Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Museum of Natural History collects and cares for specimens and artifacts that document the history of life and human cultures.

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    (412) 622-3131

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    carnegiemnh.org

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    History Museum

Address

4400 Forbes Ave (at S Bellefield Ave) Pittsburgh , PA 15213 United States

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Skifchik

Super informative place! Many interactive, excellent exposure for children. Excellent collection of minerals . Interesting art gallery . Be sure to come with the kids!

RatedXGaming

Did the Dinosaur 's in Time tour with Andy and it was very informative and fun! Both museums were beautiful and the courtyard is a wonderful outdoor place to relax .

Lilith Fury

For those who love jurassic park , and watch all the documentaries about it, (this is the musem from the documentaries ). lol. I love the dinosaurs , animals, gems, stones, plants, etc. theres everything

visitPA

Carnegie Museum of Natural History is an adventure millions of years in the making. Families with children should be sure to check out our fully accessible hands-on science areas.

Natsumi Okamoto

Everything looks like real!! I stayed there for 2hours but I could see lots of interesting stuffs. I would love to go back.

Justin Sullivan

You'll find one of the world's best dinosaur exhibit here, including the "chicken from hell" discovered in March 2014.

Benjamin Lodi

Obviously the big draw is the dinosaurs , but my personal favorites are the gemstone/geology exhibit and the ancient Egyptian collection.

visitPA

Carnegie Museum of Natural History includes more than 20 million specimens, objects, and artifacts . It is the world's third-largest repository of dinosaur fossils .

Tim Deng

actually kind of a large museum . I think my favorite wing might actually be gems.

Vanessa

Went during the animal showing and it was pretty neat. Very big and lots to look at.

Doug Ray

On the weekends many of the labs in the museums open to guests, be sure to check out the mollusk lab on the third floor, it is accessible through the travelling exhibit gallery

jAy Moran

Great family place . All the staff members are great to little children. Plan on spending a whole day . Tons of things for the whole family to experience!

Ashley Gilliland

Very fun & educational . We took my son is 8 months old & he was mesmerized by everything.

NASA

In the Earth Theater , see "Dinosaur Prophecy" to solve 4 famous cold cases of how dinosaurs died. It was funded in part by NASA's Office of Earth Science under the "Immersive Earth" project. Read more

Bernhard Erb

If your a teacher or school in SWPA you must add the teaching kits to your Science curriculum to really set it at a higher level of engagement.

Brian Frieben

Absolutely amazing collection! Fantastic and thought provoking!

Bahama Breeze

Admission here also gets you into the Museum of Art , so spend the whole day between the two.

abigail.

This museum has everything. Don't skip it. You need minimum half a day to do it properly.

Ken

Able to see most in a day. Important to have educational resources in Western PA.

visitPA

Families with children should be sure to check out our fully accessible hands-on science areas.

Pomona Valero

Check out the Hidden Hallway on the 1st floor. Impressive diorama displays (don't forget to borrow a flashlight).

Ryan Montgomery

Massive mineral collection, also a cool dinosaur exhibit area

Ramakrishnan Mohan

Kick ass exhibits ! One of largest collections of real fossils . Get into it!

Keri Garel

Don't miss the insect collection on the third floor!

Ian Everhart

Check out the smelling station in the Hall of Botany to smell the odors of different plants!

Wallace Boston

Beautiful place to visit with enjoyable exhibits

Liz Rattray

Here for a friend's wedding - it was beautiful and the staff was so helpful and accommodating!

Robin Jobe Walsh

Don't miss out on any of the rooms! This is one of my favorite Pgh sites!

Bobby Buten

One of the best dinosaur exhibits I've ever seen

Brian Searl

This museum is one of only a few in the entire country to have many of its displays constructed of real bones and not casts. Don't skip an exhibit , they are all fascinating.

fabio souza

Amazing! Must see attraction in Pittsburgh.

John.F.B. Anderson Sr.

One of the best places to see and learn about history.

Eva Kerschbaumer

Andrew Carnegie would be proud. This is a museum that has figured it out. Because they are ahead of the curve and have incorporated text messaging and social media into their marketing , they got a new

Lynn Bass Stover

Love Dino exhibit and gems. Very pretty museum .

Don (wilytongue) Shandor JR

Love the art so much great place to relax and enjoy.

Jess Gierth

Get a map so you don’t miss anything!

Kyle LeBeau

You’re probably not going to see it all and do it justice in one day.

Christina Plummer

First weekend of the month is free for Bank of America card holders!

Zara Khan

Good for children and dinosaur enthusiasts.

Melissa French

Great cafe to go along with * amazing * dinosaur exhibits . Great for kids. Plan to spend a while.

Amol K

Be on the lookout for 21+ only nights!

Alejundro Sanchez

Take the time to spend the whole day .

Brad K.

Admission is $1 off per person for AAA members!

Janet Lahlou

Let the kids dig for bones in the Bone hunter's Quarry!

Sidhartha Mani

The dino museum is the best!!

Dee D

Start on the third floor and work your way down.

Jazmine Lee

Dinosaur exhibits rock!

Pat W

A must for dinosaur lovers, but don't miss the Hall of Minerals and Gems!

Mike

Plan to spend 4-5 hours & see both the Natural History and Art museums in one visit!

Melissa French

M for Museum is a great new family exhibit .

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