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American Museum of Natural History Vacation |
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Rates from: $188.00 per person for 2-night complete package
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2-night and longer New York City vacation packages arriving any day.
Come see why the American Museum of Natural History was voted the Number One Family Attraction in New York City and third most popular in the United States by Zagat Survey, US Family Travel Guide with high ratings in both child and adult appeal.
A must-see for people of all ages! Visit the world's tallest freestanding dinosaur exhibit in the museum's famous Fossil Hall and embark on an explorative journey through prehistoric times ... or visit the spectacular Rose Center for Earth and Space, the Hall of Universe, or the Hall of Planet Earth. 2-night and longer New York City vacation packages arriving any day.
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 The American Museum of Natural History is one of the largest and most innovative natural history museums, housing the greatest natural science collection and largest dinosaur fossil collection in the world. Offering hundreds of exhibits, including the famous dinosaur halls, the Hall of Biodiversity, the Akeley Hall of African Mammals, and the Hall of Planet Earth, this museum is a must see for all. The Rose Center for Earth and Space features hands-on, interactive exhibits exploring the galaxies, stars, and planets. |
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Your American Museum of Natural History Vacation Includes:
- Accommodations for 2-nights or longer in a midtown Manhattan hotel of your choice, in the heart of Times Square, the Theater District, Rockefeller Center
- Admission to the American Museum of Natural History
- And much more
The Collection
- Marvel at the most important collection of dinosaur fossils in the world
- Stand under a 94-foot-long blue whale, the largest animal that ever lived
- Come face-to-face with your human ancestors
- Spiral down millions of years of cosmic evolution
- Walk through a central African rain forest
- Feel the rumble of an earthquake
- See the 563-carat Star of India, the largest and most famous star sapphire in the world
Highlights from the Permanent Collection Include:
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 Anne and Bernard Spitzer Hall of Human Origins
Offering the most comprehensive evidence of human evolution ever assembled, this hall explores the most profound mysteries of humankind: who we are, where we came from, and what is in store for the future of our species.
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 Grand Gallery
The Museum's historic 77th Street lobby restored to the
grandeur of its original 1904 design celebrates the preservation and
revitalization of a century-old Museum icon—the 63-foot-long Great
Canoe.
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 Iridescent Opals
Renowned for their colorful iridescence, a display
of 25 beautiful opal gemstones is now on public view in the Museum's
Harry Frank Guggenheim Hall of Minerals.
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 Rare Jade Slab
One of the Museum's newest and most spectacular
mineral specimens, a rare two-foot long jade slab with dramatic whorls
of green and white, is now on display in the 77th Street Grand Gallery.
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 Iridescent Ammolite
A dazzling iridescent gemstone fossil of an
80-million-year-old ammonite measuring two feet in diameter is now on
display in the 77th Street Grand Gallery.
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 Spectacular Stibnite
A 1,000-pound stibnite with hundreds of
sword-like, metallic blue-gray crystals sprouting from a rocky base is
now on display in the 77th Street Grand Gallery.
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 Dioramas Web site
Features four 360° panoramic virtual tours,
archival photos, and hall highlight videos with Stephen Quinn, author
of Windows on Nature: The Great Habitat Dioramas of the American Museum
of Natural History—now available in our online shop.
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 Fossil Halls
Four 360° panoramic virtual tours and hall highlight
videos with curators Mike Novacek and Mark Norell are among the
features showcasing the famed fourth-floor halls.
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 The Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites
The circular layout of this
permanent hall centers around a massive 34-ton iron meteorite fragment
called Ahnighito.
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 The Milstein Hall of Ocean Life
Home to one of the Museum's most
celebrated icons, the 94-foot-long blue whale model, the hall is a
fully immersive marine environment with video projections, interactive
computer stations, and new ocean dioramas.
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 The Gottesman Hall of Planet Earth
This permanent hall displays one
of the most outstanding collections of geological specimens ever
displayed in an exhibition hall. |
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Special Exhibitions, IMAX® Films and Space Shows
Some special exhibitions are timed and ticketed and require a separate surcharge on top of general admission
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 Extreme Mammals: The Biggest, Smallest, and Most Amazing Mammals of All Time
Through January 3, 2010
Extreme Mammals explores the surprising and sometimes bizarre world of extinct and living mammals. Featuring
spectacular fossils from the Museum’s collections, the exhibition will
examine the ancestry and evolution of numerous species, ranging from
huge to tiny and speedy to sloth-like, and will showcase animals with
oversized claws, fangs, snouts, and horns. |
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Night at the Museum: The Real Thing
It may be called Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, but just like the original Night at the Museum, the sequel begins and ends at the American Museum of Natural History and features the same wonderful characters—Teddy Roosevelt, Lewis and Clark, the Easter Island head “Dum-Dum,” that mischievous capuchin monkey named Dexter—to be found here at the Museum.
