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American Museum of Natural History

Central Park West, at West 79th Street New York, NY
212.769.5100
www.amnh.org
New York Culture: The American Museum of Natural History is one of the biggest and most-respected museums in the world. Located adjacent to Central Park, this institution is made up of 25 interconnected buildings that are home to 46 permanent exhibitions halls and their world-renowned library.

Within these storied and scholarly walls are entire exhibition halls devoted to African mammals, meteorites, human origins, gems and minerals, ocean life, fossils, and nature, as well as a massive planetarium.

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Central Park West, at West 79th Street New York, NY

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