American Museum of Natural History, New York
1. American Museum of Natural History
Location: New York, New York
Top Dino: Barosaurus - the world's tallest free-standing dino exhibit
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Awe inspiring. Immense. Unparalleled. These are words often used to describe the collection of dinosaur fossils at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. A recent $48 million renovation incorporated the use of natural light and created six new halls to house the museum's impressive fossil collection, which tells the story of vertebrate evolution. Tyrannosaurus, Apatosaurus, and Barosaurus are just a few of the dinosaur stars at the museum. There's also the world's only intact Velociraptor skull, a mummified Hadrosaurus and an Oviraptor egg with the fetus clearly visible. Of the more than 600 major specimens, almost 85% are genuine dinosaur skeletons, as opposed to plaster models favored by many museums. Visitors will have a hard time seeing every nook and cranny of the museum's wide array of impressive exhibits. Allow multiple days to visit if you plan to see everything this museum offers.
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