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About Museum of the Earth
Prehistoric fossils & engaging exhibits. Hands-on, kid-friendly exhibits & a vast collection of fossils, including a mastodon skeleton.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum
- Location
- Ithaca, NY
- Highlights
- 44-foot Right Whale skeleton, Hyde Park Mastodon, Fossil Lab dig experience
- Hours
- Thursday-Monday, 10AM-5PM
What visitors say
The exhibits were well put together and interactive highly recommend downloading the audio tour, but be aware that the audio numbers do not match the museum map. Liked digging for our own fossils and the large mammoth skeleton. Highly…
Great place to visit. Was there for 1.5 hours and could have spent longer. Very informative and interactive. Good for all ages.
Cool place to take kids to learn about the Earth, fossils and dinosaurs. My grandkids are 5 & 6. They were at the lower age of where the displays are targeted. They were interested for an hour or 2. I think once they're slightly older…
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