A very good place too go an very fun educational for kids and all ages , love it and the staff was very nice and love the gift shop their was awesome, so don’t mind coming back soon with the family.

Lots of interesting displays and exhibits. Nice that some stay the same but that others change out. I would be interested in a membership if I was local to the area.

I guess it is just a coincidence but I like the way this museum focus it’s exhibitions because the museum focusing on the geology and astronomy, both of which have very different sense of time. (For both a million is not old or big)Obviously I guess it’s just a coincidence because New Mexico has diversified geological features and resources while home of Very Large Array.Let’s not forget the new age influence of Native American cultures...Yet I found it very interesting and help me to have better understanding about New Mexico, Thanks to very knowledgeable and friendly staffs and volunteers.Definitely recommend to visit especially if you have a kid.

A very well-designed museum and fun place to visit. You start with the formation of the universe, Galaxy, solar system and Earth. Then you learn how life formed on Earth and the earliest single celled life forms. From there you go through exhibits of the different periods of life and end at current day with our battle against climate change.It specifically focuses on the history in New Mexico which is unique to other natural history museums you may visit.

Cool museum for its size, it really packs in the displays and the information. Presented more for kids to teenagers my father and I still had a great time checking out everything. I would highly recommend it for visiting families with kids as it is an all day event well worth the price!

A really great place to visit. They have lots of exhibits, unfortunately many of them are closed because of the pandemic. I really liked the fossil room and the volcanoes exhibit. The only minor irritation was the snarky, unpleasant young lady at the front who acted like we were bothering her. Otherwise, a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours.

10/1/19: The staff were friendly and nice! The museum is great! Dinosaurs and astronauts! You can learn alot about our natural history and humanitys future. They even have a rock from the moon! It has rare minerals in it. No wonder world firms are racing to get to the moon for mining purposes.

Really great inexpensive trip for anyone who has a dinosaur loving kid! I was disappointed in how much stuff was closed due to COVID. Makes zero sense to close the theater and planetarium. Its not like they were very busy. And closing all the interactive exhibits but kids are putting their hands all over everything else there is senseless.

The staff was incredibly friendly and some great dinosaur exhibits. We paid half price to enter at 4, and hour before closing, so didnt get to see everything, but even at full price this is a good find! There were a few exhibits that were under construction or needed some TLC, but overall we recommend this place!

Wife and I had gone here and had a great time she had never been to the museum before and really like it. Wish that planetarium was open so she could have seen that as well. Hopefully it reopens soon.

Absolutely love this place. Grew up taking trips here (which I can only remember the dinos) but now I am bringing my kids and actually paying attention to the exhibits. Wonderful to keep coming back to see something new.

Had a great time here today! Loved all the dinosaurs!!

This is my granddaughters happy place, she told us more about the exhibit than a tour guide would.

Really nice place with a ton to look at, it was way bigger than I expected and the pricing is very reasonable for the whole family.My only complaint is that we often found ourselves going through the exhibits backwards because the place is kind of a maze, and for younger kids most of the exhibits dont do much to hold their interest because they require a lot of reading.We really enjoyed it, and even just walking through without reading much spent a good 2-3 hours there. I liked seeing a focus in many exhibits tying them into the local area.

Took my son here before it closes down for who knows how long due to COVID-19 pandemic. I only rate it 3 stars because certain exhibits were shut down but other than that it was a blessing spending the day with my son.

Had a great time with the family this past Sunday at the museum - AMAZING Dino exhibit - really makes you think! Were there for over 3 hours and could have stayed longer but we got hungry... we’ll def be back!! The place was super clean, employees seemed happy to be at work (something u don’t always see nowadays) and the diff exhibits were entertaining and educational for our kids and my hubs & I. Do wish there was a snack bar or something so we didn’t have to leave - we missed the Black Hole show that we’d paid tix for but hey ... just another reason to go back!!

Loved every bit of it. Would say it is the perfect size museum, with more than enough really cool stuff to see but at the same time not overwhelming. I would love to go back again, staff was very friendly. Make sure you test out the mars rover, the camera really works!

