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Delaware Museum of Natural History

4840 Kennett Pike, Greenville, DE 19807
302-658-9111
Ranked #1 of 3 attractions in Greenville
3.5 of 5 stars 7 Reviews
Type: Natural History Museums
Owner description: The Delaware Museum of Natural History opened to the public in 1972 to excite and inform people about the natural world through exploration and...... more » Owner description: The Delaware Museum of Natural History opened to the public in 1972 to excite and inform people about the natural world through exploration and discovery. As the only natural history museum in the state, the Museum welcomes more than 75,000 visitors each year to experience an African watering hole, gaze up at a giant squid, encounter a jaguar face-to-face, and marvel at the diversity of shells from around the globe. Gallery highlights also include the only permanent dinosaur collection in Delaware, a simulated coral reef, and a Science in Action paleontology lab. Throughout the year, the Museum also hosts several special exhibits on national tour. « less
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Elise S
Hockessin, Delaware
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7 reviews
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2012

Super great for kids and adults. Great seashell collection, rocks and minerals, dinosaur and many other displays. Suppose to be a butterfly garden but didn't see it. Lots of bronzes outside. More

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Upstatefam
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 December 2011

We were traveling through the state of Delaware and hoped to break up the trip by stopping at what seemed to be a quaint museum. We came 45 minutes before closing and presented our science membership cards from home that entitled us to reciprocal admittance. unfortunately, the museum had decided that having a few arts and crafts tables constituted a... More

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bobfox98
West Chester, Pennsylvania
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21 reviews
5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 December 2011

This is a wonderful museum for both grandchildren and their grandparents. The films (movies) in the theater are excellent! There is a different film each time and they are always excellent. Also, there are other places where films are running. All of them are so interesting. Our grandchildren ages 11-5 like these films and the museum. The rear exhibit room... More

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manchester88
Wilmington, Delaware
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29 reviews
32 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 September 2011

I went to the Natural History Museum for the first time this month and was pleasantly surprised. The Museum is fairly small but has plenty of entertaining exhibits. It would be a great place to take children- there is an educational center geared towards children in one section of the museum. For the Delaware Museum of Natural History, I was... More

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AmarilisVos
Jabbeke, Belgium
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65 reviews
29 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 September 2011

We visited the museum on september 2nd in the morning. It is not a big museum, only 1 floor. The film "Lonely voyage of a turtle" is worth viewing. Unfortunately they do not give discount to active Belgian military. The man at the reception doubted to give it, but the lady was determent; only discount for US military. The museum... More

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OnVacationToday
Maryland
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39 reviews
23 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 August 2009
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This is a very nice, small, science museum. They have a nice egg collection from different species. The taxidermied animals are neat. Everything here is EASY TO SEE, no matter how small you are. My kids love it. More

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MiouMiou
Dover, Delaware
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237 reviews
1,794 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2009
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What a great surprise this little museum is. You and your children will love it. They have full sized dinosaurs, a beautiful shell gallery, giant mammals, an African watering hole, and a great Discovery Room which is a perfect hands on environment for children to explore. There is also a little interesting museum store as well. Without children the museum... More

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