What an amazing museum! Sooo much history and done beautifully with obvious consideration of detail in each exhibit and diaroma. Each area makes one truly reflect on how amazing our planet is and how precious each aspect of the planet is. Enjoy this gift and budget plenty of time in your planning! May want to invest in a guide to hit highlights and then go back through the museum. Mark (markvv@gmail.com) was AWESOME!

What if I told you that an hour would be enough time to finish a tour? I went to the Natural History Museum today virtually and spent an hour in close proximity to early humans. I'll visit the butterfly museum on Sunday. Join me!

Considered a gem of an Institution by New Yorkers and tourist alike, is the American Museum of Natural History. It possess an innate ability to take things we have only seen in books and movies and brings them to life.....a virtual to reality transformer. It boasts jaw-smashing collections from meteorites to minerals, from prehistoric animals to modern alligators and everything 'nature' in between. I will not forget the gigantic 90 foot long blue whale (a blue Moby Dick) hanging above the Hall of Ocean Life or the awesome view portrayed in the Hall of Dinosaurs featuring the skeleton of a T Rex and a herd of other dinos. My eyes glittered in the sparkling collection of more than 5000 gems housed in the Hall of Gems and Minerals. To add further synergy to the institution, the museum is also home to the largest planetarium in the Western Hemisphere. A gift shop provides small scale replicas of the exhibits and the museum snuggles up to Central Park.

I haven’t been back to the Museum of Natural History since I was a little kid, and I’m glad I finally returned. It looks like I’m going to have to go back again at some point because this place is HUGE! The amount of exhibits they have is amazing, and each one is so thorough that I could’ve spent the whole day in each one. As a matter of fact, I did (I spent about 2 hours just in the “scales of the universe” section alone). The museum is famous for it’s dinosaur exhibit, and rightfully so. Their collection of fossils is really quite impressive. I really enjoyed my visit here. This place is a classic NYC destination. With or without kids, the Museum of Natural History has exhibits that will keep everyone happy (history, nature, science, etc.). Be prepared: if you want to do the museum properly, spend at least a few hours here, if not the whole day. Otherwise, you won’t even come close to seeing all that they have to offer.

AMNH is one of the best museums I have ever visited. And I have visited this museum many times, yet me and my family always feel excited discovering the old things newly. Kid is really fascinated with the dinosaur gallery and gem gallery inside earth science area. For me, the museum is well designed, offers something for every curious mind and the staff are generally courteous. Only downside is the exorbitant price of the food and their vile taste. It's $4/quarter pound of food. So, it will cost $16 if you eat a pound of food. Pretty much everything taste awful.

Does a place like AMNH really need a review? Brilliant as always. Have been visiting the museum since I was 12 years old, and this place never gets old. World heritage, cultural heritage. Although NYC isn't home anymore, this still remains a prized destination every time I'm there.

Plan accordingly, this place is huge! Just went you think you've seen it all, it keeps going. You could easily spend a half day or more here. We purchased tickets ahead of time as recommended on the website and were very glad that we did. For reference, this was a last minute decision for us and we booked online for a 1pm reservation at 12:55. It saved us probably an additional 30 minutes in line! Don't be deterred by the line outside. It moves very quickly.

Buy your tickets ahead of time. There was a very long line. We thoroughly enjoyed our time at the museum. There is so much to see. We particularly enjoyed the planetarium purchase. I would not recommend paying for the Shark exhibit. We were expecting a movie or presentation. It was simply an exhibit that took a few minutes to walk through.

A great morning. Go early because there so much to see. Suitable for all ages very well laid out. Book ahead of time and don't forget to book entry time slots as you need to book a time.

Oh my!!!! Loved everything about this place!! First…it is massive! So much to see but ya need to prioritize. Five hours flew by! To get there: there is a subway stop that empties right into the museum. Take that!! Don’t miss: Biodiversity wing Planetarium add on Big Bang show We are at Nina’s burritos after!! Skip the cafeteria!!