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Top 10 Best Natural History Museums
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The Lindsay Wildlife Museum
The The Lindsay Wildlife Museum is a natural history museum and a nature center, and it brings in 100,000 visitors per year. It has interactive exhibits and kids' activities, and it has guided tours.
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Adult Admission: $7
Given that users looking for Best Natural History Museums prefer lower values for adult admission, the The Lindsay Wildlife Museum achieves 80% performance in this category.
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Activities Available: Kids' Activities, Interactive Exhibits
The The Lindsay Wildlife Museum achieves 62% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available: Guided Tours, Group Tours, Self-tours
The The Lindsay Wildlife Museum achieves 70% performance for tours available.
National Museum of Natural History
The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum and a nature center, and it brings in 1,156,000 visitors per year. It has interactive exhibits, kids' activities and a restaurant.
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Adult Admission: $0
Given that users looking for Best Natural History Museums prefer lower values for adult admission, the National Museum of Natural History achieves 100% performance in this category.
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Activities Available: Kids' Activities, Interactive Exhibits, Restaurant
The National Museum of Natural History achieves 63% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available: Group Tours
The National Museum of Natural History achieves 18% performance for tours available.
North Carolina Maritime Museum
The North Carolina Maritime Museum is a natural history museum, and it brings in 180,000 visitors per year. It has interactive exhibits and doesn't have kids' activities. It has guided tours and group tours.
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Adult Admission: $0
Given that users looking for Best Natural History Museums prefer lower values for adult admission, the North Carolina Maritime Museum achieves 100% performance in this category.
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Activities Available: Interactive Exhibits
The North Carolina Maritime Museum achieves 37% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available: Guided Tours, Group Tours, Self-tours
The North Carolina Maritime Museum achieves 70% performance for tours available.
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology is a natural history museum. It has interactive exhibits and a restaurant and doesn't have kids' activities. It has guided tours and group tours.
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Adult Admission: $0
Given that users looking for Best Natural History Museums prefer lower values for adult admission, the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology achieves 100% performance in this category.
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Activities Available: Interactive Exhibits, Restaurant
The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology achieves 39% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available: Guided Tours, Group Tours
The Maxwell Museum of Anthropology achieves 60% performance for tours available.
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum is a natural history museum and a history museum, and it has interactive exhibits, kids' activities and lectures. It has a restaurant.
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Adult Admission: $9
Given that users looking for Best Natural History Museums prefer lower values for adult admission, the Natural History Museum achieves 74% performance in this category.
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Activities Available: Kids' Activities, Interactive Exhibits, Lectures
The Natural History Museum achieves 69% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available: Group Tours
The Natural History Museum achieves 18% performance for tours available.
Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum and a botanical museum. It has interactive exhibits and lectures and doesn't have kids' activities. It has guided tours.
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Adult Admission: $0
Given that users looking for Best Natural History Museums prefer lower values for adult admission, the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History achieves 100% performance in this category.
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Activities Available: Interactive Exhibits, Lectures
The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History achieves 43% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available: Guided Tours
The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History achieves 41% performance for tours available.
Virginia Museum of Natural History
The Virginia Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum, and it has interactive exhibits and doesn't have kids' activities. It has guided tours and group tours, and it costs $7 for adult admission.
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Adult Admission: $7
Given that users looking for Best Natural History Museums prefer lower values for adult admission, the Virginia Museum of Natural History achieves 80% performance in this category.
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Activities Available: Interactive Exhibits
The Virginia Museum of Natural History achieves 37% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available: Guided Tours, Group Tours
The Virginia Museum of Natural History achieves 60% performance for tours available.
Museum of Northern Arizona
The Museum of Northern Arizona is a natural history museum and an art museum, and it has interactive exhibits and kids' activities. It doesn't have guided tours and has group tours.
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Adult Admission: $7
Given that users looking for Best Natural History Museums prefer lower values for adult admission, the Museum of Northern Arizona achieves 80% performance in this category.
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Activities Available: Kids' Activities, Interactive Exhibits
The Museum of Northern Arizona achieves 62% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available: Group Tours
The Museum of Northern Arizona achieves 18% performance for tours available.
North Museum of Natural History & Science
The North Museum of Natural History & Science is a natural history museum and a science and technology museum. It has interactive exhibits and kids' activities, and it doesn't have guided tours and has group tours.
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Adult Admission: $7
Given that users looking for Best Natural History Museums prefer lower values for adult admission, the North Museum of Natural History & Science achieves 80% performance in this category.
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Activities Available: Kids' Activities, Interactive Exhibits
The North Museum of Natural History & Science achieves 62% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available: Group Tours
The North Museum of Natural History & Science achieves 18% performance for tours available.
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum
The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum is a natural history museum, and it has interactive exhibits and kids' activities. It has guided tours and group tours, and it is located at 9500 College Station.
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Adult Admission
We currently have no data on the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum for adult admission.
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Activities Available: Kids' Activities, Interactive Exhibits
The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum achieves 62% performance for activities available.
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Tours Available: Guided Tours, Group Tours
The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum achieves 60% performance for tours available.






