A.M.M.H. Review

It is a museum to remember. I have been going to this Museum since as long as I can remember and nothing has really changed inside. But I see the excitement when I bring somebody new with me to this Museum. And even though I have been coming for most of my life here I always feel the joy a visiting again. Like seeing an old friend. I will recommend this Museum to all. It's always fun to see something in person when you see it in a movie. Aka the night of the museum.

Very kind staff. Incredible place to spend a free afternoon. Definitely find your way to the Human Origins exhibit.

Good WiFi and really interesting exhibits. Good air conditioning as well

The museum itself is vast and quite incredible. But the several staff members we encountered throughout our visit were not only rude, but condescending. I will likely never visit again.

Very big.hard to go through the whole thing in one day.very good.

Incredible museum which is not too expensive. The Planetarium and the Rose Center are a must for anyone interested in the cosmos.

Probably the greatest museum in the world. You can virtually everything in relation to the history of Mother Earth and the development of its living species. I ve been there probably 50 times or more, but I find it more and more fascinating every single time.
My personal favorites are the Hall of Biodiversity and the Milstein Family Hall of Ocean Life. I m fascinated by both land life and marine life. Especially with the latter, due to the fact that there s much to be discovered in the deeps of the ocean. Also, we don t know that much about it, so marine animals are even a bigger mystery.
The Nature of Color is probably the most beautiful thing that I ve seen indoors. The colors were so vivid and stunningly beautiful.
I was stunned by the T-Rex exhibit. I m not yet used to seeing dinosaurs with feathers, instead of scales. Yet, the baby T-Rex looks cute. I also loved the Dinosaurs Among Us exhibit some years ago.
I haven t visited since the pandemic broke out and I don t know how does it function today, but I ve heard that there s a group scheme that works pretty well. I do hope that everything would be okay soon enough!

Went there in the winter and loved all the exhibits. Place is very large and you can easily spent the entire day looking at everything, although you can easily get lost. The items being sold around the area is expensive, which is to be expected.

Great time spent! We were nervous on how packed it would be but we there first thing and it felt like we had it to ourselves! We felt a lot more comfortable then we thought we would be and everyone was wearing their mask as required and keeping distance! Made everything more enjoyable while being safe.

The museum is really big, with a thousand rooms, on several floors!
This disorientates the visitor a little, because he does not understand from which theme area he should start ...
If a "visit itinerary" was proposed/suggested in the map ...
Anyway, it is very nice!
NOTE: even if the voucher has been purchased online, you need to queue because you need to convert it to a ticket.

Very impressive! But some dinosaurs should be cleaned up! A lot of dust on the them.

It's a must but this museum is absolutely not innovative.

Parts of this museum is really good, other parts not so much. The first floor is out dated, poorly maintained and some of the displays you can't see because the lights don't work in them. If you get past the first floor things definitely improve. However, compared to other museums around the world, this one is average considering its size and potential.

Very fun museum to go to. There is an ample amount of stuff to look at so plan to spend awhile at the museum

Beautiful place. If you are at NYC you must visit The American Museum of Natural History

This is one of my favourite places in the WORLD, I could get lost in here. I come back over and over. I never get sick of it. If you are on holiday in NYC, it's really a must-see. Well maintained and the exhibits are really cool!

Great museum! Dinosaurs, cavemen, a giant whale. Go on a weekday for less crowds.

This place is brilliant-well worth a day out!although prices can appear a lot (especially if you're on a budget) they are just the suggested price,and they'll accept whatever price you pay them!

Well, if you gonna visit the museum, prepare to spend the entire day there, it is huge. If you rush through it, you won't learn anything. There's a lot to read and see. It's also on the same grounds as the planetarium but I'd save that for another day.

Beautiful museun, very intetesting and friendly for kids and parents. Nice exhibitions, very well curated!

A very interesting museum, it is a fun and a knowledgable experiment for kids , teens and adults , i would recommend it.
Dinosaur part of the museum was my fav.

Had a wonderful time with the family. Laid out nicely and so much to see and experience. Too much to do in one day. Good excuse to return and do it again.

This Museum is a wonderful place to visit! It's huge! You need more than one day to see the whole thing. Besides waiting in a long line to get in, and some more crowded areas of the museum, I loved it. I don't understand why others are giving this wonderful museum such low ratings becuase my experience was great. There are a few more dated parts of the museum, but they are always updating and improving it. Well worth the visit.

I enjoy visiting this museum whenever they host educator evenings. I have been to a Cuba exhibit and another that was beyond my understanding of science, but I go because you get to learn about the exhibits through different lens. The wine+cheese are also a perk! Signing up through their website is a cinch.

