American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street
212-769-5100www.amnh.org
A museum for the 21st century, with a rich and storied past: The American Museum of Natural History is one of the greatest natural history museums in the world, with more than 40 exhibition halls.
Highlights include the new Rose Center for Earth and Space featuring the most technologically advanced Space Show in the world, the dinosaur halls, the Akeley Hall of African Mammals, and the acclaimed Hall of Biodiversity.
On the first Wednesday of every month, the museum hosts an after-hours SciCafe series of cocktails and conversation with experts in the field.