From Earth’s beginnings to the dawn of our species, this museum houses some 80 million specimens in a labyrinth of galleries. Your expert guide will navigate you through them, introducing you to characters like Sophie the Stegosaurus and the skeleton of the long-gone Dodo along the way. You’ll catch a glimpse of the rare Archaeopteryx – the alleged missing link between dinosaurs and birds. You’ll stand awestruck by the enormous slice of a Giant Sequoia, a marvel of the natural world. Visit the casts of victims from the volcanic disaster at Pompeii and learn about civilizations that once used human skulls as drinking vessels. By the end, you’ll no doubt have a greater appreciation for the natural world all around you, and for the world-class collection that the Natural History Museum has amassed over the years.
Highlights Include: (if artwork is not on loan or being restored etc.)
Sophie the Stegosaurus
Pompeii Casts
Hope (the Blue Whale Skeleton)
Archeopteryx fossil – missing link between birds and dinosaurs
Giant sequoia slice
Human skull cup
Dodo skeleton
Iguanodon teeth fossils
Cranbourne meteorite
On the Origin of Species – first edition