We go every few months on the New Mexico Resident Free Sunday. If you are a New Mexico Resident go to the museums website to find info regarding this.This month the theme is brain. We appreciate that our natural history museum is so interactive. No matter the age of the *kid.* Our children are 16+ and still enjoy going to the museum. We as parents remember yesterday year when the youngest was extremely scared to enter into the Lava flowing caves no matter what we or her siblings tried. Looking through the Bees eyes .... on an under 3 ft tall pole. Planetarium and space and stars. The youngests favorite even still today, the Geodes, and rocks...We knew the dinosaurs /T-Rex was gone, but it was hard to see the empty space where he had been. My kids have all camped under the T-Rex at a Scout event or other summertime activities. We appreciate the many fossils through out the museum but our big T-Rex will be missed!

Was a great experience and always well be. I love visiting the Natural History Museum.

This is a great place in Albuquerque that my wife took me to. Love the dinosaurs and all the exhibits that they have. I can spend all day there if I could

I went on a family trip to Albuquerque and visited this place to view the history and also learn about it. Its a 2 story building. There were beautiful exhibits mostly about dinosaurs but still so amazing. Some of the Natives history/culture as well which was delightful to see. We viewed one of those 3-D movies about nature (I forgot what it was called) in the theatre and it was incredible. The photography of snowy mountains and dry desert canyons and nature shots of different animals. It was truly breathtaking. Overall it was very neat! Ive been to a couple museums and this one is top 3 for sure !

Very cool! Unfortunately COVID has got many of the exhibits closed

Its nice to visit especially when its your 1st time. But we visit the museum every couple of years and its pretty much the same thing. Still nice and something to do but really needs some updating. Especially that plastic they have over the fake lava section. Totally recommend for a,1st time visit. The brain exhibit going on now was interesting

Our family LOVES the Natural History Museum! Ive been coming since I was a kid and I like the alternating exhibits and things that come through here. It is always clean and has a great layout.I wish there were more kid-friendly interactive stuff like the Explora museum has however.Update: My family and I went on the First Friday event (where the Museum stays open after normal hours) and it was great. We love the animatronic Besti.Also, they are making great strides to update exhibits and make them more interactive.

You can always have a good time here. Adult nights and tones to learn. If youre single or bringing the family you will love it. They ate always bringing new exbits so it never gets old.

My wife and I love the New Mexico museum of natural history and Albuquerque, New Mexico. We live in Amarillo Texas, which is four hour drive from this museum in Albuquerque. We have twice driven from Amarillo all the way out there just to visit this museum. One of the star attractions when you walk in is the life size tyrannosaurus Rex. Its standing in the lobby and blinks its eyes and moves around a little bit and about every 20 minutes comes to life and starts roaring and scaring people because it looks so real! They have a real moon rock on display all kinds of things about dinosaurs because apparently there were a lot of dinosaurs in New Mexico back in the day, they have a cafeteria, they have free admission for Albuquerque residents. They have senior discounts. you can spend hours here and learn something new every time you visit. They have a planetarium with different shows running throughout the day. They also have a movie theater and other small screens showing educational videos as you pass through. They have real dinosaur bones and giant reconstructed dinosaurs made out of bones. Its a great place for school children parents scientists and adults in general. Highly recommended! One of Albuquerques main attractions is right here!

Came in last week to see what changes have been bestowed onto the museum since my last visit a year earlier. Its often been the case over many years that the NMMNH does its best with the limited number of resources available to them. I say this because for whatever reason, this museum appears not to have the same level of funding nor community sponsorship that other museums in Albuquerque apparently do.Despite this, tickets prices are reasonable. If you wish to catch a planetarium show or see a special exhibit, you will have to pay a little extra. Special deals are offered however. Such as free entry on every first Sunday of the month.Upon my latest visit, the first thing to catch my eye was the state of the art animatronic dinosaur stationed in the lobby. It comes to life every 30 minutes and is great addition to the museum. The rest of the museum however needs a little tlc. While it is kept clean and the staff are helpful and friendly. Much of the museum hasn’t changed a great deal since I would visit as a kid during the early 2000’s.Most of the interactive exhibits definitely show signs of their age. The decaying carpet and paint in many areas of the building are difficult to ignore. Plus, during my last visit several parts of the museum (such as the volcano and time machine exhibits) were either broken or closed off to visitors.In all, the problems that plague the NMMNH have little to do with how the place is managed. The staff and curators do their part well and without them the museum would be in a true dire state. The necessary funds are simply what it needs and so desperately lacks. However, if either you or your children have an intrigue for the natural sciences, this museum is still worth a visit.

