The Southeast’s largest natural history museum offers four floors of exhibits, live animals, a gift shop and the Acro Cafe.
Highlights include the world’s most complete Acrocanthosaurus dinosaur; Willo, the first dinosaur discovered with a fossilized heart; a two-story waterfall; and the Living Conservatory buzzing with hummingbirds and butterflies. The museum hosts spectacular new traveling exhibits every year and hands-on programs daily.
Free admission, donations accepted; charge for special exhibits.
Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9am-5pm; Sun., noon-5pm.
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
Latitude: 35° 46' 56.64" N
Longitude: -78° 38' 22.1994" W
Email: museum@naturalsciences.org
Business:(919) 733-7450
Fax:(919) 733-1573
Toll Free U.S.:(877) 462-8724
Business:
www.naturalsciences.org
- Banquet Facilities
- Free Parking
- Handicap Accessible
- Internet Access: Yes
- Largest Meeting Space sq ft: 960
- Maximum Banquet Capacity: varies by availability
- Maximum Classroom Capacity: 35
- Maximum Reception Capacity: 1500
- Maximum Seating Capacity: 650
- Maximum Theater Capacity: 265 (auditorium)
- Meeting Space sq ft: 50K - 100K
- Number of Concurrent Meeting Rooms: 2-3
- Restaurant on-site
- Smallest Event Room Seating: 25
- Total Number of Meeting Rooms: 2-3
- Tour - Self Guided
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