Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History - New Haven History Museum

Full Amenity List

• Wheelchair Accessible

Descriptions from Across the Web

• Venture into Yale's exciting natural history museum—the only museum in Connecticut with fossil dinosaur material on permanent display. The Pulitzer Award winning \"The Age of Reptiles\" mural (slightly outdated, but nevertheless a beautiful work of art in itself) depicts 300 million years of pr... more on Yahoo! Travel
• There are more than eleven million specimens and objects held by the Museum's curatorial divisions, less than one percent of which can be displayed to the public at any given time. On the Museum's web site, the collections are arranged by scientific discipline: ... more on MuseumStuff.com
• This museum has a diverse collection ranging from Indian artifacts to Egyptian art to a large bird collection. more on TripAdvisor
• Head to the third floor and work your way down, especially if a raucous school group has just entered. Up at the top are dioramas with stuffed animals in various environments: bighorn sheep, Alaskan brown bears, bison, and musk oxen. On the same floor is a small but illuminating collection of anc... more on Frommers
• Enjoy a day with the dinosaurs - Explore the wonders of the natural world - Hours: Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun. - Noon - 5 p.m. / Parking Available - Closed on New Years Day, Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving, ... more on entertainment.com

Directions

By Car: In New Haven, Connecticut, take Exit 3 off Interstate 91 (either north or southbound) onto the Trumbull Street connector, turn right at the second intersection onto Whitney Avenue (follow the posted signs to the Peabody Museum). We are locate

At Sachem St

Hours

Monday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday Noon to 5:00 p.m.

Miscellaneous

• Admission: $7.00 Adults $6.00 Senior citizens 65 years and over $5.00 Children ages 3 through 18 College students with ID $3.00 Group admission* Admission to the Yale Peabody Museum is FREE on Thursday afternoons from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Other Web Resources

• Read more about Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History on Yahoo! Travel
• www.peabody.yale.edu
• http://www.visitnewhaven.com
• http://www.ctvisit.com