Harvard Museum of Natural History, Massachusetts, United States

4.5 (1.202 reviews) Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #3 in Cambridge Natural History Museums

What an unexpectedly amazing place!

Please see our visit page for our "Know, Show, Go" Covid-19 policies: https://hmsc.harvard.edu/visit. At the Harvard Museum of Natural History, just steps away from the historic Harvard Yard, you can witness the amazing artistry of the celebrated Blaschka glass flowers & sea creature collections, roar with the Siberian tiger, buzz with honeybees, find your birthstone gem, and go back in time in Romer Hall, home of the famous 42-foot Kronosaurus. The Harvard Museum of Natural History is the most-visited attraction at Harvard—for its incomparable collections based on the research of scientists across the University, and its ongoing exhibitions like Climate Change, The Rockefeller Beetles, Birds of the World, Marine Life, and more. The Harvard Museum of Natural History’s mission is to enhance public understanding and appreciation of the natural world and the human place in it, sparking curiosity and a spirit of discovery in people of all ages.

Address

26 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138-2932

Mobile

+1 617-495-3045

Website

http://hmsc.harvard.edu/visit

Email

[email protected]

Working hours

Monday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Current local date and time now

Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 8:26

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4.5 based on (1.202 reviews)

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5travveller95 5:00 PM Mar 11, 2022
Fascinating!
We went to see the glass flowers, which, let’s face it, start to blend together after about fifteen minutes. Or, in my case, less. They’re amazing and it was very interesting to learn the history of how they were made, but I can take only so many flowers, longitudinal and cross sections of flower parts, and plant roots. Thankfully, there is a small room of glass sea creatures, with a video, right next door and that was incredible. An amazing room full of gems and minerals, including HUGE geodes, is also on the same floor. I wandered over to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (included with admission) to see the gallery about Penobscot canoe building and got an introduction to Ethnology, which was just amazing. These museums deserve a whole afternoon and return visits. I suppose kids would like to look at the awesome stuff, which would be a good toe-in-the-water, but having the time to look, read, and reflect makes this a wonderful learning opportunity for adults.
4Bill A 5:00 PM Jul 14, 2022
Worth a visit
We got here when the doors opened and took our time going through everything - we probably spent 2.5 hours or more here. Your entrance fee also gets you into the Far East Museum across the street. Very interesting things to see and not as crowded as other local museums - would def. go back. Our kids - ages 9 & 7 really liked it as well.