go back there regularly. I love the NY City museum of Natural history, but this one is even better!

Jeremy Dean

The collections were very good. The glass botanical models are world class and worth a visit no matter where you're coming from.

Lia

Great museum. You simply HAVE to see the glass flowers

Jorge Hernandez

I liked this museum because of its variety. From exotic rocks to insects and dinosaurs.

steve lee

Lots to see. Good place to enjoy and relax

Michael 2k3d

Really informative and well done museum on Harvard's college campus. Not the easiest to locate. Google maps does the job. Decently priced. Lots of clean bathrooms

s. a. spinks

It's a joy to bring out-of-towners here to see the glass flowers, & witness their minds being blown. The rocks & minerals room is understated but totally worth perusing. If you don't mind dead stuff, the dual-floor taxidermy experience is pretty wild. & they have a preserved coelacanth!

Jarritt Sheel

One of my favorite natural history museum! The location is perfect, it’s wheel chair accessible and the exhibits are all staggered perfectly around the museum.

Salih Zain

I really had fun at this museum. It wasn’t that big, yet very interesting.

Tom Rossetti

Great museum, really amazing place, go see it.

Ross Woods

Really an excellent natural history museum! The one thing I missed was any reference to the brilliant writer (and great MCZ scientist) Steven Jay Gould (maybe it's just that I missed it?). He is the reason I came, and has inspired me in other ways too.

Edith Camacho

The glass flowers are gorgeous. Loved the minerals and rocks.

Zephyr Converse

Absolutely my favourite museum. Has something to interest anyone! Almost a combination of the Boston Science Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts.

Florian David

A bit old in its presentation, the museum is still good and worth visiting. For the entry price of 15 dollars, you have access to the Peabody museum of archeology and ethnology as well.

Nana Ansua Peterson

So much to see and learn!

Brittany McCarthy

I stopped here by chance on my way through Boston. It is truly a well put together and fascinating place! They have an extensive collection of artifacts, taxidermy animals, insects, plants, fossils and more! It was well worth the time and money spent!

Andre Kiesel

Excellent. Priced way below paste museum rates (seriously, under $20 makes me happy). Add to that the amazing collection they have from beautiful rocks, ridiculously intricate glass plants (have you ever seen a flower made of glass that looks identical to real life?), and their great animal and fossil collection... I can't recommend enough. 3-4 hours for the whole thing if you pay close attention to everything. Student discounts, so bring your student ID if you have one. Not too busy on a Saturday. Parking tricky to find - plan ahead. Perhaps take public transport.

Shamjith Das

The Best... A life time experience ....A must for parents with their kids.... Browse through History ....

Pablo Bonilla

Great little museum full of amazing things to see. Definitely deserves more than one pass to see it all

Rory Hamlet

So much to look at. Very cool

S Ramesh

Nice collection, not spectacular, and could be presented better

Emma Peterson

A great place to spend an hour or two learning about a variety of topics. The museum is also much larger than I expected which was a pleasant surprise. They have everything from rocks and insects to stuffed animals (taxidermy) and an exhibit on germs.

Yasser Alaska

One of the best natural history museums Very organized, huge collection Would take 3-4 hours easy

Jean Paul Rojas

It's a great place to find a huge collection of minerals, rocks and such It's not too expensive if you bring your College ID :D

arturo leyva

One of the oldest collection and natural history museum in the country. The newest beetle collection donated by Rockefeller is incredible.

Joe Chaithanya

Absolutely delightful to learn everything that this museum has to offer.

Vibha Sagar

Great place to spend an hour or two. I utilized my ASTC membership and entered for free. It’s a quiet place.. has a great collection especially glass flowers. The gift shop outside though small has wonderful items to buy.

Tiarnan O Hagan

One of the best museums I have had the pleasure of visiting. So much to see but don't rush it! You can always come back!

Shreya Gupta

The museum is nice. You need at least 1-2hrs for visiting this place. They have exhibits from various domains like anthropology, plants, microbes, stones, Peabody museum, ancient civilization's glimpse and much more.

Shawn Browning

A great museum and most definitely worth the price of admission. You could spend a whole day there and still not be able to read every display.

J Roy

Amazing glass specimens on display from late 1800s to early 1900s. Incredible detail for study purposes, accompanied by the story of how these came to land in America from Germany.

Niloufar Ebrahimi

Diansor is feature. Something for everyone to see and enjoy.

Bruce Phillips

This museum has everything you would expect and presented well. Very informative. So much to see and learn.

