It is one of the largest museums in the world, containing around 32 million natural specimens. You can even stand under the largest animal that ever lived, a 94-foot-long blue whale.

**** TIP:**** Residents of New York, New Jersey or Connecticut can pay as they wish at the American Museum of Natural History – but access to special exhibits is not included. There is an accessible entrance on 81st Street/Rose Center for Earth and Space - plus it is less busy and crowded.