American Museum of Natural History, Theodore Roosevelt Equestrian Statue
I was lucky enough to celebrate my birthday during our trip to New York City! We decided to save the American Museum of Natural History for the occasion. I had no idea the museum is so big! Luckily you can leave the museum and come back, so we spent a couple of hours in the morning exploring before taking a break to have lunch in Central Park. After spending a few more hours at the museum, we went for a birthday cupcake in Soho followed by a delicious Italian dinner from Di Palo. To end the evening, Koen, Christina, and I went for cocktails at Apothéke, a speakeasy in Chinatown.
Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda, featuring a barosaurus skeleton – the tallest freestanding dinosaur mount in the world
Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda, featuring an allosaurus
Human Origins Hall
“Our Family Tree”, Human Origins Hall
The old 77th street entrance of the Museum
Lunch to-go from Zabar’s – gourmet and kosher food!
Inside Zabar’s
Heading toward Central Park (Upper Westside)
Lunch in a gazebo overlooking the lake
My first knish!
Koen’s pastrami sandwich
Koen’s coffee – which he swears is the best he had in NYC
Our view to the right
Our view to the left
Panoramic View
Back to the museum
African Elephants
One of our favorite wings!
With the T Rex
Scary!
Tyrannosaurus Rex “tyrant reptile”
Allosaurus fragilis “strange reptile”
Apatosaurus excelsus “deceptive reptile”
Prosauropod
Dinosaur egg!
Tupuxuara leonardii “familiar spirit”
Pteranodon ingens “toothless flyer”
Stupendemys geographicus “stupendous turtle”
Stupendemys geographicus “stupendous turtle”
Geochelone atlas “land turtle”
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Xiphactinus audax “sword ray [fin]”
Mammuthus jeffersonii “mammoth”
Mammuthus jeffersonii on the left; Mammut americanum on the right
Mammut americanum “ground dweller”
Megaloceros giganteus “giant horn”
Ursus spelaeus “bear”
Lestodon armatus “robber tooth”
Glyptotherium texanum “carved beast”
Corythosaurus casuarius “Corinthian-helmet reptile”
Anatotitan copei “giant duck”
Triceratops horridus “three-horned face”
Triceratops skulls, from babies to adults
Stegosaurus stenops “plated reptile”
Dinosaur mummy!
I was told that this dinosaur mummy is one of the most important and impressive pieces in the entire museum!
Posing with Dum Dum
Giant Sequoia, containing 1342 annual rings!
Hall of Biodiversity
Koen in front of the Tree of Life – Vertebrates
Ahnighito, the largest metorite on display in any museum in the world!
Ahnighito, the largest metorite on display in any museum in the world!
Koen and me sitting with Theodore Roosevelt in the Memorial Hall
Quick trip to see the Belvedere Castle in Central Park after the museum
Belvedere Castle
Belevedere Castle
Metrostation at the American Museum of Natural History
Metrostation at the American Museum of Natural History
Georgetown Cupcake in Soho
Inside Georgetown Cupcake
Special for my birthday!
Birthday cupcake and chai latte
Birthday dinner of parpadelle with pesto and salami and tomato slices with mozzarella and pesto!
And of course a delicious wine to go with dinner!
Takeaway from Georgetown Cupcake – chocolate mint and chocolate peanut butter cupcakes!
Birthday drink at Apothéke, a speakeasy in Chinatown
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