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Harvard Museum of Natural History

Museum Half day difficulty: Easy with kids: yes
Harvard Museum of Natural History

Harvard University's natural history museum, famous for its 'Glass Flowers': 3,000 flowers and plants modeled in glass by the artists Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka. Among its halls there are dinosaurs, the huge Kronosaurus skeleton, and the Great Mammal Hall, with whale and giraffe skeletons hanging from the ceiling.

With kids

  • Stand next to the Kronosaurus, a fossil marine reptile over 12 meters long
  • Walk through the Great Mammal Hall with suspended whale and giraffe skeletons
  • See the famous 'Glass Flowers', thousands of plants made of glass
  • Discover dinosaur skeletons and other fossils
Accessibility: Ages 4+; dinosaurs and animals that fascinate all ages

With family

  • Walk through the galleries of minerals, animals, and evolution
  • Compare the Blaschkas' delicate glass models with real plants
  • Stroll around the Harvard campus after the visit

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