05/22/2012
08:34 PM
you get to see world-class specimens!
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 5 of 5 stars
It doesn't look too big on the outside but it's HUGE! It has everything in nature you could possibly think of. I'm not sure about moss or lichen but hey, it pretty much had EVERYTHING else. The...
05/22/2012
06:13 PM
Disappointing...
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 2 of 5 stars
I went on Earth Day to the museum and must admit that was completely disappointed. The animal collection is completely outdated, they have info of animal populations from 20 years ago! besides, they...
05/22/2012
06:07 PM
Disappointing
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 3 of 5 stars
There we’re only a couple of wow moments (blue whale and elephant centerpiece). The rest was a sad display of stuffed dead animals.
05/22/2012
02:31 PM
Boring...
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 2 of 5 stars
If you are from Chicago or are familiar with the museums, don't bother. This was like the worst exhibits of the Field Museum with a dabble of really basic planetarium exhibits. We paid extra for...
05/22/2012
09:21 AM
A 'must see'.
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 5 of 5 stars
This exceeded our expectations even though there were a lot of school trips on the day were visited which was 18/5 we never felt crushed or pushed around.
You book your times to get into the various...
05/21/2012
12:54 PM
Nice but half the exhibits were closed
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 3 of 5 stars
First of all, waiting 30 in line just to pay the admission to get into the museum was nuts. Get a better system. Once we got in, we only had about two hours to explore and then found that many of...
05/19/2012
09:01 PM
Classic treasure but modernization would help
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 4 of 5 stars
If you enjoy natural history, it is hard to find many places with the sheer quantity and quality of what is here. It is one of the few museums that display the actual dinosaur bones, instead of...
05/18/2012
02:38 PM
great place to learn
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 5 of 5 stars
tons of exhibits and lots to see, this museum will take more than one visit to see it all. Subway leaves you right off in the basement of the museum and is directly across from central park, great way...
05/16/2012
01:28 PM
Fabulous place to go with curious kids!
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 5 of 5 stars
My boys 4 and 6 LOVE the museum, the dinosaurs are incredible and the dioramas of the North American Animals are a big hit as well
05/15/2012
03:17 AM
Just an average museum
TripAdvisor traveler rating: 3 of 5 stars
There was so much history and great displays although the rooms were not logically placed and you were regularly having to cut back through rooms you had already visited.
Possibly too many displays...