Reviews of American Museum of Natural History (Tourist Attraction)

Travel Eat

This place is magnificent! You can literally spend days here and not be able to see all that is showcased. Meticulously maintained possessing charm and warm character. Thousands and thousands of interesting items and artifacts within well organized displays. I have been here several times and, each time I visit, my expectations are exceeded! Courteous staff. Easy access from the subway and Central Park. Great fast food at the cafes! Be sure to put this on your To Do list when you visit the fabulous city of New York!!

Farhan Siddiqui

One of the most amazing museums I have been to! There is no entry fee to view general exhibits and you can pay any amount you like to enter. There is however a fee to view the special exhibits. It’s a huge museum and it can be crowded, so …

Giancarlo Mendoza

The museum is an incredible place to spend time and travel through history. It has a vast amount of artifacts, fossils and different pieces of history from both earth and space. Give it a go, it's money well invested.

Jamil Amarti

This place will definitely leave you in owe. It gives you the chance to see the whole world inside one building, and also takes you back in time to visit every civilization that you could think of. I spent 4 hours and probably seen 1/4 of the museum. We will definitely come back to finish the journey. There's a parking on site if you can't find a spot on the street

Abdallah abu ghalyoun

Huge range of displays and exhibits for a very reasonable entry fee. Could have spent much longer there, but was pleased with everything we managed to see. Of particular interest was the discovery room. It's aimed at kids but adults will find it fascinating too, especially the upstairs area (kids 8 and over only up here) where you can view a variety of creatures and items under microscopes while the science is explained to you. Our host upstairs was Barbara and she was do knowledgeable and friendly. Highly recommend a visit here if visiting New York.

Niv Pai

Just wow!! This museum is absolutely amazing. You can easily spend half a day or more here. Each exhibit is beautiful and well made. The animal exhibits are the best part with some gorgeous dioramas. The taxidermies are so lifelike for the most part. I have visited this place multiple times and I never get tired of it. Would highly recommend.

Sarah Armoto

The museum itself is a fantastic place to visit. Tip: If you're on a tight schedule pick up a map and hit up your must see areas and skip the rest. You could spend hrs. Inside. Would have been a 5 star rating if it weren't for the nasty bathrooms. A lot of the toilets seemed to not be working the day we were there so they had been used multiple times without being able to flush. Disgusting!

c Qiang

Definitely come here on a Free Days At The Museum day! Or else pay fifty dollars for two people. The museum is so big, it’s almost impossible to finish it in a day. Look for your favorite places before you go in, and keep in mind there will already be a line of fifty people waiting for the museum to open twenty minutes before it does. My boyfriend and I had a great time wandering the museum, and especially enjoyed the space and dinosaur section.

Y M

Awesome museum! It’s massive and so many diff exhibits- i kept on thinking that I’d seen it all but then there was even more to see! The exhibit for the oceans was really nice . When I went the lines to get in were quite long - idk if it’s usually like that. You’ll want to save a few hours for this museum as there is so much to see. Can be a little hard to find one’s way around, but the employees were very friendly and helpful, and I believe they have an app as well to give turn by turn directions . All in all - a great place for those interested in natural history, and even somewhat great for those who are not as into such things

Florencia Valdes

Spectacular museum! Our family enjoyed every moment we spent here, you could spend the entire day and still not fully appreciate every exhibit. We purchased tickets that included the special exhibitions and we are so glad we did. They were so worth the time to experience. My youngest, 7, had a blast in the T-Rex exhibit, it was wonderful and he could’ve spent the entire day there if we let him. My older son enjoyed the VR feature, I can’t say enough good things about the entire museum. My personal favorite exhibit was the Ocean room, the giant blue whale is just breathtaking in size. One thing that families should know, they have a cafe there fully stocked with lots of food options so don’t worry about being there all day, you can stay inside and enjoy a meal. Their service is also stellar. Very helpful, patient and kind to tourists like us. Thank you all :) Next time we visit NYC, we will 100% come back.

Toon Shader

Absolutely breath taking. I am a HIGHLY educated individual. I take my dog for walks and know how to set my clock. And believe me while I tell you, them DAMES!. Drop low and feel that crop before they hop, it ain't slop. Just line a good soda pop before a good flop.

Leandro Mega

Spent a couple hours in here and it was really great. You could easily spend half a day here without too much effort. Would be nice to have had a guided tour through it all but I’m sure this would have taken the whole day if not more as there is just so much to see. Not sure if the animals inside the glass were real but they sure looked real!

