U.S. Natural History Museums:

  • Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (Washington, D.C.) -- With free admission and over 120 million specimens, it's the second most visited museum in the world and most visited natural history museum.
  • Field Museum (Chicago, IL) -- One of the largest natural history museums in the world with over 24 million specimens and over 2 million annual visitors. 
  • American Museum of Natural History (New York, NY) -- Contains over 32 million specimens, 45 exhibition halls, a planetarium, and a library.
  • Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Pittsburgh, PA) -- It houses over 20 million specimens, including the third largest collection of dinosaurs and the first specimen of a Tyrannosaurus rex.

International Natural History Museums:

  • University of Florence Natural History Museum (Florence, Italy) -- Established in 1775, it's home to six major collections, including Europe's third oldest botanical garden and over 3 million zoological specimens.
  • Beijing Museum of Natural History (Beijing, China) -- Founded in 1951, it's the most popular natural history museum in China and home to over 200,000 specimens.
  • Natural History Museum (London, England) -- Home to over 80 million specimens including specimens from Charles Darwin and a world famous dinosaur exhibit.
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