The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Since its founding in 1869, the Museum has …
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Apr 27, 2025
Went here on a Saturday at around 1pm. Was panicked as we approached and saw a line that wrapped around the building. Luckily this was the line to buy tickets - we bought ours online and strongly rec…Full review by hockeyaw19
Apr 17, 2025
My class went here in February and we didn't get to go see the exhibits but we did see some other things. We went to go see the space show about the different planets and their moons in our Solar Sys…Full review by jaysperrr_
Apr 6, 2025
Depending on your itinerary this would be a great museum to visit while in NYC. Our young adults went with this for a nostalgia stop on our trip to NYC, being Night at the Museum fans. The building…Full review by IamMrsMACKS92
Hi we are visiting new york on the 20th October for 6 days, it is our first time and was wondering should we book tickets in advance? Assuming it won't be sold out in the week. Thanks
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Definitely book tickets in advance. It allowed us to skip the long line in the morning! Use the app as well to track where to go and which exhibits you want to visit. The extra exhibits are …
Definitely book tickets in advance. It allowed us to skip the long line in the morning! Use the app as well to track where to go and which exhibits you want to visit. The extra exhibits are always worth it if they are of interest to you.
I need to change my day that we choose for our tickets due to a change in fight departure. Does anyone know if that is possible?
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I called and while I didn;t stay on long enough, the options were if you are late that day, contact visitor services person for help on entering (if they don;t just let you in), and the other …
I called and while I didn;t stay on long enough, the options were if you are late that day, contact visitor services person for help on entering (if they don;t just let you in), and the other option was if you need to exchange or cancel tickets. So it looks like they can help you arrange to exchange the ticket for a better date and time. Hope it helps!
Hello, which entrance is best to use when you have reserved tickets online?
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This has changed since you can now book and pay online. I like the entrance on Columbus Avenue (empty cuz nobody knows about it) but even the one on Central Park West shouldn;t …
This has changed since you can now book and pay online. I like the entrance on Columbus Avenue (empty cuz nobody knows about it) but even the one on Central Park West shouldn;t be as bad now.
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