Richard RENAUX

It is a very good museum. The animals are really well made, from the toes to the fur it really feels like you are in front of the different animals of the world. The dinosaurs are beautiful as well. It will take you a solid three hours if you want to see 3/4 of the museum by walking fast and focusing on the main rooms. A whole day may be wiser if you planned to see all of them

Rick C

What an amazing museum. I could spend eternity wandering this place and still find new and amazing things to learn and discover. Well curated and well designed. He artifacts are incredible and there is plenty of space to sit and enjoy the space without feeling rushed. Also tons of interactive elements

Vladimír Kružík

Definitely more interesting and better experience than The Met. It would be even better if they didn't close parts of the museum half an hour before the closing time, so people could finish their visit without being turned around by the …

Jeremy Carter

My new favorite museum. Get here early to beat the crowds. This museum is massive. I was mind blown how big it is. Saw the T Rex exhibit and it was incredible.

Jian Yi Zhang

World-class natural sciences museum. I really appreciated the free guided tour, but be warned that it's quite short and only scratches the surface of what the museum has to offer. The fossil exhibitions on the top floor are superb.

Alvo von Cossel

I had an excellent time wandering around this wonderful museum. It has some brilliant wildlife displays, as well as some very interesting sections on Native Americans (North, South and Middle America). As a European, I thoroughly recommend the sections on Native American history because there's very little in Europe about this topic. I also found the room discussing the large statue outside of the museum particularly fascinating. It's a very well thought-out exhibit dealing with the history of the White Man intervening in American life. Entry is free, so you are welcome to make a donation of any size if you so wish. You can spend hours in this place, or not long at all. It's all up to you. A lot of the wildlife sections are very child-friendly too, so bring the whole family as well!

Roli Garg

Grand and large exhibits. You cannot cover the whole museum in one whole day, there’s so much to do and see! Shows and special exhibitions are very good and it’s evident that a lot of effort goes into making them. Friendly and helpful staff.

C H

It is time to take this adventure! Attention everyone! A treasure and masterpiece of cultural dynamics. This museum is a must see for everyone globally. I have had the opportunity to come here twice in my life, once as a youngster when I was in grammar school and the other as an adult. It was just last year. My son and I had an incredible time. I recommend the American museum of natural history to just about everyone in the world. Amazingly enough, it's breathtaking. It's educational. It's cultural. It's useful. It's mind blowing. It's good for everyone in the family. We learn about the origins of life and what existed possibly millions of years ago. It's a great time table of existence. The museum is rich in information that spans the globe. From birds to dinosaurs, from ancient civilizations to current day, from artifacts to clothing, from culture to revolution, fro m oceans to space, this museum takes you on an exploration in time of land, sea and space like we cannot even dream about. It is worth every step, dollar, thought and fascination that the human being can fathom. It takes the whole day and yes there is good food too. Go on a guided tour if you can. This is essential to a great learning process for young people. Go and enrich your life soon. Your life will be changed for sure. Visit soon! It's a beautiful day for the museum!!! Do not miss this. Try it.

Chanel Page

Wow!! Breathtaking museum. Huge. I wish I had a whole week just to visit this museum. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and kind, but unfortunately as it was the last tour (4.15) the other employees were constantly kicking us out of the exhibitions. I'm definitely coming back another day for a longer visit!!

Banky Chalk

The museum is huge as most people know. There was an extremely long line when we arrived. The security was instructing people to turn the corner And head to the other entrance since that entrance had no line if they didn't but Very few people left the line. I was glad I was one of those people that laughed because a second entrance had no line and we entered the museum without any problems or waiting time. It was just nice to see statues and fossils and learn about the body and African animals and explore the different exhibits.. The weather was cold and I had friends from out of town so this was a great opportunity to learn, take pictures and have some educational fun. It was crowded with families and kids but still it was a good time.

Cruzer1128

Loved this museum. There was so much to see, I'm not sure if we had the chance to see it all. Definitely something fun and educational for the family. I recommend it. Make sure you wear some comfortable sneakers you will have a lot of ground to cover. When I went, I was able to offer what I wanted to pay for a general ticket with no extra shows. The price they give you is a "suggested" price. I'm not sure if that's an everyday thing now but go check it out..it's worth it!!

mariana aigner

Amazing! Learning about more about history always is a good thing! This is an incredible museum and they have so many details about other parts of the world! It's so good to see how they include all the parts of the world in one single place! Fascinating!