The new dino exhibit is amazing! So awesome for the little kids to get a sense of what dinosaurs were really like. Also the new lava coming outta the volcano exhibit kept my 2 boys entertained for hours!

Amazing place for little explorers! Family friendly with awesome environment.. gift shop is a bit rediculusly priced but for a museum, its fair. My son n I had a great time here and will definitely return to yet another adventure!

My daughter loves to touch the real snake. She had learnt a lot of things about dinosaurs, planets, and the space Rover. My son said it was not fun even though he ran, touched, and explored the whole building.

Great museum with many interesting artifacts and exhibits. I especially liked the Volcanoes movie in the Dynatheater. Awesome views of a lava lake and the recent Hawaiian eruptions.

Wow, I have visited a lot of museums and I was pretty impressed with the NMNHM, lots of stuff to see dinosaurs, space , geology everything was very interesting! Plus, they give a Veterans discount. Will definitely return!!!

Love getting free passes from the local library to take my kids here on the weekend .you can spend hours in each section just reading or speed through just for pictures but dont forget to sign up for shows at the front desk ,they are definitely worth the wait . Exhibits are planetarium, dinosaurs etc a little out dated ,but always have a new exhibt to freshen up from time to time. We have been a couple times and loved the spiral jaw shark exhibit!

I was pleasantly surprised at the chronological setup of the museum. The animatronic T-Rex is definitely a sight to see. The artifacts and fossils this museum had were absolutely amazing.

Great place to take the kids. We were traveling from Arkansas to California and it was a great place to take a must needed break in Albuquerque, and stretch our legs.. Well definitely be back.

This is a NM gem. We are here on vacation and looked up places to take our grandchildren to. This is such a great museum for any family. My grandchildren loved it. They have lots of interactive displays for the kids, and some wonderful skeletal displays. Spend an afternoon at the museum. If you have a little one interested in dinosaurs dont miss this experience.

An amazing place. The Drug Prevention Center is a great idea to show youngsters the drug abuse consequences.

Interactive displays including a roaring T-Rex, and some live creatures. A pleasant way to spend an afternoon while making it educational for the children. I recommend visiting the nearby Explora, and the history museum as well while youre there. Prices arent expensive as compared to other places, and check for educators, seniors, and military discounts. Buildings are well-kept, air conditioned, clean, and the bathrooms are just as nice!

This is a neat little museum. It will probably take 2-3 hours to see everything minus a show if you want to go to the planetarium. The exhibits are a bit older, you can tell many of the exhibits were installed decades ago, however it is still a fun day out. They have a large amount of different minerals and rocks throughout the museum, so if you or your children like geology or planet formation this is a great museum! The store is just fine, goofy take home souvenirs and such. The cafe seems fine, they dont have a whole lot but we got a hotdog and it was yummy. The staff seems quite nice as well as being well informed, which always makes the experience better!

Great place to walk around and genuinely learn about natural history. They have giant dinosaurs which really bring it life for the kids and the dynotheatre always has interesting movies and you will feel more educated after watching them. They constantly add new movies and change out the old ones. The planetarium is more for older kids and adults but is still great.

I grew up as a child going to this museum, I enjoyed being able to take my kids here as they grew up too. To this day, there is just something wonderful about going to the museum. There really is so much information packed into this small place, but the layout has you wind around the levels and exhibits and you get lost in the amazing things to learn.The planetarium has some great shows, and Fractal Fridays are really the coolest. The Dynatheater also has some great movies it shows. The newest exhibit is the Narcotics area and its impact physically, culturally, and socially. Then, you travel upstairs to find The Brain. Some really awesome interactive ways to learn around this subject, for young and old.I really wish that the museum could have more funding to do some much needed upgrades, but over all, the staff is always friendly and willing to help and walk you through the museum. The gift shop has some nice selections, and the cafe is a great break after hours of walking around.Reasonably priced admission, its a great choice for families to hang out, and have some fun.

