Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall

Pose for a picture with Theodore Roosevelt on the first floor.
Hayden Planetarium Space Theater

The Hayden Planetarium Space Theater's digital dome projection system displays a hyperrealistic view of the planets, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies.
Folsom Point

See this and other chipped stone points discovered in the 1920s near Folsom, New Mexico, on display in a case near the Hall of Plains Indians.
Milstein Hall of Ocean Life

The Milstein Hall of Ocean Life celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2013.
Tyrannosaurus rex

Find this imposing mount in the Hall of Saurischian Dinosaurs.
Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals

See stunningly restored dioramas in this historic hall.
Komodo Dragon

Learn more about these powerful lizards in the Hall of Reptiles and Amphibians.
Center for Biodiversity and Conservation

The Museum created the interdisciplinary Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in 1993 in response to concern among its scientists over rapid species loss and increasing habitat degradation around the world.
Natural Histories

This exhibition includes 50 stunning images reproduced from more than 20 rare and beautifully illustrated scientific works, dating from the 16th to the early 20th century.
Guggenheim Hall of Minerals

The Harry Frank Guggenheim Hall of Minerals presents hundreds of striking mineral-bearing specimens collected from around the world.
Science Topic: Birds are Dinosaurs

Early birds like Archaeopteryx are extremely similar in anatomy to advanced non-avian dinosaurs like Velociraptor.
Sanford Hall of North American Birds

Museum ornithologist Frank Chapman used habitat dioramas in this hall to call attention to the plight of endangered birds.
Science Topic: Vietnam

Vietnam is the most culturally diverse country in Southeast Asia, with more than 50 different ethnic groups, each with its own language.
Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals

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Margaret Mead Hall of Pacific Peoples: Maori Statue
Blue Whale

This 94-foot-long fiberglass replica of a female blue whale, displayed in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, is a Museum icon.

At the Museum

Special Exhibitions

The Secret World Inside You

Dinosaurs Among Us

Countdown to Zero: Defeating Disease

Giant-Screen Film and Space Show

National Parks Adventure

Dark Universe

Mobile Applications

Explorer

Dinosaurs: American Museum of Natural History Collections

MicroRangers

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