yale peabody museum of natural history

if you have kids and want to educate them about ancient history, then this is the place to go. I love there exhibits and find it very interesting. good place to spend a one day trip with the family.

I visited the Peabody Museum with my family 3 kids under 13) recently. It was terrific! Lots to look at: dinosaurs thrilled the youngest; minerals and animal displays engaged the older kids. The student docents are excellent, they have hands on manipulatives and do a wonderful job relaying information to the kids.

The peabody and modern pizza. what an afternoon. Sure, I've been to the Peabody many times and they don't change exhibits much, but it's a great place to wander thru for an hour

I didn't know that this museum was as nice as it is. It's not the likes of the one in NYC, but it is good enough to have a good time with your family. I attended a private event with my wife and it we were lucky that it was held here. We had a chance to interact with lots of people and to watch all of the exhibits.

Memberships are a good value if you cannot take advantage of free public hours. Gems and Minerals on 3rd floor is a very well done permanent exhibit not to be missed. AllAges.

Disregarding the chaos we endured because we visited the museum during some kind of Latin festival, the ant exhibit was appalling. The ants in the cases were actually dead, and the rest of the exhibit was simply blow up photos of ants and very little interesting or informative content. We learned nothing about ants except what they look like dead. And this is supposedly a traveling Smithsonian exhibit!

You don't even have to go inside to be impressed. Spend some time outside admiring the Gothic architecture. The stone mason work is amazing and makes for great photos, as does the outside dinosaur statue. We picnicked under the big fellow. There are street vendors if you forgot your picnic basket and the food is very good. The architecture inside is also breathtaking and it's a perfect setting for the wonderful displays. I have visited many museums around the world and The Peabody ranks with the best. The permanent displays are laid out beautifully and puts things in their proper settings (it's just like being there). The information plaques are full of interesting facts ans curators are around to offer further information. Many temporary displays are set up with sound and movies to instruct you on the display, which is like a free college lecture. There are also "hands-on-displays for the kids. Be sure to visit the well stocked gift shop. They carry everything from kids toys, stuffed animals and snacks to fine educational books and original native artifacts and clothing from around the world. It may be small and tight in the gift shop but it is loaded with interesting and one of a kind items. Not a gift shop to run through. Plan to spend some time there and find your treasure. Once exposed to this treasure trove you will return often. Call ahead as Tuesdays may still be admission free.

Little ones enjoyed the dinosaur exhibit , it was exciting to see all the bones. That was the only areas that my little ones enjoyed.

I saw the mummy that I read in a book when I was a kid. It is so excited. It is large and full of amazing stuffs. If u wanna see and learn all the stuffs, it would take a long time! U will love it.

I went with my boyfriend this week. I had never been there before, but was very impressed. I loved the dinosaur fossils, the discovery room, and the birds. It was a great way to spend a few hours. Admission is $9.00 for adults and parking is free.

Visited the Peabody Museum with my kids (5 years old) this week. We spent about an hour there, but could probably have spent another hour. Some of the exhibits were above my kids' heads, but there was a nice balance of things for themselves to see to keep them engaged. We spent about 30 minutes in the Discovery Room, which provided age-appropriate activities and displays for my kids. There were many specimens for the kids to touch and examine with a magnifying glass. There were also some live animals there (poison dart frogs, a whole colony of ants). This was a nice, small museum - and we'll probably return here when the kids are a little bit older. This museum is part of the ASTC reciprocal membership program, so we were able to get in free with our local Science Centre's membership.

I brought my two kids, aged 8 and 3. It's a small museum with three levels. It's clean and exhibits are well maintained. Sort of reminded me of Night at the Museum. Kids loved the exhibits. Good for about 2-3 hours. Museum was reasonably priced and parking is free within a short walking distance. You can bring in a stroller but a fold up is best as some of the exhibits can be a tight squeeze.

We visited in late Dec-2014, and were quite impressed. Don't expect the Smithsonian, however Yale Peabody had excellent natural history and archeological displays. One aspect that particularly impressed us were the Yale students proctoring certain displays to answer questions and provide insights. The dinosaur exhibit is amazing, and the geological rock displays were very informative. Many displays were unique to Connecticut natural history, which you won't get at the Smithsonian. We had a great time!

The museum has a great collection of dinosaur skeletons and they are awe inspiring. My 5 year old son loved them. My one knock on the museum is that there is not a lot of interactive activities for young kids. Most exhibits required a fair amount of technical reading to understand the exhibit.

Went here for the first time and must say they have excellent exhibits. The whole museum what a pleasant surprise and a must when your in New Haven. Every exhibit is great and amazing.