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American Museum of Natural History

There’s so much to explore at one of the world's top museums: iconic fossils like T. rex, world-renowned dioramas, a life-size blue whale model, the Hayden Planetarium, and the new Gilder Center. Discover the Gilder Center's bold design, informed by nature, and new exhibits, including a Butterfly Vivarium featuring over 80 species of free-flying butterflies, and an Insectarium with live insects.

New York CityPASS includes:

General Admission + One Ticketed Exhibition – Entry includes over 40 galleries, plus one of the following (subject to availability): the Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium, a giant-screen film, a ticketed special exhibition, or the Hayden Planetarium Space Show.

New York C3 includes:

General Admission + One Ticketed Exhibition – Entry includes over 40 galleries, plus one of the following (subject to availability): the Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium, a giant-screen film, a ticketed special exhibition, or the Hayden Planetarium Space Show.

New York C-All includes:

General Admission + One Ticketed Exhibition – Entry includes over 40 galleries, plus one of the following (subject to availability): the Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium, a giant-screen film, a ticketed special exhibition, or the Hayden Planetarium Space Show.

Alvaro Keding
Alvaro Keding
Alvaro Keding
Alvaro Keding

Highlights

  1. 01.

    Reach billions of years into the past and peer millions of years into the future with Encounters in the Milky Way, a Hayden Planetarium Space Show narrated by Pedro Pascal. This time-traveling journey explores the cosmic movements that shape our galactic neighborhood.

  2. 02.

    Discover the Museum's Solomon Family Insectarium, live butterflies, floor-to-ceiling displays of the Museum's scientific collections across three levels, and more in the new Gilder Center.

  3. 03.

    Explore the Museum’s famous fossil halls, featuring the largest collection of dinosaur fossils in the world, including imposing mounts of Tyrannosaurus rex and Apatosaurus, as well as the 122-foot-long cast of a titanosaur, a recently discovered giant herbivore that lived in the forests of today’s Patagonia about 100 to 95 million years ago.

D. Finnin
D. Finnin

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Advice for Visitors

Tips

Best Time to Visit

Visit before noon on weekends when it's least crowded.

Download the Museum’s free Explorer app for turn-by-turn directions during your visit (available in four languages).

Visit Ology, AMNH's website just for kids.

Don't miss these insider tips straight from the experts at the Museum!

CityPASS®, C3® and C-ALL® guests may enter through three different entrances at the Museum: Central Park West (at 79th street); the Rose Center for Earth and Space on West 81st St.; and the Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at 79th and Columbus. Wait times at the Gilder Center are typically shorter.

You may encounter longer security lines at museum opening.

To get the full experience, allow about four hours for your visit. If you're short on time, don't miss the Museum's new Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation.

Learn more on the CityPASS Blog about what you'll see at the American Museum of Natural History.

Attraction Features

Amenities

Dining: Visit the museum's website for updated information.

Gift Shops: Visit the museum's website for updated information.

Accessibility

The American Museum of Natural History welcomes all visitors and strives to make its exhibitions, programs, and services accessible to everyone. Get more information about accessibility.

Parking/Transportation

Get more information on parking, transportation and directions.

Offers & Upgrades

Special Exhibitions

Special exhibition tickets are available for purchase at any ticket desk.

Contact Information & Hours

  • AMNH 79th St Entrance at Central Park West
  • 200 Central Park West
  • New York, NY 10024
  • Open Daily, 10am-5:30pm

Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day

Check for temporary hall closures when planning your visit.

  • AMNH 81st St Entrance at Rose Center
  • 81st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue
  • New York, NY 10024
  • Open Daily, 10am-5:30pm

Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day

Check for temporary hall closures when planning your visit.

  • AMNH Columbus Ave Entrance at Gilder Center
  • 415 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10024
  • New York, NY 10024
  • Open Daily, 10am-5:30pm

Closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day

Check for temporary hall closures when planning your visit.

Iwan Baan
Iwan Baan

Gilder Center at dusk.

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We loved the city pass! It allowed for flexibility in our days as well as allowed us to feel like we got our money's worth, without the pressure of feeling like we needed to stay in each museum or landmark all day. I will definitely continue to use CityPASS for the cities where available.
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Rated 4 out of 5 by from Very good service We bought city pass for a trip in May. The service is fast and intuitive, we've been able to book all the attractions easily. Very good experience!
Date published: 2026-02-14
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Looking forward to my trip I bought a CityPASS for an upcoming trip for July 2026. This offer seems better both affordability and easy than trying to do individual attractions. As I make reservations, some attractions do not have availability for my dates so I continue to check.
Date published: 2026-02-13
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Trip of a lifetime! My friend and I bought CityPASS for our trip to New York and once we worked out how to fit everything in it was easy. We visited the American Museum of Natural History and Empire State Building as standard and then chose Top of the Rock, 9/11 museum and Intrepid museum as the 3 optional experiences. We did the Statue of Liberty separately because they still had tickets to the Crown with it being early February so we picked the Intrepid Museum as our final choice. The CityPASS app made it easy to choose times and access tickets and the attractions themselves were incredible and were very well priced considering how good each of them were. The Empire State Building was amazing with a good combination of views at the top plus the museum at the bottom, and the fact that we were able to return with CityPASS later on the same evening allowed us to see the amazing views in the daytime along with the stunning New York lights at night. And visiting in February meant that it was fairly quiet on both visits. The 9/11 Memorial and Museum was an eye opener for us considering that we were too young to remember 9/11. We paid extra for an audio tour (which is a must-do) and it was emotional seeing how they described the tragedy combining artefacts and art with personal stories. We arrived at 2pm and had to leave at closing time and we still hadn’t gone through some of the sections, so try to dedicate more time to seeing it fully if you get the chance. The American Museum of Natural History was an interesting attraction that did well to balance fun with learning. We chose the Planetarium for the ticketed exhibition included with CityPass and it was a good 25 minute experience. Later that day we did Top of the Rock at 3:30pm whilst it didn’t have the prestige that Empire State had I still highly recommend it. Arriving mid afternoon allowed us to take in the views on another perfect day and we also decided to have a drink on the outdoor bar and waited until sunset which was unforgettable. The best part about Top of the Rock is that you can see both ESB and Central Park, whilst the only downsides were that they seemed too pushy with their Beam upsell. On the final day we went to Intrepid Museum without knowing what to expect. I assume that most people here will choose the flashier attractions but Intrepid filled our time nicely. Based on a retired Warship with views of the Hudson River and glimpses of the Empire State Building you get to see old aircraft, the workings of the ship itself, a NASA prototype spacecraft and go on an old submarine , all of which were included and the latter were nice surprises. Overall CityPASS was incredible value for money and I would definitely check out their other experiences in other cities. Do it.
Date published: 2026-02-11
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Date published: 2026-02-04
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Date published: 2026-02-03
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