Natural History Museums

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See also:   museums,  attractions,  botanical gardens,  planetaria,  parks and nature centers

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•   Battle Hill Museum of Natural History - humorous look at a natural history museum that's serious about fun
•   Calvert Marine Museum - features a series of aquariums displaying plant and animal life of the area, paleontology, history of the museum and surrounding area, lighthouses, and more
•   Coastal Discovery Museum - offers programs, activities, and exhibits year-round about Hilton Head and other sea islands
•   Cyberspace Museum of Natural History and Exploration Technology - virtual museum which contains exhibits of paleontology and space. Includes directories of displays currently on exhibit at selected museums around the United States
•   Fernbank - science center and museum of natural history
•   Fraser-Fort George Regional Museum - hands-on natural science and history museum
•   Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary - featuring exhibits, hiking trails, birdwatching, guided walks, a canoe trail, and children's programs
•   International Wildlife Museum - includes an interactive natural history museum, computer stations, an art gallery and rotating exhibits
•   James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History
•   Journey - multidimensional recreational museum that includes geological, archaeological and Indian exhibits
•   Lake Témiscamingue Fossil Centre - presents research focusing on the Ordovician-Silurian period (505-400 million years ago)
•   Musie National d'Histoire Naturelle
•   Natural History Museum Maastricht
•   Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks - planned museum will be dedicated to the observation of the natural conditions of the Adirondack region
•   Paul Broste Rock Museum - built of uncut native stone, it houses an unsurpassed collection of stones, minerals and more
•   Roger Tory Peterson Institute
•   Schiele Musueum of Natural History and Planetaria - offers a variety of exhibits and sponsors dozens of events during the year
•   South Shore Natural Science Center - trails, a museum, and natural science programs
•   Trailside Museum - nature center that has exhibits on the native flora and fauna of this area
•   World Wildlife Museum - a natural history museum with over 2,000 mounted zoological specimens representing wildlife from the seven continents of the world

natural history museums by location

•  Africa
•  Asia & the Middle East
•  Australia & Oceania
•  Europe
•  North America (USA) & Central America
•  South America

•   South African Museum - museum of natural history
•   Transvaal Museum - houses a permanent natural history collection in Pretoria, South Africa

•   Osaka Museum of Natural History - guide to the museum's collection, activities, and special exhibitions

•   University of the Philippines Los Banos Museum of Natural History

•   Macleay Museum - museum of natural history
•   Museum of Victoria - Mineralogy and Petrology - responsible for the geological collections (excluding fossil material) of the State of Victoria

•   Finnish Museum of Natural History - botanical museum

•   Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle

•   Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart - museum of natural history
•   Natural History Museum University Berlin (Germany)

•   Náttúrustofa Suðurlands Vestmannaeyjum - South Iceland Institute of Natural History

•  Museum of Natural History - Pisa, Italy
•   University of Pisa - Museum of Natural History

•   Swedish Museum of Natural History

•  Natural History Museum - Berne, Switzerland
•  Natural History Museum of Fribourg, Switzerland - in French, German, Italian, and English
•  Natural History Museum, Switzerland

•  Yahoo! Natural History Museum - London, UK

•  Provincial Museum of Alberta - information on galleries and exhibitions

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  Yahoo! Royal British Columbia Museum

•   Hooper Virtual Natural History Museum - virtual museum of paleontological and earth science, from geoarchaeology to volcanism, displays of interest to researchers and the general public alike
•   Canadian Museum of Nature - Come visit and get all your nature-related questions answered!

•  T-Rex Museum - in Tucson
  •  Dino-Fiesta at the T-Rex Museum - in Tucson; February 13, 2005; an annual event in conjunction with the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show

•  Yahoo! Los Angeles County Natural History Museum
•  Yahoo! Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
•  San Diego Natural History Museum - explores the biodiversity and evolutionary history of southern California and Baja California with research, education, exhibits and community involvement
•   Orange County Natural History Museum - learn about local natural history from fossils, modern animals and plants

•  Connecticut State Museum of Natural History
•   Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University - information on the collections and more

•  Yahoo! Smithsonian Institution - National Museum of Natural History

•  Florida Museum of Natural History

•  Bishop Museum - Hawaii's museum of natural and cultural history. Information on current exhibits, what's new, museum departments, and membership
•   Koke`e Natural History Museum - providing interpretive programs and exhibits about Kauai's ecology, geology and climatology

•  Yahoo! Illinois State Museum
•   Yahoo! Field Museum of Natural History

•  University of Kansas Natural History Museum

•  Harvard University - Museum of Cultural and Natural History

•  University of Michigan - Exhibit Museum of Natural History - The Virtual Museum presents, new and existing displays, exhibits, and functions as a teacher resource for the South Eastern Michigan
•  Public Museum of Grand Rapids

•  Mississippi Museum of Natural Science - experience Mississippi's living heritage

•  New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
•   Las Cruces Museum of Natural History

•  Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences - promotes education, research, and service in the natural sciences
•   Yahoo! American Museum of Natural History

•  Cleveland Museum of Natural History - encouraging people of all ages to discover and explore the natural world

•  University of Oregon Museum of Natural History - specializing in Oregon natural history. The museum covers anthropological, archaeological, and natural science topics

•  Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia - has scientific collections that contain millions of specimens. Conducts biological surveys and aquatic research throughout the world
•   Yahoo! Carnegie Museum of Natural History

•  Great Plains Zoo and Museum of Natural History - featuring open terrain viewing areas and a collection of mounted animals

•  Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium - natural history museum and planetarium

•  Dallas Museum of Natural History - learn all about exhibits, collections, educational programs, upcoming events and more
•  Fort Worth Museum of Science and History - explore DinoDig, Kidspace, Omni Theater, Noble Planetarium, Hands On Science, Hands On History, and more
•  Yahoo! Houston Museum of Natural Science

•  Utah Museum of Natural History - featuring Natural History of Genes project and info on current exhibits

•  Virginia Museum of Natural History - includes news, programs, books, and collection information

•  Yahoo! Milwaukee Public Museum, Inc

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last edited Tuesday, December 16, 2008