26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-3045
One of the four Harvard Museums of Science & Culture, this museum displays some 11,000 specimens drawn from Harvard’s vast collections, including the Blaschka Glass Flowers, Sea Creatures in Glass, huge whale skeletons, hundreds of mammals, birds, and the world’s only mounted skeleton of the 42 ft.-long Kronosaurus. Explore a timeline of Earth’s history, and see 3,000 rare minerals and gemstones. New and changing multi-media exhibitions, Marine Life, New England Forests, showcase cutting-edge research. Fun for all ages, the museums are an easy walk across the historic campus from Harvard Square.
Admission to the Peabody Museum Of Archaeology & Ethnology is included.
Boston & Cambridge, Family Oriented, History, Culture & Libraries, Nature & Science