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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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