American Museum of Natural History
- Museum
- Regional draw
- Upper West Side, New York
A major museum beside Central Park on the Upper West Side.
The American Museum of Natural History is a major cultural destination on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Its complex is approached from Central Park West, Columbus Avenue and West 81st Street. These sides of the museum face different neighborhood streets.
The museum lists entrances at Central Park West and 79th Street, West 81st Street at the Rose Center, and Columbus Avenue at 79th Street at the Gilder Center. Its current visitor guide explains the arrangements for those entrances, exhibitions and accessibility.
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