Museum Tours
See our self-guided tours and our accessible tours below.
All tours are accessible by wheelchair.
Public Tours
Museum Highlight Tours
These tours highlight the Museum's collections. Daily at 10:15, 11:15, 12:15, 1:15, 2:15, and 3:15.
Spotlight Tours
These tours focus on specific halls or themes. Times and topics vary. Ask any information desk for schedule.
Foreign Language Tours*
These tours are in a foreign language and highlight the Museum's collections. Times and languages vary.
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Spanish (Español)
Tours begin at 2:30 pm
January 10, 17, 31
Chinese (中文导览)
Tours begin at 1:30 pm
December 15, 20, 23, 27, 29, 30
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French (Français)
Tours begin at 1:30 pm
January 7, 14, 21, 18
February 11, 18, 25 Additional French tours begin at 12:30 pm
January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
Hebrew (סיור מודרך בעברית)
Tours begin at 2:30 pm
December 23, 24, 30
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Italian (Italiano)
Tours begin at 2:30 pm
January 2, 16, 30
February 13, 27
*Tours are subject to change
Self-Guided Tours
Explainers
Monday–Friday, 1 pm–5 pm
Saturday and Sunday, 10 am–5 pm
Fossil Explainers, identified by a red button, staff the fourth floor to answer any questions about fossils and paleontology.
Earth and Space Explainers, identified by a purple button, staff the Rose Center for Earth and Space, the Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites, the Harry Frank Guggenheim Hall of Minerals, and the Morgan Memorial Hall of Gems to answer questions about astrophysics and geology.
Accessible Tours
The Museum offers a variety of specially designed tours for visitors with disabilities and their families.
Learn more about accessibility at the Museum.
Sign Language Tours
Experience informative, entertaining, and inspiring presentations of permanent and special exhibitions for both deaf and hearing audiences with simultaneously signed and spoken tours.
Registration required: unfortunately, no walk-ins are accepted. Email accessibility@amnh.org or call 212-313-7565 at least 72 hours in advance.
Free for Members or with Museum admission. Programs subject to change. Upcoming tours:
Museum Highlights
Saturday, December 14
12:30 pm
Explore highlights throughout the museum, including the Blue Whale in the Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, the Giant Sequoia in North American Forests, and the T. rex in the Hall of Saurischian Dinosaurs.
Fossils
Saturday, February 8
12:30 pm
From vertebrates to advanced mammals, follow the evolutionary path through our fourth floor fossil halls.
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Programs with sign language are intended primarily for the Deaf community. ASL students may attend, but we do not sign attendance sheets.
Tours for Blind or Partially Sighted Visitors
Visitors who are blind or partially sighted are invited to attend this program, held monthly in the halls of the American Museum of Natural History. Specially trained Museum tour guides highlight specific themes and exhibits, engaging participants through extensive verbal descriptions and touchable objects. Science Sense tours are available to individuals or groups.
Registration required; unfortunately, no walk-ins are accepted. Email accessibility@amnh.org or call 212-313-7565 to register.
Free for Members or with Museum admission. Programs subject to change. Upcoming tours:
December: to be announced
Please note: two weeks advance notice is required to request a Science Sense tour on a date that is not scheduled above.
Tours for Families Affected by Autism Spectrum Disorders
The Discovery Squad is a unique tour program designed for families affected by autism spectrum disorders. The program was developed in collaboration with the Seaver Autism Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Registration is required; unfortunately, no walk-ins are accepted. Call Central Reservations at 212-769-5200 (Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm) to register.
Discovery Squad tours take place before the Museum is open and are free. Programs subject to change. Upcoming tours:
- Saturday, December 14, 2019
- Saturday, January 11, 2020
- Saturday, February 8, 2020
- Saturday, March 14, 2020