Smithsonian Museum of Natural History - Exclusive Guided Museum Tour in Washington DC booking from $95.40

Smithsonian Museum of Natural History - Exclusive Guided Museum Tour

Overview

Join a 2 hour exclusive guided tour of the National Museum of Natural History, featuring rare marvels from around the world. The tour will lead you through the minerals, mammals, and mummies that have been wowing visitors for over a century.

City: Washington DC

Tue 01 Jul

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What's Included

Duration 2 Hours

Tour Guide Exclusively For You (Does NOT apply if you choose "SAVE! BOOK SEMI-PRIVATE" option)

Wheelchair Friendly (Does NOT apply if you choose "SAVE! BOOK SEMI-PRIVATE" option)

Guided Museum Tour

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
It is imperative that you provide us with guests MOBILE PHONE NUMBER (including country code)
Notes: Natural History Museum and other attractions or museums in DC may be subjected to occasional closures without previous warning from the museum management. When this occurs, we will provide guests with an appropriate alternative if the museum opening time is delayed more than 1h from the tour starting time. In these cases we are unable to provide refunds or discounts. Appropriate dress is required for entry into some sites on this tour. No large bags or suitcases are allowed inside the museum, only handbags or small thin bag packs are allowed through security. Due to increased security measures at many attractions some lines may form on tours with 'Skip the Line' or 'No Wait' access. Some specific rooms inside the museum are subjected to a very quiet or restricted right to speak inside, in this cases your guide will provide the information about this places before entering the specific rooms where this rule applies. Some collections may vary along the year.

What To Expect

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Your guide will take you to visit the highlights of the collection, housed in a massive building that covers the area of 18 football fields. Gaze into the world-famous Hope Diamond, whose brilliant blue sparkle, and immodest size at 46 karats, captured the attention of former owner Marie Antoinette. Wander through the displays of gems and minerals, including the Dom Pedro Aquamarine, the world’s largest gem of its type, which glows brilliantly from within. Travel back in time to learn about death rituals while exploring real mummies from Ancient Egypt. Then step out of the past into the wild, exploring the mighty polar bears, elephants, and giraffes that roam across earth’s surface. From the land, jump into the sea at the Ocean Hall, where you’ll discover a live coral reef exhibit as well as a 45-ton whale, Phoenix, which is a replica of a real living what that the museum tracks. By the end, you’ll understand why so many people come to visit the 126.5 million artefacts housed at the National Museum of Natural History.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (393)

Abbyfam

Sep 2024

Fantastic private tour of the museum with our guide Brenda!! Great pace and she pointed out so many items we might have missed on our own. Such a large museum we were so happy to have Brenda lead us through to focus on all the highlights in 2 hours. Brenda always checked in to see if we wanted more or less info/time in certain areas of the museum and kept us on pace to ensure we got to every area with her before the end of the tour. Great tour company as well. Reached out to Babylon with an initial concern we might be late due to travel hiccups and they responded immediately also providing our guide’s number to ensure we stayed in touch. Brenda was so great connecting and clarifying meeting point. We were quite happy booking this tour vs going through museum on our own given our time constraints and Brenda was a wealth of knowledge but didn’t overwhelm us either! Would book again and request Brenda for sure!

Vacation737202

Sep 2024

Brenda was very knowledgeable and showed us all the must sees in just over 2.5 hours. She had great recommendations for the city as well. We definitely would have missed some of these things without her!

Demi_J

Sep 2024

The museum is so big, you’d have a hard time navigating it yourself. Leah was very animated did an excellent job showing us the highlights and sharing the stories behind the history. I’d definitely book another tour with her again!

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