New York Car Rental and the American Museum of Natural History

It is believed that wherever you go, a visit to the local museum is necessary. There is no better place that serves as an authentic source of historical information about the place. The American Museum of Natural History is no different. What sets it apart from other conventional museums is the fact that it houses more than a staggering 32 million specimens. It is one of a kind museum of natural history. The huge number of specimens makes it impossible to display all of them round the year. A very small portion of the specimens are exhibited at a given point of time. You can reach the American Museum of Natural History by just boarding a car from New York car rental.

The American Museum of Natural History is located at Upper West Side at Manhattan. Spread over a sprawling area, it includes within its area as many as 25 separate buildings that are all connected to each other. It also includes research laboratories, a library and as many as 46 exhibition spaces or halls. You can access it from any part of the city through New York car rental. The Museum is open all round the year and remains closed only during Christmas and Thanksgiving.

The establishment of the Museum goes back to 1869. It was originally located at the Arsenal Building at central Park. The team of its founders included the likes of the Theodore Roosevelt Sr. and many others. Now when you start to explore the museum in its present location, you wonder how such a wide variety and such a huge number of specimens could be housed under one roof. So if you are in New York do not miss out on this opportunity to explore one of the biggest museums in the world and that is made possible through the services provided by New York car rental.

The American Museum of Natural History has amongst its exhibits such diverse objects as a huge chunk weighing approximately 34 ton of the meteorite called Cape York, a war canoe made of Haida and hailing from Pacific Northwest, habitat dioramas of mammals from Asia, North America and Africa, the biggest sapphire in the whole world called the Star of India and a gigantic model of the Blue Whale. You will also find a whole range of anthropological findings from different parts of the including Central America and Mexico.

The sections that you cannot afford to miss at the Museum include the Harry Frank Guggenheim Hall of Minerals, the Fossils Hall, the Bernard and Anne Spitzer Hall of Human Origins, the Arthur Ross of Meteorites, the Rose Center for Earth and Space, the Dioramas and the New York Time Capsule. Hop into a vehicle from New York car rental and explore the specimens.

The American Museum of Natural History is extremely popular amongst kids and teenagers and if you are in New York make sure you drop in here with your family. It is not a tough ask especially when you have the services of New York car rental at your disposal.

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