Field Trip Kit Zoo, aquarium, museum & park days

Natural History Museum · New York, New York

🦴 American Museum of Natural History

Dinos, the blue whale, and space — NYC’s classic natural history circuit.

  • Timehalf day
  • TicketsTimed entry + optional planetarium tickets.
  • Get thereB/C to 81st Street; stroller-friendly halls.

✓ Verified with venue website · 2026-08

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No printer? Open the sheet on your phone, or print later. Classic · Bonus · Alpha (extra-hard cool finds).

Talk cards Find on map

Museum map Visitor map Official map · American Museum of Natural History · tap to enlarge Open PDF on official site ↗

Short on time? Start here

Do these 3 in order if you can — enough for a short visit. Tap a stop for talk tips & photos. Create and print your mission is above.

🦖 Dinosaur hall T. rex and friends — the reason many kids beg to come. 🦌 Animal / mammal hall Lifelike dioramas of animals in habitats. 🪐 Planet / space hall Space show if you added tickets — stars and planets.

More if you have energy

More stops if you have the energy.

Discovery Room / Gilder Center — shortlist photo

🔬 Discovery Room / Gilder Center

Hands-on spots when open to the public floor.

 Free explore — shortlist photo

🧭 Free explore

Pick a favorite hall and wander five minutes freestyle.

  • 🔬 Discovery Room / Gilder Center — Hands-on spots when open to the public floor.
  • 🧭 Free explore — Pick a favorite hall and wander five minutes freestyle.

What the sheet may include

Print from the button at the top of this page. No app at the venue.

Example finds
  1. Find something taller than you
  2. Spot a model, bone, or real artifact
  3. Try one hands-on activity
  4. Read a kid label out loud
  5. Find a planet, star, or sky clue
  6. Notice three different materials
  7. Ask a grown-up one wonder question
  8. Pick your favorite — draw it later

Official site: American Museum of Natural History website. Always check hours and tickets before you go.