The natural history museum at Yale University. From dinosaurs and diamonds to mummies and meteorites, the Peabody’s galleries and programs take visitors on an amazing journey through more than four billion years of Earth history. The new David Friend Hall features an exquisite collection of rare and exotic minerals. Exhibits on Connecticut... Read More
The Great Hall houses real fossils, including the Jurassic-age skeletons of Brontosaurus and Stegosaurus. The Discovery Room features touchable specimens and live critters. Among the latter are a working leafcutter ant farm, poison dart frogs, pet snakes, bearded dragons, walking sticks and more. Changing exhibit galleries now feature Dinosaurs Take Flight: The Art of Archaeoptryx (through August 30, 2017) and Beauty and the Beetle (through August 6, 2017). Other permanent exhibits on Mammalian Evolution, Earth & Space, and Human Origins. Stunning animal habitat dioramas and Rudolph Zallinger's Pulitzer-winning fresco The Age of Reptiles--the world's most famous dinosaur painting--are among visitor favorites. The Museum Store was cited by The New York Times as "one of the best."
The museum's Fossil Halls will closed on December 31, 2019 for extensive renovations. The entire museum will close to the public on July 1, 2020, for a three year renovation project.
Pricing: Adults $13, seniors $9, children (3-18) $6. Free admission Thu. 2-5, Sept.-June.Other Amenities: ADA Compliant, Gift Shop, Groups Welcome, Guided Group Tours, Indoor Activity, Meeting/Event Facilities
Dates of Operation: Open year-round.
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