How long can you spend in Beijing Natural History Museum? How to visit Beijing Natural History Museum

There are many biological specimens, models and fossils in the Beijing Natural History Museum, especially the special dinosaur park, which is especially suitable for adults to bring their children to play, which is both educational and entertaining. Children will also like it and can broaden their horizons. So how long can you play in the Beijing Natural History Museum?

How long can you spend at the Beijing Natural History Museum?

Recommended playing time: 2 hours - 3 hours

There are two types of exhibitions in Beijing Natural History Museum: permanent exhibitions and paid exhibitions. The permanent exhibitions include the Origin of Humans, The Prosperity of Invertebrates, Plant World, Dinosaur Park, Ancient Mammals, Ancient Reptiles, Amazing Africa, Animals - Friends of Humans, and Entering the Human Body.

Paid exhibitions such as the "Crystals of Heaven and Earth - Rocks and Minerals on Earth" exhibition (20 yuan per person, half-price tickets are available with student ID, disability ID, senior ID, and military ID, and paying adults can bring one child under 6 years old for free.

There is also a 4D cinema, where you can watch some movies every day during the opening hours. The movies include "Prehistoric Adventure", "Pig Pick", "Black Feather Elf", etc. The earliest one starts at 10 o'clock and the latest one starts at around 15:30.

How to Visit Beijing Museum of Natural History

The Beijing Museum of Natural History houses more than 100,000 cultural relics, fossils and specimens. The museum has four basic exhibitions and a dinosaur world expo. It is the best place for family trips.

The first floor of the museum's main building has the Plant World Hall, Dinosaur Park Hall, and African Hall. The Dinosaur Park has dinosaur fossils, dinosaur models that can move and roar, dinosaur films, etc. It is attractive enough for children.

The second floor has the ancient mammal hall, ancient reptile hall, etc., and a newly added smaller oceanarium. There are free explanations at fixed times every day. There are actually quite a few fish in the aquatic animal exhibition hall. Although the number and variety cannot be compared with Qingdao Oceanarium, there are actually some. And there are many Chinese sturgeons as features.

How to get to Beijing Museum of Natural History

The address is No. 126, Tianqiao South Street. You can take buses 7, 20, 35, 110, 120, 692, 707, 729, trams 105 and 106, and get off at Tianqiao Station; take buses 832, 836, 838, 917 and get off at Tianqiao Bus Station.

Take Metro Line 8 to Tianqiao Station, get off at Exit A and walk 100 meters.