Your guide will take you to visit the highlights of the collection, housed in a massive building that covers the area of 18 football fields. Gaze into the world-famous Hope Diamond, whose brilliant blue sparkle, and immodest size at 46 karats, captured the attention of former owner Marie Antoinette. Wander through the displays of gems and minerals, including the Dom Pedro Aquamarine, the worlds largest gem of its type, which glows brilliantly from within. Travel back in time to learn about death rituals while exploring real mummies from Ancient Egypt. Then step out of the past into the wild, exploring the mighty polar bears, elephants, and giraffes that roam across earths surface. From the land, jump into the sea at the Ocean Hall, where youll discover a live coral reef exhibit as well as a 45-ton whale, Phoenix, which is a replica of a real living what that the museum tracks. By the end, youll understand why so many people come to visit the 126.5 million artefacts housed at the National Museum of Natural History.
Smithsonian Museum Of Natural History Guided Tour - Semi-Private 8ppl Max - Washington D. C.
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Tour Information
Key Details
- Mobile Voucher Accepted
- Hotel pickup Available
- Duration: 2 Hrs
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Language:
English
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Departure Time :
10:00 AM
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Return Details :
• TOUR MEETING POINT: Meet your guide on the large stairs at the Madison Drive NW entrance of the Museum of Natural History, facing the lawn of the National Mall. • It is imperative that you provi.. read more
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Cancellation Policy : This activity is non-refundable Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.
Overview
Join a 1.5 to 2 hour semi-private guided tour of the National museum of natural history, featuring rare marvels from around the world. The tour, which welcomes up to 8 guests, will lead you through the minerals, mammals, and mummies that have been wowing visitors for over a century.
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Itinerary:
Your guide will take you to visit the highlights of the collection, housed in a massive building that covers the area of 18 football fields. Gaze into the world-famous Hope Diamond, whose brilliant blue sparkle, and immodest size at 46 karats, captured the attention of former owner Marie Antoinette. Wander through the displays of gems and minerals, including the Dom Pedro Aquamarine, the world’s largest gem of its type, which glows brilliantly from within. Travel back in time to learn about death rituals while exploring real mummies from Ancient Egypt. Then step out of the past into the wild, exploring the mighty polar bears, elephants, and giraffes that roam across earth’s surface. From the land, jump into the sea at the Ocean Hall, where you’ll discover a live coral reef exhibit as well as a 45-ton whale, Phoenix, which is a replica of a real living what that the museum tracks. By the end, you’ll understand why so many people come to visit the 126.5 million artefacts housed at the National Museum of Natural History.
Inclusions
- Duration 2 Hours
- Semi-Private Museum Tour
- Professional Art Historian Guide
- Semi-Private" Means Group Size Is Never More Than 8 Guests Maximum
Exclusions
- Tour price does NOT include hotel pickup or drop-off (we recommend UBER or Taxi)
- Tour price does NOT include gratuities (optional)
- Tour is NOT available for those with walking disabilities or using a wheelchair
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
It is imperative that you provide us with guests MOBILE PHONE NUMBER (including country code)
A maximum of 8 people permitted per tour allowed
A moderate amount of walking is involved, comfortable clothing and shoes recommended
Notes: National Museum of Natural History and other attractions or museums in DC may be subjected to occasional closures without previous warning from the museum management. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an appropriate alternative if the museum opening time is delayed more than 1h from the tour starting time. In these cases we are unable to provide refunds or discounts. Appropriate dress is required for entry into some sites on this tour. No large bags or suitcases are allowed inside the museum, only handbags or small thin bag packs are allowed through security. Due to increased security measures at many attractions some lines may form on tours with 'Skip the Line' or 'No Wait' access. Some specific rooms inside the museum are subjected to a very quiet or restricted right to speak inside, in this cases your guide will provide the information about this places before entering the specific rooms where this rule applies. Some collections may vary along the year.
Traveler Reviews
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My wife, daughter, and I were lucky enough to have Richard for multiple tours on our DC trip. Couldn’t imagine doing a tour with anyone else. Check him out!!!
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Our guide Richard T. Robinson was very informative and entertaining. The 2-1/2 hour tour was well paced and really interesting. We highly recommended Richard and the tour!
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Our guide Leigh was a fantastic host and very accommodating. She had a very thorough knowledge of the various exhibits and my wife and I had a wonderful time! We would definitely recommend this to our friends and family when they come to visit!
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Christopher our guide was on top of things. He communicated with us from meeting time till end time. He is very knowledgeable & love his stories that goes with his interactive descriptions of areas & objects we explored as a group. Glad we had him as our tour guide!
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A perfect Tour with Annemarie. After a warm welcome we visited the Supreme Court and the wonderful Library of Congress. Annemarie explaned everything in in a perfect way and pointed out the most importand issues; she was able to answer all our questions. Our Highlight was the guest gallery of the House of Representatives. It was an impressive experince.
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Richard Robinson was an excellent tour guide... very knowledgeable, friendly, humorous, and courteous.
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Very interesting tour touching on some of the more fascinating artifacts. Our guide Maureen was knowledgeable and offered up many fun facts!
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This was a very cool educational tour. Our tour guide Kate was very knowledgeable, took on a very well planned tour through time, even creating characters and roll played as we explored the exhibits. This tour helped in understanding the flow of the museum, the stories behind the exhibits, and insight into why and how the museum was created. This was so much better than "winging" it.
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Excelente museo, vale mucho la pena, lleno de cosas interesantes muy bien presentado, el guía hizo que esta visita fuera muy ilustrativa
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Today Leigh was our guide. The question on tours like is whether they’re worth the additional money or if the museum experience is enough without the additional experience and expense of a guided tour. In this case the tour was MORE than worth the money. Leigh was enthusiastic, interesting, knowledgeable and FUN. This place is seriously humongous and she took us to what she felt are the high points and those in which her knowledge would be of greatest value. The Hope Diamond (and many diamonds), Henry the giant elephant, the sharks, the underwater salt water tank, and the dinosaurs were outstanding. We spent a lot of time at the spiders which isn’t my thing - but is also cool. I learned so much and the small group environment was a fun and intimate tour experience. Also, 2 1/2 hours long is just about right in a place such as this. Not too long and not too short. Saw a ton, learned a lot, had fun. Five stars for sure. Thank you Leigh!