Max Benz

exact same stuff as four years ago but its free so

sima tibi

My best favorite museum. The Glass Flowers are very wonderful! Next time, I would like to take my child to this museum.

Rouba El Rafii

That's magical! I need to visit again to take more time enjoying the beauty inside

Irma Í Chuív

Great museum. Very interesting for all ages. The museum is very well organized and the glass flowers are incredibly real and absolutely amazing. Very friendly staff.

Case Prince

An amazing adventure for adults and kids. World-class taxidermy. Awesome mineral collection. Incredible fossils. Informative rotating exhibits. Friendly and helpful staff. It's easy to forget that the glass flowers are made out of glass. I've been there 10 or more times and still don't feel like I've seen everything.

Philippe Prochasson

Beautiful Museum overall! Awesome mineral collections with a few meteorites as well! Tons of insects, all sort of animals and three real Whale's skeletons! Great for adults and kids. They love it. Lot to learn. Very good display and interacting interfaces!

Marshal Laycock

I'm in my sixties and have been to DC's Smithsonian and New York City's Museum of Natural History more time than I can count -- but the Harvard Museum of Natural History really blew me away. It is vast, comprehensive, and somehow very personal. The (stuffed) creatures in their glass cages could be looked at up close -- unlike the dioramas I'm used to -- and then, in another room, to see them next to their skeletons -- wow. The collections of insects, one after the other, for comparison, were brilliant; ditto the minerals.

Marie Kay

Great museum! There is something here for everyone. This is one museum where no matter how many times you've been here, there is always something new and exciting to learn. We had a great time here!

Tim Myers

Small but interesting museum. The section on warfare stood out (I have a thing for old armor), as well the glass flower exhibit. I've never seen anything like it before.

Micah Strode

Beautiful campus and buildings very cool exhibits worth of a visit!

Kathleen Greenwood

Amazing hidden gem in Boston. You need to go, whoever you are. The gift shop is great, and admission gets you into both the natural history museum and the Peabody anthropology and ethnology museum as well. Definitely with the trip. If you purchase entrance tickets, you can also purchase a parking pass for the garage. They don't sell parking passes at the garage.

Amy Willaert

They had the most amazing specimens of rocks and minerals. Could have spent a day in that room alone. The glass flowers room was also a must see! So incredible! Loved this museum and everything it had to offer.

Martha Charlemagne

Great place to visit. There is a gift shop with exquisite finds, shows unique stones and minerals. A habitat for sea creatures also nature creatures like bees. There is also a flower exhibit. Great place to get in tune with nature.Good for THE WHOLE family and friends.

KS Goh

Packed with excellent collections of flora, fauna, fossils, minerals, and the exquisite glass flowers.

Gallick Cee

This is one of the best museums I ever experienced. I was there for an hour but still didn't have time to see everything. My favorite exhibits were the fossils of dinosaurs & the Great Mammal Hall.It's the kind of museum you would expect from a great (& wealthy) institution like Harvard University.

Mark Angel

This museum was discovered during the Raiders, because I didn't plan to go to the Natural Museum in New York, so I wanted to come here to see if I didn't go to the Natural Museum. I wanted to see the glass flower here. I want to see if it is What kind of craft. Due to limited time, I saw it in a hurry after entering here. I first saw the most interesting glass flower exhibition hall. There is a separate exhibition hall, and the anatomical glass products of plants and flowers are really powerful. Then rushed around a circle of other exhibition halls. Tickets for the museum are a bit expensive and you can travel with interest.

hi Take

There are many animals and nature materials. In addition, there is some seasonal exhibitions for kids and adults. Your kids may be satisfied with the exhibitions. Sunday morning is free for MA residents.

Karen Gerlach

If you really like plants and appreciate arts like glass blowing.. it’s pretty awesome

laurensue

The glass flower exhibit was amazing. Truly a sight!! I really enjoyed all the detail in the museum. Also it did a pretty great job of keeping my 17month old entertained so that was super fun to watch him be excited too! Loved it

Matt Piontkowski

I love this museum. It's on the small side (in comparison to the museums of natural history in DC & NYC), but packs a lot in to the space. Definitely worth visiting. To see it all expect to spend 2-4 hours.

Ryan Glick

They sure did pack a lot of stuff in this museum. It is very impressive, especially for being on a campus. You can easily spend a few hours here. I think their collection of animals was most interesting. It's fairly priced as well.

Ann Knickerbocker

Exquisite specimens presented in informative exhibits. Vast spectrum of organisms represented. The blown glass models were truly stunning.

