Museum of Natural History

Family-recommended museum in Paris

Natural History Museum

The Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Francia is located in Paris, within the botanical garden Jardin des Plantes.

It is one of the most important natural history museums in the world.

Gallery of Evolution, National Museum of Natural History of France / Dennis van de Water – Shutterstock.com

What to See at the Natural History Museum in Paris

The Museo de Historia Natural de París is made up of several halls with exhibitions dedicated to the fields of geología, botánica, mineralogía, anatomía, paleontología y zoología.

You can admire huesos de dinosaurios, una estación de biología marina and another of the halls is known as Galerie des Enfants, a special exhibition designed with young children in mind.

Jardin des Plantes / van de Water – Shutterstock.com

Next to the Natural History Museum, also within the Jardin des Plantes is the zoo La Ménagerie one of the primeros zoológico públicos del mundo. Buy zoo tickets.

These places are among the top visits with kids in Paris. We highly recommend them if you're visiting Paris with family.

Prices

You can buy tickets for individual galleries or combined tickets:

Grande Galerie de l'Évolution: €10 / Reduced price €7 Buy tickets
Grande Galerie de l'Évolution + temporary exhibition: €12 / Reduced price €9
Grande Galerie de l'Évolution + Galerie des Enfants: €12 / Reduced price €9
Grande Galerie de l'Évolution + temporary exhibitions + Galerie des Enfants: €14 / Reduced price €11

Reduced price is available to European visitors or residents up to 25 years of age. Family discounts are also available.

Free admission for children under 3 and for people with disabilities and their companions.

Hours

10am – 6pm / CLOSED ON TUESDAYS

Address

57 Rue Cuvier, Paris

Getting there

Metro lines 5, 7 and 10, stations Censier Daubenton, Austerlitz and Jussieu
RER: line C, Austerlitz station
Buses 24, 57, 61, 63, 67, 89 and 91

Nearby attractions

Jardin des Plantes (and the Zoo La Ménagerie)
Latin Quarter
Panthéon

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Places near the Natural History Museum

You can walk from here to these nearby attractions

Jardin des Plantes

A botanical garden open to the public, covering 23 hectares in the heart of Paris.

Latin Quarter

One of the neighborhoods busiest and most vibrant areas of the French capital.

Panthéon de Paris

One of Paris's most ancient monuments, built before it became essential to visit the Eiffel Tower. It honors great figures from French history.

Luxembourg Gardens

Gardens filled with chestnut, linden, plane trees, and other exotic species, very popular among Parisians.

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