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 Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World
Visitors will embark on an unparalleled journey, exploring commerce,
communication, and cultural exchange from the far reaches of China
through the cities and empires of Central and West Asia from 600 to
1200 AD. Children will become world travelers as well, collecting
special stamps in Silk Road “passports” issued to them at the
exhibition entrance.
Watch live silkworms spinning cocoons in the
section devoted to Xi’an. Wander through a replica of the desert
markets of Turfan, complete with the sights, sounds, and smells of
exotic spices, luxury goods, and precious raw materials. Meet a
life-size camel model in Samarkand as you explore the ancient skills of
papermaking and metalwork. And in Baghdad, track the “stars” using a
working model of an Arab astrolabe and discover the achievements of
Islamic sciences and engineering. |
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 Butterflies Returns!
Through May 31, 2010
Mingle with more than 500 live, free-flying tropical butterflies in an enclosed habitat that approximates their natural environment with lush vegetation and live flowering plants. Simulated sunlight and the sound of howler monkeys, parakeets, quetzals, and other species complete the environment.
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 Lizards and Snakes: Alive!
March 19 – September 8, 2010
Live lizards and snakes are the center of attention in this engaging exhibition that will explore these creatures’ remarkable adaptations, including projectile tongues, deadly venom, amazing camouflage, and sometimes surprising modes of movement. Fossil specimens, life-size models, videos, and interactive stations will complement the 67 live animals representing 20 species.
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 IMAX® Films
Enjoy one of the following IMAX films on the 4-story high screen while relaxing in the
gorgeous and comfortable setting of a restored beaux arts theatre:
Wild Ocean, a captivating IMAX film, features original
music by award-winning directors Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas,
and captures one of the world's greatest migrations. Produced by the
creators of the international sensation STOMP and directors of the award-winning Giant Screen film Pulse: a STOMP Odyssey,
this 40-minute film explores the annual feeding frenzy that takes place
in the oceans off of South Africa as billions of sardines migrate up
the KwaZulu-Natal Wild Coast, followed by whales, sharks, dolphins, and
gannets.
Showtimes through January 3, 2010
10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, 4:30pm
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Beavers follows a pair of these industrious creatures as
they leave the shelter of their colony in search of a site to build a
new home. The film chronicles their daily activities and the dangers
they face as they find a site, build a dam, and start their own family.
Showtimes through January 3, 2010
11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm
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Spectacular New Hayden Planetarium Space Shows
See a thrilling Space Show and travel to the outer reaches of the universe in one of the world’s most powerful virtual reality simulators, the Hayden Planetarium space theater. Space Shows are available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish.
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 Journey to the Stars
narrated by Whoopi Goldberg
“…….the show shows us a sky as changeable and dynamic as any Broadway musical or summer blockbuster, with stars booming, blazing, swirling, dying and sprouting again.” New York Times
Travel 13 billion years into the past, when the first stars were born, and witness brilliant supernovas that sent new kinds of matter coursing through the universe, into the atoms of our own bodies and the air we breathe. Visit the heart of our fiery Sun, and glimpse its distant future as it transforms into a massive red giant. Tour familiar stellar formations, explore new celestial mysteries, and discover the fascinating, unfolding story that connects us all to the stars.
Showtimes:
Monday–Friday: Every half hour, 10:30am–4:30pm except Wednesdays (first show on Wednesday begins at 11am)
Saturday–Sunday: Every half hour, 10:30am–5pm.
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Museum Hours
The Museum is open daily, 10am–5:45pm
The Museum is closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
Space Show Hours: every half-hour, 10:30am–4:30pm; First Friday of every month 10:30am–7pm
Museum Shop Hours: the Museum Shop is open while the Museum is open, 10am–5:45pm daily.
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NOTE: Rates listed are per person based on two adults sharing a room for 2 nights, subject to availability and change. Rates include all taxes and service fees, and all listed features. Triple, quad, single and child rates are available. Starting price is based upon lowest-priced off-peak 3-Star hotel unless otherwise specified. You may get prices on other hotel and date options, longer stays, additional theater, sightseeing and dining, and transportation to NYC on NYC TripQuote.
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| What's Included in Each Hotel-Inclusive Vacation Package: |
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Free admission to the Empire State Building
Observatory, Museum of the City of New York or the NY Water Taxi Statue of Liberty Express cruise |
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Free entry to the Museum of Natural History, Metropolitan Museum of Art or Top of the Rock Observation Deck
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VIP Invitation to the CBS Early show
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Shopping discounts at Macy's, Bloomingdale's and South St. Seaport
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Free Gift at Bloomingdale's
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Parking Discounts
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Personal Vacation Planning Assistance |
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