Darwin Discovery Trail: Harvard Museum of Natural History

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Venue:	Harvard Museum of Natural History (HMNH)
Hours:	9:00am to 5:00pm daily
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	$ see below
Category:	School Vacation

Celebrate Charles Darwin's 200th Birthday! Explore the museum through Darwin's eyes. Find animals mentioned in 'On the Origin of Species,' such as finches and the huge Toxodon, and learn what Darwin wrote about them. The rhino-like Toxodon is an extinct South American animal first scientifically described by Charles Darwin. You can also find a case with Darwin's finches with their distinctively shaped beaks. Pick up a flyer at the front desk. Free with museum admission.

COST

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Adults $9.00, Children 3-18 $6.00, under 3 free

WEBSITE

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www.hmnh.harvard.edu/kids_and_families.html

LOCATION

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26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 map
Phone: 617-495-3045

The museum is on the Harvard University campus, just a short, 7-10 minute walk through historic Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square MBTA Red Line ‘T’ station.

TIPS

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Take the T to Harvard Square, and the museum is just a 6-8 minute walk. It's less than a mile from the commuter rail station in Porter Square.