Jeanette O

This is a great place to take children and spend a few hours. I’d suggest a stroller, starting in the top floor and working your way down. Dinosaurs and aquatic life is a must. Dioramas are super cool. Many people don’t realize the museum entrance fee is a “suggested donation” and you can essentially “pay what you wish!” So, if you’re looking to experience NYC on a budget, this is up there on the list. The staff is super kind and helpful. The food is decent in the cafeterias. The museum itself is maintained nicely and clean. We really enjoyed our time there.

Shell We Eat

Amazing museum that is very educational and inspiring! The only star I deducted is about the ticket system... there’s no “suggested price” on the self-service express ticket machine, so if you do not want to pay $23 for one adult ticket, you can wait in line for getting a ticket with your donation price

Claudine

My first visit to New York! I had to visit this museum since I love dinosaurs! The customer service was excellent! I made my donation.

Tom Wood

This place is fantastic. Go as soon as they open, start on the top floor and work your way down. If the kids are into dinosaurs, they will love that part of the museum. There are a few parts that look a bit dated, but no matter, this is the best museum of it's type in the States. If you have time, you should also hit the attached Hayden Planetarium as well.

Jennifer Bailey

Amazing! Simply put, you have to visit this place if you come to NYC. I've been in several museums around the world, but this honestly takes the cake! The dino wing and exhibit for extinct creatures were fantastic! Loved it. Seriously loved it. 6 hours wasn't even enough to see it all. I'd go back absolutely no questions asked <3

Brayden Mora

The exhibits were wonderful, as expected of a ranked world-class museum. However, areas such as the larger exhibit rooms needed some audience flow & traffic control implemented. Some of the smaller cafes and restrooms needed TLC, i.e., plastic covering over the ceiling tile in the stalls. The main cafeteria was A-free-for-all with no order, something that needs to be managed much better in the Museum's physical layout. I believe this has produced a cause-and-effect and explains why some of the Museum staff have a negative attitude towards the patrons; I witnessed firsthand several staff being very short and impatient in their remarks toward patrons.

Simon Landman

First time visit to this historic museum, and had a great time. There is a ton to see and do here. Plan to spend at least 3 hours, but ideally more. We did the basic admission, which was more than enough. The exhibits are in very good condition, and you get a sense of classic displays that have been well maintained. It’s a good idea to start at the fourth floor, and work your way down. The rooms are impressive, especially the entry hall with the dinosaurs and the ocean exhibit with literally a giant whale suspended from the ceiling. This is an affordable gem for anyone who likes museums and history. Definitely recommend going.

Nico Amatullo

Being here in New York City for so long and not going to this American Museum of Natural History was sort of a mistake. It’s the largest in nation and includes 4 floors of different exhibits by region. The museum layout can be a little overwhelming but there are guides near every entrance to different exhibits and were quite helpful, don’t know if this is just a summer program but they have guides that also let you hold bones of some of the different creatures in the exhibits. If you have kids, this is an ideal place to go on a day trip with them because there were so many of them present with at least 5 or 6 different school/tour groups that are in blobs running all over the place, so if you are looking for a peaceful and quiet time you will probably not get that. Overall I was happy to finally visit the museum where at night it (May or May not) come to life (like in the movie)

Sarah Rogerson

Perfect for a day out! We spent 6 hours here and we still didn't get to see everything! I would highly recommend going to see the shows that they do during the day. The space show was the best one out of all 3 definitely worth the extra price. The only thing I would recommend is to bring a jacket as it is really cold in the museum.

Dylan Thacker

A great museum to check out! Pretty easy to navigate without any trouble, and everything was jaw dropping. You can check out whichever exhibits you’d like, and get through in 30 to 45 minutes, or easily look through everything and spend well over two hours.

Colin Liew

Takes more than one day to see all exhibits. Be prepared. Tons of stuff, dinosaurs, different people's cultures, history and origins, animals from over the world, the earth, planets, space exploration and much, much, more! Really enjoyed …

池端大輔

This is one of the most famous and crowded museums in NYC. This museum features natural history, I recommend you the exhibit about mineral, stone. There are many kinds of mineral, stone, includes fossil. It's brilliant, beautiful color, It is worth seeing! The museum shop has two-floor, and has many goods especially for kids.(Of course, there are many souvenirs for all ages)

Joshua F

This is a super fun museum that is a must if you visit New York City. It is definitely a full day activity and there are a lot of interesting activities to do and exhibits to look at. I would recommend doing the overnight stay because it really just gives you a different feel for the museum and you get to see everything at night.