Dillon D Jordan

Absolutely loved-loved-loved this place! If you want to geek out for a day and see the origins of humanity I highly suggest you find a way to make it.

Jeremy Suprock

An absolutely amazing museum. Give yourself plenty of time because it's easy to lose track when there are so many things to see. The glass flower room will absolutely blow your mind and the gem hall is crazy. I've been a million times and I still find new things every trip.

Gigi Harmon

Great place to bring my three boys on Sunday mornings before it got crowded with free parking and free admission for Massachusetts residents. Full of taxidermy animals from all over the world feels like you’re walking into an old hunters lodge but you’re really in a museum. Plus all sorts of other special this place rocks, solar system, etc. Wonderfully accessible natural history museum, especially for young children. Bonus - amazing glass flower display for adults!

Giuseppe Gori

Must see. We loved it

takashiv12

I bought a combined ticket with the Harvard tour for $17 (the stand alone museum ticket is around $14). It is really a historical museum and I think it worth more than the ticket price! Worth to go if you visit Harvard.

Matthew Hammond

Fun for all ages. Rooms of gems and rocks, amazingly realistic glass models, and taxidermy animal specimens. The glass models have to be seen to be believed.

Shahar Abramovitch

Very nice and free for MA residents on Sundays

Davide Savoia

What a fantastic place, with a full and complete collection of Animals reproductions, stones and geological stuffs, etc... Never expected that big collection of archeological collection with such a complete descriptions

Carol Baldwin

Outstanding displays, especially the glass flower exhibit!

Thomas Putney

Free with passes from BPL and on certain days. Asscesibilty varies, call ahead if you have any concerns, but the main entrance requires using several flights of stairs. There might be a better way in but it was not immediately obvious. So again call ahead. TLDR: Fun place for mature kids, teens and adults. Do not bring a kid that does not understand death, unless you think it is a good time to have that talk. The fact that are world is constantly changing, things die, and we all die, is a very heavy thing for a kid not expecting it. VLDR: A place that in the relevant context of it's preexisting nature of imperialism. Harvard still has the muskets that it was equipped with to fight of people of the first nations of America on display. The bodies, trophies, of animal that lived long before us, and the remains of those that we have wiped out, and will wipe out stare back with glass eyes. That said the people working there obviously love their work, and you can get in free, so you do not need to financially support the organization. The animals are long dead, and they stand as totems to the passing of time, and how little we really matter, but also how fundamentally important our individual choices can be. It's worth a look.

Eddie Schenkel

Absolutely phenomenal! Highly recommended to anyone and everyone, this place rocked our socks!

Julia Hansen

The glass flowers and sea creatures are AWESOME! Every exhibit is captivating. It's especially wild to really understand the size variation of animals, from tiny shrews you could fit in your pocket to a whale skeleton poking out beyond its intended display space. Also if you go with a Harvard student you both get in free.

Jake Freyer

They have a great rocks and minerals collection and some pretty impressive fossils. Arguably the highlight is the glass flowers, a collection of stunningly realistic glass replicas of plants and plant parts made for botanical study. It’s not that they’re attractive—they include a whole bunch of case studies of apples with different kinds of fungal rot—but the skill that went into crafting them is pretty amazing.

Bradford Parsons

I absolutely love this museum, as do my 8 & 9 years old children. If natural history is not your thing you can also head over to the Peabody Museum which is connected on the third floor.

Lyoubomir Ivanov

No place to park, no way to pay per card, only US quoters or smartphones with internet accepted, strange organisation for foreign visitors...

JM H

In side the Harvard campus, the museum is bigger than expected. The ticket is valid for the whole day, good value.

Kristin Mb

The rock and mineral collection is extensive and displayed in an educational but also visually pleasing way. I was blown away by the glass flower collection, and it took several close investigations and reassurances from the written materials to make my eyes believe what I knew to be true. It is truly amazing and mindblowing that these models were created with such great attention to detail. Very enjoyable visit!

Andrew Sanders

Great museum. Try going during the free weekends and enjoy two massive whale skeletons, dinosaur fossils, taxidermy, rock specimens, and a unique (and beautiful!) collection of glass plants from the late 1800s

Cody Stanton

Great exhibits with lots to look at. Kid friendly, almost everything was low enough for shorter/younger kids to see and was protected by plexiglass. Glass flower exhibit was amazing! Only downside to the adventure was finding a place to park which was nearly impossible. We went to 3 different parking lots that were full, and when we did find a lot, it was a 15 min. walk to the museum. Other than that, it was a great activity for our family.