One of the best museums Ive been to. Not only very informational but the displays are top notch. My favorite room is the volcano room. Its all decked out like you are walking in a volcano with the floor being lava even! Has a theater inside as well. Gift shop. Not only dinosaurs but covers a bit of science as well including geology and space missions. Definitely worth a look if you have not been here before.

Took my kids and had a great time! Its interactive and goes through the timeline if the dinosaurs. The staff are knowledgeable and its in walking distance to old town and restaurants

The dinosaurs were very nice aside from there not being artistic depictions of what they may have looked like or even photos of the completed skeletons. We don’t have an archeological degree and found that tedious to toggle between camera and google on our smart phone also capture genuine reaction to the information being learned. This staff volunteer was wonderful and happened to have a binder and my son felt great and like he experienced a VIP experience at the museum.

We took our 4year old granddaughter for her first time to the museum and it was a hit!!She was amazed at the Dinosaurs and their size holding rocks from space and rocks from the moon.While there we watched an amazing movie thatMesmerized our grand baby.If you have children you truly must go!We also loved it, a very wonderful learning experience for all of us.We plan on going to the Planitarium next week

I was so looking forward to going on my days off but of allll times they are closed on the days Im off.... bummer

Its awesome over there! We went for my birthday and we had a great time. They are always adding new exhibits and there is something for everyone. 10/10 I would definitely recommend to anyone and I want to go again!

It was fun and informative. Needs a bit more hands on for the older children

Obviously a great place for kids and families. My sons school went here for a field trip. I do enjoy it. The gentleman who runs the new Bitsi Beast anamatronic dinosaur is very enthusiastic and loves his job. My only gripe is I wish there was more funding for this great museum to update the museum and some of the exhibits. I was glad to hear the planetarium is getting an update.Overall, this is a must do here in Albuquerque!

Super fun place to visit. The docents are very helpful and knowledgeable. Clean facilities, interactive displays, fun giftshop!

Great staff and lots of very interesting exhibits. The planetarium was the highlight of the visit. The dinosaur fossils were fascinating to see.

How can you not love this place?! Ive been dozens of times since childhood and I see something new and interesting every time! Lots to learn and fun to be had. Highly recommend the museum and the planetarium, especially on the first Friday of every month.

Absolutely AMAZING place to visit! The staff here are very knowledgeable! I came here for the first time last night for Fractal Friday and after the show, the audience was invited to look through their telescope and see Jupiter and its four moons! After we exited the telescope, my sister, friend and I went back inside to ask to see the moon and the workers there were more than happy to move and redirect the telescope for us to get the best close up of the moon we have ever seen! Definitely an unforgettable experience! Thank you!

We were visiting in town and just happened to hear a promotion for free entry to this museum. This place is massive. There is so much to see and do. Would definitely recommend this place.During our visit, we started backwards by accident. Not sure if it was because there were so many people or there were no signs posted. So we did the world evolution backwards. Which was okay by us anyway. The cave was so real like. The volcano was a family favorite also. On a side note, I lost my phone and some nice person returned it. (Thank you random stranger!) Check out the freeze dried icecream sandwiches in the gift shop that astronauts eat in space. You wont be dissapointed.

We only had a short trip, but really liked it. Wish we spent more time there.

Unfortunately they are temporarily closed. The internet says open. I was on a road trip with my 3 year old and he was heartbroken when we couldnt get in. So if ur planning on going call first to double check!!!!

Awesome. My grandson and I really enjoyed it.

I love coming here. It is always a great learning experience for not only myself but my seven-year-old son and our family seems to always have a great time.

Very fun, kids loved it! A lot of interactive activities for both adults and kids. Free on the 1st Sunday of every month

We spent over four hours here and didnt see everything. The space exhibits were enthralling for the kids. As out of state visitors, we liked that authentic artifacts from New Mexico were specifically noted. Great experience!

Went on a weekday so no big crowds and the kids got to take their time. From pretending to be dinosaurs to walking on lava. Fun was had by all.