Fernando Molano

10 stars to this museum. Oh my God!

akai kiki

The ticket staff had a very bad attitude. We tried to think that how much we should pay because we supposed to stay only one hour, but she said "how much you pay?" with intimidation. About inside of this museum, on the 4th floor, there are dinosaurs' exhibition. They were great and beautiful. But the 1st floor, the floor was very dirty with cardboard. I could not understand why there was so dirty, and they spent their money for what. I did not want to come again.

Anne Fernandena

My memories of this museum from my childhood days (almost 60 years ago) are of the dinosaur exhibits. The exhibits are first-rate, awe-inspiring, and make a visit to this museum a must. Yes, there's more to see, but this is the main attraction. (Political aside: unfortunately, the dino hall is sponsored by one of the Koch Brothers, in his continued effort to assuage his conscience for the damage he has done to the environment and political comity in the USA).

David Stiewe

Beautifully curated museum with wonderfully in depth histories of the various exhibits. My personal favorite was the dinosaurs, but the animal exhibits are quite beautiful and well made. It was a wonderful first trip to the museum and I can't wait to come again.

Maddalena V

Beautiful museum, worth a visit, with terrible management. First, attendants outside yell at people who ask information. Second, people with tickets and passes cue with the others for “bag check”. The check is nonexistent; plus, the rest of the museum in the world manages different cues for those who have pass and tickets. It’s pretty simple and I don’t think this particular museum lacks space or personnel. It lacks wit, management and customer care though. Third, we redeemed ticket and we were not even noticed that we had the 3d show included. Or got any info on time or position of this show by the four (4) people who were in charge of my one (1) ticket. Fourth, direction indication in the museum are non-existent. Only maps, with some wrong indication on toilets. I suggest the managers to go and take a look at other museums, Toronto Natural History for instance; they may learn something on how a well organized museum should be.

V K

Absolutely extraordinary museum. I could wander there for days. The display on the evolution of wolves and dogs was amazing. Kwakiutl totem poles were also amazing. The planetarium program was the best I’ve seen. I’m eager to come back.

Kevin Fulston

My wife and myself absolutely loved it here, kudos to the staff for the upkeep. The overall appearance inside of the museum was also very realistic inside of the displays. We can’t wait to come back again someday and enjoy it all over again. We would need a day or two to fully explore this magnificent place!

Alex Mathers

This is a very nice museum. It has lots of historic things it would take me for day to get through. It had lots of cool bones and exhibits. It also have a giant squid and other cool sea animals. They also had a nice dinosaur exhibit with lots of large bones.

Yoann Lussier

To visit this museum is like entering a portal to a movie. The shear size of the dinosaur at the entrance is daunting and the various exposition halls are exquisitely laid out. I really enjoy the human evolution exhibit which really portraits life as it was lived.

Олка Макарова

Great museum. Interesting place to visit. Friendly stuff. Unfortunately not so much for adults anymore. Exhibitions are made for kids and overpriced in my opinion. Adults has little to see there. Like “Unseen ocean” for example. Unless of cause you really like to dig in a sand pit and interact with not so great computer animation. There were also couple of gloomy fish tanks with two scorpion fishes, few seahorses and an eel, not at all “unseen”. And may be because of the lack of lighting those tanks seemed to be overgrown with brown algae. Not exactly what I expected to see for additional 25$. I hoped to learn more about deep water species and may be see some actual footage, not a 3D animation of a sperm whale hunting squid. And of cause there was a toy shop (one of many) strategically placed right on the exit from the exhibition so you could not avoid it. Specifically for parents with kids I guess. I definitely recommend to visit this place but on a weekday and get general admission. Not all exhibitions worth visiting. The best I saw was with real butterflies. .I got a feeling that making as much money as possible is a priority of museum management.

Nithya Michael Arockiasamy

We chose to visit this museum for my daughter. She is crazy about dinosaurs. We went directly to the dinosaur section and spent ample time there. When we moved to the next exhibit, we were awestruck on seeing the wide range of magnificent displays. Everything was well categorized and organized. We didn't have time to cover everything even after spending 4 hours here. The food was good in the cafeteria but a bit pricey.