Rob S.

The museum was well maintained and had exhibits that were very diverse and well labeled. I went with a group of 11-14 year old boys and they were interested for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Brenda Cox

Could spend a whole day here. Wonderful exhibits.

Ina Anreiter

Beautiful collection from minerals to animals to an amazing display of botanical glass flowers. It's not a very large museum but I would still make at least 2 hrs time for it. Great for kids, or adults. Admission is very reasonable. Only their hours are somewhat short, so get there early.

Phillip Langenkamp

Excellent natural history museum! Great collection of animal, mineral, and anthropological specimens. Definitely recommend visiting!

Yavuz Karaman

I was really surprised with the richness of the artifacts. The mineral collection covers many examples of rare quality. A wide variety of large animals will surprise anybody. Beware of lack of parking. The best way to go there is by limited public transportation or simply by walking. All in all, we enjoyed the 3 hours that we spent there. Highly recommend it.

Sheila Holland

Simply stunning! The mineral collection, the plant and animal specimens, the Native American artifacts, the weapons exhibit - all of it fascinating. There are so many museums in this area, and yet this one stands out as a unique gem. You really must see it!

Doug Adams

Fascinating place with a solid amount of interesting exhibits. The minerals displays were dazzling. The various biology and paleontology displays were nicely done. Oh and the glass plants exhibit was phenomenal. 10/10

David Bruce

I wish I had more time to spend there

Lee Francis

Plenty to see, free for military with 3 dependents. Killed a couple hours looking at gems and funny taxidermied animal faces and got some tasty foods nearby. Free parking sunday too.

sunil bhamare

This is very great place. If you're botanical students or interested in botony you will love this place.

Peter Hedman

The classic natural history museum experience: deceased creatures in glass cases. Plus, new and innovative exhibits, including a display of New England woodland environments. The collection of glass flowers is breathtaking and the mineral collection is extroidinary. Smashing collection of meteorites, too.

Bev Peña

Extremely crowded on a Sunday morning. Made it difficult to wall through with our energetic toddler, he was overwhelmed. The layout is confusing. I wouldn't bring anyone younger than 7 or 8 to the museum because my 10 year old enjoyed it. Better to go on a weekday.

Peggy Sah

The glass flowers are really spectacular. The other exhibits are fine.

Steven Kaplan

just painted it beautiful please.

Francisco Alcaraz

This is a bigger than it looks museum that has a lot of stuff to see. I recommend planning ahead because you'll surprisingly find yourself being here for more time than you think you will. There are a lot of really cool high quality exhibits too look at such as the earth sciences exhibit, the evolutionary sciences exhibits, and big exhibits. Nothing but the best at Harvard!

afkhalis

Excellent museum that also includes admission to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. Contains dinosaur bones, bug collections, taxidermied animals, mineral samples, and an incredible collection of glass plant replicas.

joe vallino

An amazing Museum. While it is small, it more than makes up for that in it's amazing and diverse collections. If you are nearby, don't miss it!

Alison Fisher

A person could spend 6 hours in this museum. They have lots of great exhibits and explanations. We combined it with the Peabody Essex Musuem which is attached. Be aware that the museum is not handicapped friendly. They have tried to provide a handicapped entrance, but the route takes you way out of the way, and you end up walking a lot more just to get into the musuem. There is no elevator at the front door.

Paul Andreas Fischer

Stunning archeological collection, almost endless. Check out the high-quality exhibition on climate change in place at the moment.

G K

We loved everything here. Kids learned so much and we couldn't even finish the whole thing. we are definitely going back

Panda the pa9e _

This place is amazing! I went on a field trip here around a week ago and I really want to go back. I loved the great mammal hall, and the sheer size of some of these things are just astounding. This has gotten me fascinated in the history of animals and humans evolution. I didn’t get to see everything but when I go back I will be sure to. The glass flowers were also really cool. 10/10 would recommend to anybody that loves science!

Oliver Voggenreiter

Nice little exhibition with twists and turns. Good for a 1-2 hour trip. Has a nice little gift shoppe as well.

Richard Rawle

Knowledge staff. Great display.

Adam Ganderson

Exactly the right size for both interested adults and kids limited attention spans.

Pablo Ramos

One of the best collections the humanity has stored. An astonishing travel to the past of the history and the past of your childhood. The museum is divided into two parts, left and right arms. In order to have enough time you will need one hour for any of them.