New York City Getaways

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Year Round
Daily (except Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day)
10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.

When you arrive at the museum, redeem the portion of your special event ticket that reads "MUS NH" at any advanced tickets sales location for a ticket to the space show, which also includes general admission to the 46 permanent halls of the museum and the spectacular Rose Center for Earth and Space. This ticket is not valid for ticketed special exhibitions or IMAX® films. Space shows run every half-hour from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except Wednesdays when space shows begin at 11 a.m) and every half-hour from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.

The museum is open daily, 10 am to 5:45 pm, except Thanksgiving and Christmas. For a total museum experience, visit www.amnh.org or call 212-769-5100. (Note: Museum members must present their membership card at a Metro-North ticket office when purchasing the package to receive the membership discount).

The deal

• ADMISSION: Discount admission to the museum and one space show in the Hayden Planetarium: adults, $23; students/seniors/disabled/individuals receiving Medicare, $17.50; children 2-12, $14; children under 2, free; AMNH member adults, $11.50; AMNH member children, $7.
• RAIL FARE: Discount round-trip rail fare from your boarding station.

Purchase your rail/admission ticket from any Metro-North ticket office or full-service ticket vending machine (excluding Grand Central).

Getting There

Address: Central Park West and 79th Street.

Take the Hudson, Harlem or New Haven Line to Grand Central Terminal. From there take the following:

• Subway: Take the 42nd Street Shuttle (S) or the 7 train from Grand Central to Times Square. Transfer to the Uptown B or C train and take it to 81st Street-Museum of Natural History.

• Bus: Take the westbound M42 or M104 (located on 42nd Street, between Park and Vanderbilt Avenues). If you take the M42, transfer to the M10 at Eighth Avenue, and take it to 79th Street and Central Park West, where the museum is located. Or, take the northM104 to 79th Street and Broadway, then walk two blocks east to the museum.

Be sure to print an ITINERARY. It contains important information about your package.