museum of natural history!

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in response to Courtney Apple

I am heading to NYC with just me and my daughters 6 & 9. What are your favorite things to do that are fun for both adults & kiddos. We’ll be in the Chelsea area but able to go wherever. TIA!

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my parents took us often as kids and I still enjoy going as an adult.

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JaperMoon

@japermoonSep 27, 2026

Make sure to see the Hall of Biodiversity and the big whale!

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American Museum of Natural History

joanna goddard

“So much fun for families — the mammal dioramas! The whale room! The butterflies!”

Nat Gulliver

“The American Museum of Natural History in New York is one of those places that makes you feel like a kid again — in the best way. You walk in thinking you’ll “just pop through,” and suddenly you’re standing under a blue whale, staring at dinosaur bones, or fully emotionally invested in a tiny diorama from 1927. It’s chaotic in the most magical way: science, history, space, gemstones, taxidermy, sc”