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About Museum of Natural History and Planetarium
Fossils, family programs & a planetarium. Museum & planetarium with a vast array of archaeological artifacts offers family & school programs.
Quick Facts
- Type
- Natural History Museum & Planetarium
- Location
- Roger Williams Park, Providence, RI
- Founded
- June 1896
- Membership
- Starting at $20 for free admission
What visitors say
My teen daugter and I visitied on a Friday mid-morning during holiday break. We used to live on the park and hadn't been since she was much younger. There were only a few people there when we arrived but it got busier as we went throgh…
Great little place to spend 30-45 minutes. Super cool exhibits about both local and country wide natural history. Coolest part to me, which I've never seen in a museum, was the active honeybee hive.
We visited on a early Saturday afternoon in mid-June 2025. There was a small parking lot on the side of the building and it was about 2/3 full. There was also street parking. It was also a overcast and drizzly kind of afternoon. The…
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