List of natural history museums in the United States

There are natural history museums in all 50 of the United States and the District of Columbia. The oldest such museum, the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1812.[1]

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, America's first natural history museum

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawai'i

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

See also

References

  1. Joann Loviglio (2012-03-24). "Oldest US natural history museum offers rare peek". Yahoo News.
  2. "Wild-Eyed Alaska: Gull Island in Kachemak Bay". Hhmi.org. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
  3. "Delaware County Institute of Science". www.delcoscience.org. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum. "mlbean.byu.edu". mlbean.byu.edu. Retrieved 2012-04-19.
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