Paris Natural History Museum

Paris Natural History Museum
A heritage of the Paris Royal Botanical Garden created in 1635, the Paris Natural History Museum displays its collections in the lovely Jardin des Plantes in Paris. Its main attractions are the Great Hall of Evolution (right) devoted to the evolution of life, the gallery of paleontology with a fine collection of dinosaurs, giant birds and insects. Add to them the gallery of mineralogy, with over 600000 mineral samples, giant cristals and royal precious stones.	The evolution gallery

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The Paris Natural History Museum is both fascinating for adults and impressive for children. In addition to the museum, lots of flowers and a nice little zoo, the Jardin des Plantes also features a tropical glasshouse and a Mexican glasshouse. These are indeed precious and welcoming addresses when the wind is freezing outside.

The gallery of paleontology	Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle 57, rue Cuvier 75005 Paris tel: 33 (0)1 40 79 30 00 Gare d'Austerlitz station on lines 5, 10, RER C Locate Paris Natural History Museum on the map. Closed on Tuesdays and 1st of May Open 10am to 6pm Web site
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