National Museum
of Natural History |
 Established
in 1910, the National Museum of Natural History
is the second most
popular of all of the Smithsonian
museums. The museum's
collections include over 125 million specimens of plants, animals,
fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, and human cultural artifacts.
Notable exhibits include the Kenneth E. Behring
Family Hall of
Mammals, which displays preserved pelts of mammals throughout the world,
some of which were collected by former president Theodore Roosevelt
. The
museum's Hall of Dinosaurs
includes one of the largest collections
of Dinosaur fossils in the world. Other exhibits detail the evolution of
life on Earth, the National Gem Collection,which includes the
Hope Diamond and Orkin Insect
Zoo.
Open: Daily 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; extended summer hours determined
annually. Group tours and tours for visitors with disabilities by
appointment; call (202) 357-2747 (voice) or (202) 633-9287 (TTY). Closed
December 25.
Admission: Free
Metro: Smithsonian, Federal Triangle.
Related Links:
National Museum of Natural History Website
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