Iconic building and museum. The planetarium was pretty nice. Can be super crowed, but I guess that depends on time of the year you go.

Nice place to learn about history and ancient creatures that walked the earth in older ages. My little brother and I enjoy this place a lot.

Great museum! You should spend at least 1 day here. Very good for children too.

Amazing, must visit during your trip to NY. You need almost a day to visit the huge museum with amazing and wonderful natural history of America.

Best advice I can give, buy your tickets online and expect to spend your entire day here. Or week. Or month. You just can't see it all. This massive museum has so many incredible things to see but it also gets super crowded that it's overwhelming in areas. We took our young teens and they enjoyed it but I'm glad we didn't do it when they were younger. I would not want to be pushing a stroller or chasing toddlers through there. The museum is worth all the traffic though, and allow plenty of time to get through the space center. The planetarium show is awesome!

Very crowded on weekends and the admissions is a suggested fee, great exhibitions

Very well maintained museum. Get to know a lot about the ancient days. Worth visiting while in New York.

Solid museum all around. Sure there's a few dated sections but as a whole the place is great for both kids and adults.

A classic and must visit if your into "natural history"

I spent several hours here and barely covered 1/4 of the whole museum. I ll definitely come back and keep exploring. One of the best museums I ve ever visited. The butterfly conservatory was my favorite.

My wife and I have 4 children so this museum is overall very good with a couple things knocking a star off.

Star deductions: Cafeteria is expensive. So big you can t see everything in one day. Family memberships don t assume enough kids.

4 stars because: many exhibits that change every 3-6 months. It is HUGE. You CANNOT see everything in one day, or even two. The Planetarium is amazing. Children s discovery room educates and entertains all 4 of my kids. We go 7-10 times a year and we still haven t seen everything. So we will be renewing our membership.

Great museum, but disappointed with the maintenance of many of the hands-on exhibits with moving parts (especially for kids). Broken light on microscope, broken telescopes, 3 of 4 flying pterodactyl simulations not working, etc.

GET TICKETS 4-6 MONTHS before you go!!! There are 3 types of visits you can have. A general ticket, gets you to the island where lady liberty is. 2nd is Base and Pedestal. That allows you up to the bottom of the statute. 3rd...and most important, if you want to go up the Statute to the Crown!!!! You need to get this 4-6 months ahead of time!!!

An incredible collection of exhibits, with a wider span than you can imagine. From ancient canoes to stuffed animals to space objects, amazing. Our favorites were the dinasours on the fourth floor, the deep oceans exhibit, and the entire space area. Parts of the museum are old in look and feel, could use upgrades. Hence please consider buying a ticket or donating. Thank you.

I have been a member of the Natural history museum since 2000 when the brand new state of the art Hayden Planetarium and the Rose Center for Earth and Space opened. I loved going there as a kid with my friends and family. It is really wonderful to have this incredible cultural institution on the Upper West Side where I live in Manhattan. One of my favorite areas of the museum is the Hall of North American mammals. It always feel like you re really at those places and you can escape from the noisy crowded city outside. The dioramas of the environment settings displayed in that room and elsewhere are truly a masterpiece of art and natural science together.

So cute but I ordered a single slice of cheese pizza and chips and it was 11.83

Overall, we really enjoyed the museum. We were disappointed that so many of the older display cases were not lit; they were black and impossible to see. Would it be so difficult to replace the light bulbs? We didn't pay for any of the extra exhibits, we were kept busy with everything that was included in the admission price. We chose to pay the actual admission price, even though the person at the ticket counter explained that we could pay what we wanted to. Perhaps if more people paid the full price, they could afford to keep the cases lighted! The Fossil Halls were much newer looking than the older sections, with lots of great information about the displays. Like most tourist attractions, the food was expensive and not very good. We had turkey sandwiches on rolls that at first glance looked like they'd be good, but the rolls were hard and the turkey was dry. Despite the draw-backs, we are very glad we devoted time to the museum during our trip to New York.

Truly amazing. Hard to fully appreciate in just one day as the (permanent) collections are enormous. This is specially true with kids. If you have the opportunity I would recommend splitting it in two or three visits. Note that if you want to use the pay-what-you-think-is-fair option you might have to queue as online or on site machine tickets are full admission only.

They have a wide selection of exhibits. However I didn't think it was well organized. It went from exhibits on people and exhibits on animals. They could have had more info on everything. It also wasn't clear which pieces were originals and which were made by the museum for the museum.

