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Houghton Museum of Natural History

The Houghton Museum of Natural History is located on the fringes of the city and offers visitors of all ages a wealth of things to see and do. Walk right up to an interactive tyrannosaurus rex skeleton. Enjoy informative exhibit halls about birds, insects, mammals, marine life, fossils, and the native people. Contemplate the beauty of nature and the confluences of nature, history, science, and the arts in the Art Gallery. Browse and read in the beautiful Museum Library, including its excellent children’s collection. Wander and explore the Nature Trail along Houghton Creek. Experience the wonder and excitement of space exploration in the Space Lab and Gladwin Planetarium. Purchase mementos and unique gifts at the Museum Store. Enjoy our changing exhibit offerings.

The Museum preserves extensive natural history collections of more than three million objects used for research by a staff of 14 curators as well as visiting scientists from around the world. It maintains a worldwide collection of molluscs, important regional collections of vertebrate animals.