MTA Metro-North Railroad Getaways

For a Totally Cosmic Experience...

AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Through December 31, 2009

Seven days a week (except Thanksgiving and Christmas days)

Settle in, get comfortable, and get ready for the journey of a lifetime into deep space when you become part of the museum's newest space show, Cosmic Collisions. Far beyond the calm face of the night sky, you'll experience amazing cosmic collisions - hypersonic impacts that drive the dynamic and continuing formation of the universe.

Witness the creation of our moon, some five billion years ago, when a wandering planet-sized object struck Earth; see the violent meeting of two stars in a dense globular cluster and the future collision of our Milky Way with the Andromeda spiral galaxy. Feel the ground shake as you experience the impact of the meteorite that hastened the end of the Age of Dinosaurs millions of years ago. It's our universe as you've never seen it before!

When you arrive at the museum, redeem the portion of your special event ticket that reads "MUS NH" at any advanced ticket 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 daily, every half-hour from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM, except at noon and 3 PM. For more information about the space shows, call 212-769-5100.

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

Discount Package Includes

Applicable discount round-trip rail fare (save an additional 5 percent on rail fare when you purchase this package through WebTicket).
" Discount admission to the museum and one space show in the Hayden Planetarium: adults, $20; seniors/students, $15; children 5-12, $12; children 2-4, $10; children under 2, FREE; AMNH member adults, $8; AMNH member children, $4.
(Admission price is in addition to rail fare).

Travel Information from Grand Central Terminal:

Address: Central Park West and 79th Street.

Bus: Take the westbound M42 or M104 bus (located outside the Vanderbilt Hall entrance of Grand Central Terminal 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 M104 north to 79th Street and Broadway, then walk two blocks east to the Museum.

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.

Be sure to print an ITINERARY. It contains important information about your package. At the ticket office, ask the ticket agent for a copy. When purchasing online through WebTicket you will automatically be linked to one.

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Call 24 hours a day, seven days a week for more information on any package, call 212-532-4900.