Natural History Museums

For today's virtual travelogue, let's visit some natural history museums!

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (https://naturalhistory.si.edu/) in Washington D.C. has a fantastic, interactive virtual tour of their exhibits here: https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/vt3/NMNH/. Be sure to also check out their website for their extensive list of webinars and other virtual programs, like An Epoch Deep Time Adventure with Artist Ray Troll and Paleontologist Kirk Johnson: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/after-hours/epoch-deep-time-adventure-artist-ray-troll-and-paleontologist-kirk-johnson.
They also have a behind the scenes look at their collection here: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour/museum-support-center-and-research-stations.

Next, we'll visit the American Museum of Natural History (https://www.amnh.org/) in New York City! Check out their virtual tour from Google Arts & Culture: ​

American Museum of Natural History virtual tour

You can also get a closer look at some of the museum's dioramas here: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/american-museum-of-natural-history.
Don't miss their awesome virtual programs, like today's virtual field trip of Manhattanhenge (https://www.amnh.org/calendar/field-trip-manhattanhenge-2020)!