Washington D.C. Fun Facts Activity!
 
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1. What is the cost of admission to the Natural History Museum? 

2. How many objects can be found in the museums research collection?

3. The graphic at the bottom illustrates which museum highlight found in the main lobby?

  

4. What is the name of the world's largest diamond found inside the museum? 

5. Bones from what type of prehistoric animals can be found inside the museum?

                                               

Use the information below to answer the questions above:

Admission: Free
Museum Hours: Open daily 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Closed December 25


About the Museum:

With more than 120 million objects in its research collection, the museum is a fascinating resource on people and their natural surroundings. Visitors can learn about humankind's earliest history and development of world cultures and see thousands of specimens of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, insects, sea life, fossils, gems, minerals, rocks, ores and meteorites. Among the exhibits are halls devoted to dinosaurs, Native American cultures, Ice Age mammals, and other specimens of our natural environment.
Highlights: Dinosaurs, giant squid, African bush elephant, Hope Diamond, O. Orkin Insect Zoo, coral reef, Naturalist Center and Discovery Room


Additional Information:

http://www.mnh.si.edu/