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Naturhistorisches Museum

Natural History Museum

This museum was erected as a mirror to its twin museum, the Museum of Fine Arts. It exhibits various minerals, meteorites, fossils, stuffed animals, and skeleton reconstructions of dinosaurs and other. It also includes an anthropological section, where you can see the beautiful Venus of Willendorf which is 25,000 years old. Most signs and explanations in the museum are only in German, and you will likely receive little sympathy for this from museum staff. Expect museum guards to rush you out at least 15 minutes before closing time.

Address: Burgring 7
Getting there: entrance at Maria-Theresien-Platz
Hours: Wed 09:00-21:00, Thu-Mon 09:00-18:30, closed Tue
Price: €10 (adults), €8 (seniors and Ö1 Club or Vienna Card), €5 (students/apprentices/military), free (disabled and children under 19)
Website: nhm-wien.ac.at (opens in a new tab)

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