Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta

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Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta
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Please note that although the Fernbank Museum of Natural History has a visitor photography policy, this Fernbank policy does not apply to this image because it was taken on public property (either Clifton Road or Ponce de Leon Avenue NE) rather than Fernbank property.

Fernbank Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Its mission is to help increase appreciation of the planet and its people. The star exhibits of Fernbank Museum of Natural History are its dinosaurs, including a 123-foot-long Argentinosaurus, which is the largest dinosaur ever classified.

The Fernbank Museum of Natural History was founded by nature lover Emily Harrison, who in 1938 created a charter for Fernbank and purchased 70 acres of woodland on which the museum now stands.

The Fernbank Museum of Natural History only opened to the public on 5 October, 1992. It stands on 65 acres of the largest old-growth urban Piedmont forest in the United States.

Visiting the Fernbank Museum of Natural History

Fernbank Museum of Natural History
767 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
Phone: 404.929.6300
Website: www.fernbankmuseum.org

The museum and IMAX Theatre are open Mondays to Saturdays from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and on Sundays from noon to 5:00 pm. Entrance fee is $15 per adult to the museum. Entrance to the IMAX theatre is an additional $13 per adult.

How to reach the Fernbank Museum of Natural History

Take the MARTA North/South Rail Line to the North Avenue Station. Then take bus No. 2 for Ponce de Leon Avenue. Ask the driver to drop you at the corner of Clifton Road. Fernbank is the first drive on your right.

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