The American Museum of Natural History is located across from a beautiful section of Central Park (not that there is an ugly part), but if you happen to love Shakespeare – it's across from the entrance of the park for “Shakespeare in the Park” open air theater. But more on that later...
This Museum is in a grand building and even if you're not intersted in dinosaurs and far-flung creatures with fantastic colors and sci-fi characteristics, this museum is just a sensory experience. The exhibits are all around you, above, under that you must look as if you're an explorer. The best part, while many people would say that it is the dinosaurs, I would say... the life-size whale in the “Ocean” section. That alone is worth it.
There is a planetarium that has won many awards. And while I am a science nerd, espcially when it comes to galaxies and the cosmos, I find it way too detailed and hard to take in for an afternoon visit. If you're doing research, it's great. There is a planetarium show, which they have updated so it is actually good (instead of suck-y). I still want something more, but perhaps I shouldn't compare it “Avatar and the Pandora sky mountains”
If you have a citypass or a museum pass and you don't have to pay extra and you still have energy after the rest of the museum, then by all means. If you don't have a citypass, I'm not sure its worth the money they ask.
Btw: AMNH is publically funded so the “suggested price” is just that... suggested. You can pay $1 or $5. But if you have one of those “passes” then it shouldn't matter.
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