American Museum of Natural History
Dinosaur skeletons, the blue whale model and the Hayden Planetarium, the museum of the Night at the Museum films.
- Type
- Museum
- Area
- Upper West Side & Harlem
- Opening hours
- Daily 10:00–17:30 (closed Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day)
- Price
- $37
- Time needed
- 180 min
- Official website
- amnh.org/plan-your-visit
Getting there from Times Square
🚇 10 min by metro (line 1 / 2 / 3 or B / C: Times Sq–42 St / 47–50 Sts–Rockefeller Ctr → 72 St / 81 St–Museum of Natural History) · 3.3 km · 41 min walk
Where to eat nearby
- Shake Shack Upper West Side (American · $ · Upper West Side & Harlem) · 🚶 4 min walk
- Land Thai Kitchen (Asian · $$ · Upper West Side & Harlem) · 🚶 9 min walk
- Playa Betty's (World · $$ · Upper West Side & Harlem) · 🚶 9 min walk
- Levain Bakery (Bakery · $ · Upper West Side & Harlem) · 🚶 9 min walk
- Jacob's Pickles (American · $$ · Upper West Side & Harlem) · 🚶 10 min walk
Breakfast nearby
- Levain Bakery, West 74th Street (Bakery · $$ · Upper West Side & Harlem) · 🚶 9 min walk
- Zabar's (Deli & bagels · $ · Upper West Side & Harlem) · 🚶 10 min walk
- Barney Greengrass (Deli & bagels · $$$ · Upper West Side & Harlem) · 🚶 13 min walk
Other sights nearby
- Children's Museum of Manhattan · Museum · 🚶 0.8 km · 10 min walk
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Museum · 🚶 1.2 km · 15 min walk
- Central Park · Park · 🚶 1.4 km · 18 min walk
🛍️ Markets nearby: Grand Bazaar NYC (6 min walk)
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Last updated: 8 October 2026