Beijing Museum of Natural History, Beijing
Large museum with a lot of information on nature, but some of the exhibitions are a bit old fashioned.
Large museum with a lot of information on nature, but some of the exhibitions are a bit old fashioned. Exhibitions cover paleontology, zoology, animal behavior, botany, the original of human beings, dinosaurs, aquarium, the human body, cells, skeletons and an interactive park.
Hours
Sun
9:00
17:00
Mon
Closed
Tue
9:00
17:00
Wed
9:00
17:00
Thu
9:00
17:00
Fri
9:00
17:00
Sat
9:00
17:00
Beijing Museum of Natural History and Nearby Sights on Map
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Song Tang Zhai Museum of Traditional Chinese Folk Carving
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Museum of Ancient Architecture
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Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall
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Qianmen
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Legation Quarter
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Chairman Mao Memorial Hall
Mao's mausoleum
Underground City Beijing
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Beijing Police Museum
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