I was impressed by the size of dinosaurs. Very useful visit to this museum for me.

It had some really great exhibits. I particularly enjoyed the evolutionary one with the dinosaurs. The brain one was cool. And the space one was interesting too.The gift shop was being redesigned so everything in the store was 40% off. Got a couple flute glasses & some crystals for less than 4 dollars.

Great museum with plenty to see. The 3D movies are very nice too, some of the activities with computers are more disappointing but all in all a great place to spend 2-3 hours with kids!

I have been to this museum many times over the years and I always seem to find something new, now they have added an very life like dinosaur in the main entrance it moves and roars my 2 year old loved it and the entire museum. Its a inexpensive and fun place for the whole family.

What a great experience. Loved learning about my new area.

Absolutely amazing place!! Perfect for young and old alike! My son is mentally handicapped and he even had lots of things that he could interact with!my husband and I absolutely love everything about this place!

A huge and amazing place!

Good natural history museum with nice replicas of dinosaur skeletons. Free parking and a gift shop.

Amazing place, tons of information and incredibly helpful employees. Great place for a date or to take the kids! Pretty inexpensive for all the exhibits

Awesome place for kids and adults. Makes you feel like a kid again.

My family and I had the opportunity to visit. What a great place, excellent learning experience, so much to see. It was well worth the price and their exhibits were fascinating. We went to the upper level first and worked our way downstairs to the space and minerals exhibits. Great place for family and friends especially for children to spend time together learning about the Dinosaurs.

I loved the dinosaur bones and the kids area. Some of the other exhibits were lacking. I would recommend this place for kids 5 and older. They had some interesting things and I enjoyed wandering around overall.

Origins of Life exhibit is great, very thorough and really good fossils specific to New Mexico. Interactive Sun Dagger is the only one of its kind.

Many fun displays and activities to do. Typically we go to the Dyna Theatre located inside this time we explored further and many interesting exhibits.

Fun museum! I think most of the displays were more for kids than adults but I still enjoyed it. Lots to see and learn. I also watched the planetarium show CAPCON GO! and thought it was excellent! I highly recommend purchasing a planetarium show ticket with your museum pass because its only $2 ish extra.

I really enjoyed wandering around in the museum and looking at the exhibits and interacting with some of them that had electronic manipulations.There are several different areas. One is about NASA and space exploration, mainly Apollo and the Mars Rover. There is a life size model of Mars Rover in that area.Another, extensive area is about dinosaurs and early mammals as well as ancient sea life. There is an animatronic raptor dinosaur in the lobby that comes to life every 30 minutes and roars while moving its body. Kids love it from what I saw.There are fairly extensive displays of fossils as well as assembled skeletons of dinosaurs and mammals.There is also a display about volcanoes with a geological display of rocks. Also a display about climate changeThere are also special events and shows that are additional to the museum ticket price. Those on the day I visited looked interesting but I didnt have time.I spent about 3 hours walking the museum and I think I saw everthing. There are volunteers who were helpful and the museum store was interesting. I bought a few rock samples for my daughter.

First Friday of the month night at the museum...awesomeness

It was my first time there and I LOVED IT!! Lots of neat stuff. Went to the planetarium and learned about stars, space shuttles, and the first moon landing.

Parking can be difficult and I dont understand why the Davinci Exhibit is separate from the rest of the museum. Except that Im sure its bringing in tons of money! Considering that I havent been there in Years, nothing new to see. Such a shame.

Definitely worth the price. A variety of interesting exhibits and interactive experiences.

What a fun and educational place. Something for every one in family. The displays and set up are very well done. Staff is very friendly and helpful.Worth every penny and by the way, plan on at least 4 hours.

Wonderful place to visit while in Albuquerque, many different stages of animal life

Really enjoyed the place. Great collection of dinosaur bones. There was also an excellent exhibit of sculptures made with recycled plastic. Highly recommended.

