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Dive into the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, a grand 19th-century natural history museum in Chamartín. Wander past dinosaur fossils, a whale skeleton and animals from around the world across its two buildings.
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Housed in a 19th-century building in Chamartín, the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales covers natural history through fossils, skeletons and animals from different periods and regions of the world. Dinosaur material is a clear draw for children, while teenagers and adults find enough depth in the sprawling collection to fill a morning.
The exhibits are spread across two buildings that you have to circle between, and reviewers advise following the rooms in order, even if the route feels a little like a maze. Prices are modest and no booking is needed.
Housed in a 19th-century building in Chamartín, the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales covers natural history through fossils, skeletons and animals from different periods and regions of the world. Dinosaur material is a clear draw for children, while teenagers and adults find enough depth in the sprawling collection to fill a morning.
The exhibits are spread across two buildings that you have to circle between, and reviewers advise following the rooms in order, even if the route feels a little like a maze. Prices are modest and no booking is needed.
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1h30
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morning, lunchtime or afternoon
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Moderate walking
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A museum that children will enjoy thanks to having an extensive exhibit of dinosaurs fossils and animals from different periods and areas of the world. Its accross 2 buildings which you have to circle around the Industrial Engineering's university building. Should take about 1.5 hours to tour all of it. My kids 8 and…
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