Museum are my favorite place and this is definitely one that I absolutely loved. You have to visit planetarium here. Staff is friendly. I do think restaurant on the ground floor has to be cleaner. I also wish there were more healthier choices of food there. I did not like so many souvenir shops. I guess if they just had 1 to cover the entire museum would be great. Accessibility is superb. I wonder why museum do not keep some of the latest technology breakthroughs or activity oriented things like something that explains what kinetic energy is or what would harpoon of earth stops to revolve etc. but at the end of the day. It s an amazing place to spend a day.

Loved it! It is sooo big. It will take a few hours to visit all the sections.

Outstanding. One of the best museums in the world. Can't see it all in one day.

Amazing place. Really enjoyed my stayed there. I wish I could have spent a few more hours there. Lots of things to see.
It s pay as you wish so you can decide how much you want to pay. Don t know how it works to get ticket with the extra exhibitions though.

I recently took my 2 little girls on an all day museum trip. We all had a blast! You can spend all day here and still not cover the entire event.

5 stars all the way!!!

COMPLAINT:

A few days ago, I bought my girlfriend and I SuperSaver tickets to the American Museum of Natural History. We've been talking about visiting the Hayden Planetarium for months now and I thought this would be a great chance for us to finally go see the show. We both live in NYC so we've been to this museum a few times now but have never been to the Rose Center/Planatarium. When we got to the museum this afternoon, we were told that the planetarium was shut down indefinitely due to an "accident" that had occurred a few days ago. We later found out that the ROOF had partially COLLAPSED! I asked who we could talk to about getting a voucher for when it reopened (since its not included in the general admission) and the woman at the front desk told us to go visit a supervisor. We were disappointed but decided to hang out anyway and see the remaining special exhibits that are included in the SuperSaver package. I mean, what were we going to do? Just go home?

As the museum was closing, I asked to speak to a supervisor who might be able to give us a voucher so we could come back when the planetarium reopened. He very directly told me that the SuperSaver package was only equivalent to "two special exhibits" and that since we had already spent our time there and seen the other exhibits, we didn't qualify for a voucher. Only TWO exhibits? According the AMNH website where I bought the tickets, the SuperSaver admission package provides "Admission to the Museum PLUS Rose Center for Earth and Space PLUS all special exhibits, IMAX or 3D films, AND the Hayden Planetarium Space Show." Nowhere online during the ticket-buying process does it mention a "two exhibit" equivalence nor was this explained to us when we entered the museum and were told that the planetarium was closed.

If we would have just missed our planetarium showing, then yeah, that'd be on us. But since the roof collapsing was not part of our birthday plans, why are we ineligible for a voucher? Does the museum customer service really care this little about the happiness of its patrons? How difficult would this have been? If it wasn't a big deal to us, I wouldn't have asked. But it was a big deal and now it's a bigger deal. I'm very disappointed.

Line was ridiculous which is no fault of the museum but there was very little to no communication in the form of stanchions or what have you.

Many of the exhibits are sorely outdated and I found the interpretations weak - they didn t do much to contextualize their peoples portions or create the impression of interrelation between peoples of a region.

What REALLY got me though is I paid the full suggested donation and then ALL the areas I really wanted to see (oceans, rotunda, portions of the forest exhibit) were closed off in preparation for an event. If I had known I would have gone some other day or not at all but there was -0- indication of this being the case.

Like I get it, it s a public museum and events bring in the big bucks but I felt screwed. The exhibits that were still open were showing their age. I ve wanted to go here since I was a kid and now I m just bummed.

I am giving 4 stars, and not 5 stars, because I believe that, with all thousands of visitors it gets every years, it deserves to be modernized, revamped. The Neil deGrasse Tyson dark exibition from space is the highlight by far. If we had more of that, and more that connects to the Night in The Museum movies (interactive stuff), it would deserve my 5 stars.

Don't miss going to this museum! Very interesting and worthwhile.

An extremely big and interesting place place. Four floors to explore and lots of fossils and interesting things to see

So amazing! A must-see for visitors. I have been going here since my childhood, I love it! There's a little bit of everything here, I've learned so much.

Such an amazing museum. I wish I had more time to exloer it more.

Reserve in advance online. Such a great experience. The only disappointment was that the planetarium was closed.

Planetarium and dinosaurs are amazing.
The rest was not good!

Titanisaur was absolute power;which was a Clint Eastwood film I saw a few years ago titanisaur will be the item at amnh

AMNH is doing an amazing job with social distancing it's visitors. Feels like you have the whole museum to yourself to explore. Reserve a time slot online and walk in at that time!