A wonderful museum for all ages, with dedicated, helpful volunteers. Its possible easily to spend an entire day. Has a smattering of exhibits both permanent (space, geology, dinosaurs) and traveling. Impressive permanent items: a scaled reproduction of the mars rover that can have its camera manipulated; dinosaur skeletons & fossils. Went for the traveling show about The Brain (which came from the American Museum of Natural History in NYC), and running through Nov19; dynamic, interactive, informative, fun, and engaging exhibit; reading will be required to get the full experience. Movies and planetarium shows cost extra to general admission, but enhance the visit A LOT. The Dyna Theater experience (high def. 3D film) is spectacular. One show at a time runs on the hour. Planetarium programs are the standard sort; but 2 p.m. shows are live & interactive w/ audience able to inquire about the night sky features in ABQ for that date. By the end of day, a few interactive exhibits with computer screens get hung up/ frozen (computer needs a reboot), or stop functioning. A few areas in the permanent exhibits have neglected lighting. Yes, theres a is gift shop. The site is handicap accessible. A cafe on site for meal time on the premises.

Had great time with grandkids.

Great way to spend a few hours with the family. Excellent layout that takes you through time. Love how it was geared toward New Mexico. Great time.

A little museum, but with a lot of nice stuff. The kids like the dino. And the lttle car to ride in.

Great little museum. has a planetarium and imax theater. the gift shop is unfortunately the only section of the museum that gets cleaned with any enthusiasm. most of the interactive elements of the exhibits are broken, the place is filthy and it was about 95 degrees in there in late july. overall, a fun way to spend a few hours indoors if youre not fussy.

Went here with my son for a field trip he had was amazing he enjoyed this place. He loved the lava room, they had a lay out of lava on the floor which made the kids get exited and act like the floor was u know lol. The T-rex was amazing especially the way he moved and blinked when you moved made him look very realistic. This would be an amazing place to take the family and spend some time with them. Not to pricey and its worth the education your kids get out of it. Great place

Museum is good if you are fascinated by dinosaur and meteors. A nice place to visit if you are in New Mexico.

Had a great time, the big dinosaur that moves was rough for my 4 year old but my 2 year old loved it. The planetarium looked awesome, but missed the start of the hourly show. Great place for family fun and learning. Every first Sunday of the month is free for NM residents!

We stopped here with our two kids, 9 & 7 on our way home from visiting family. The price to get in is minimal and the experience overall was a good one. Our kids loved seeing all the fossils and meeting one of the women from the lab who came out to talk to our kids personally about the fossil she was currently working on.

Great place for kids/families. The permanent addition of the mechanical roaring dinosaur in the main rotunda is fun. They have also started adding traveling exhibits over the past few years, giving the museum a fresh feel.

Consistently glad we have an annual pass. My kids love it and always find something new to learn. We spend many afternoons between appointments wandering the exhibits.

I was there for a lecture in their large lecture hall. Really a marvelous venue for lectures. All the seating had great sight lines. The audio equipment worked very well. No feedback no echoing Etc.

My son loves it there is so much to do here

I cant say enough about this wonderful museum (it was our first visit here). It is every bit on par with the Field Museum in Chicago (of which we are big fans). We spent the better part of our day here and loved every minute of it - from the Enchanted Skies interactive presentation in the Planetarium to the extensive history of the dinosaurs and the associated displays. Each and every employee/volunteer were happy and helpful.And a big shout out to Leonard the retired paleontologist volunteer who we happened upon during our visit. He answered all our questions and even took us to some of his favorite displays to provide more in depth commentary as to the history of some of the archeological finds contained in the Museum His enthusiasm for the subject matter was contagious. This is a NOT-TO-MISS in Albuquerque for all ages.

The Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque, New Mexico is more appealing to kids than to adults. Why? This is a typical small-size natural history museum with gems, animal bones, and dinosaur replicas, but few displays looked a little dated, some were broken or down for repair. Also, there was not enough fossil exhibits, although New Mexico is known for archeological digs.If you have visited large Museums of Natural History in other big cities, don’t visit this place unless you have kids with you. Fortunately, this place is very kid-friendly and there are a number of interactive displays for the young.If you go with kids, spare at least 2 to 3 hours to see and enjoy everything.One advice, start at the top level then move down the ramps to follow the space history displays — from the Big Bang to the present New Mexico.

One of the best museums Ive ever been to. Love the dinosaurs both inside and outside. Truly spectacular place for knowledge and explore the history.