If you plan to go on a tour with the young ones, reserve a full day. It's too huge to cover in a few hours. My advise start from the top floor and move down unless you are seriously interested in the lower floor display and articraft

After seeing the MET, this place was just meh. I found that it was more appropriate for children rather than adults. Some of the displays look like they need a remodel. When this place opened, people seldom left to go abroad so these exhibits were a novelty, but now, it just feels outdated.

If you are traveling with kids, go here, but if you are without kids, skip this and spend the whole day at the MET.

Always have an amazing time here! Great exhibits, great atmosphere. Everything is displayed so well and so easy to navigate. I will come back every time I visit NYC!

Great place to exercise walking with many great sights to distract you from your walking. This is better than jogging in the park or along around a lake. One can easily walk for hours without sweat or getting tired so easily. In fact many new thing can be learn from this walking exercise, along with weight loss. Many great artifacts, paintings, sculptures, etc.

If you been here before, you do not come back for the regular exhibition. You come here for their special events, limited exhibits, talks and labs. If you do come for the regular display, it's probably for nostalgia.

Conducting research in the Special Collections Library. Great support from the Library Staff!

We had a terrible experience because of the number of people they allow in. In some rooms it was difficult to even walk. What an expensive way to waste time.

I was very disappointed over the condition of the building! Many displays had no lighting, numerous tiles were missing in the ceiling, and in the lower level snack bar's trash receptacles were in shameful condition. The displays that were well lighted made my visit enjoyable!

Great museum. Don't be a jerk and minimum pay the suggested ticket price to help projects etc around the world!!

A very good experience. I got good knowledge about applying for Literacy in a science class. Cuba and it's biodiversity, like corals bleaching activity, and other important aspects.

Very beautiful made Museum especially the Dinosaurus and the Animal mammals are worth a visit! Some other parts are slightly old and it s hart to Orientade with the map they hand out! Very call already the entrance hall with the Dinosaurus!

Absolutely incredible! We spent two hours here and still there was so much more to see. Great place to take your children. There are tons of things to do and see from replicas of animals and animal habitats to dinosaurs and more.

Officially one of favorite spots on Earth. <3

Big thanks for curators and funders.

Tip: You can pay what you want for admission ;)

Boring. Spent 20 minutes walking through only a fraction of the hundreds exhibits and while you could spend all day and still not see everything, I wouldn t waste your time. Nothing was interesting. I couldn t touch or play with any of the super old and delicate pottery or weapons. Don t recommend for kids or adults with ADHD. China town was Much more interesting.

Was here last year! Simply amazing! so many great exhibits

We wanted to "Pay what you wish" but the T-rex exhibition was extra and ending up costing $80 for 2 adults and 1 child and honestly wasnt worth the $80. Next time Ill just purchase general admission and pay what I wish and just go to the 4th floor for dinosaurs.

Incredible special exhibits. Dinosaur rooms cannot be missed.

Not the layout of Night at the Museum, but a wonder full visit all the same.

We had high expectations for this place but were disappointed. Bland exhibits, hardly any interactivity (read "press this button, thing lights up"). The shops are filled with crap, the planetarium shop had random science stuff, just a few space related items. Thankfully we came a day when it wasn't crowded. It looks clean, allt though there are a lot of broken back lights behind infoscreens.

Sacred place. Must do with your kids. Magical place, magical.

We love the Museum of Natural History. My favorite part today was reading the Updates detailing the errors that were made in various exhibits since the museum's inception . Its great to see how with further research we keep uncovering new information. We always have to be open to learn and grow!!

One of the best museums in NY. It's absolutely massive but well worth it!

Me and my family had a great time. Is the best place to explore the history of nature. Kids were amazed to learn about different kinds of animals and plants. I recomended people to visit and enjoy the events and exhibitions, they owesome.

Amazing, don't go there if you are tired. It's definitely worth the time you are going to spent there

A museum but with a wrong policy. Different rooms u have to pay extra for.

Most amazing museum I've ever been in. It's huge, so plan your visit in advance and get ready to spend all day if needed. It is perfect to visit with kids, though adult will have also a great time there. Worth every dollar.

There are artifacts and exhibits from around the world covering multiple time periods, locations and species. The wait time is minimal and the museum is spacious, accommodating many guests with ease. If you have a large family the membership is well worth the cost if you plan to come back another time or if you do multiple additional exhibits such as the Trex experience and Dark Universe. This museum also does a great job accommodating guests in wheelchairs, there are ramps, elevators and lifts throughout.

Very crowded, but well worth it. You can bypass the long line for tickets by using the kiosk, but will need to pay full price; paying at the counter is "suggested donation".