Dec 22 2009

The Amherst College Museum of Natural History

The Amherst College Museum of Natural History (formerly the Pratt Museum) contains three floors of exhibits and over 1700 individual specimens. There are a variety of displays on vertebrate evolution and extinction, geology of the Connecticut River Valley, and the world’s largest collection of dinosaur tracks, many from the local area.

Hours: Tuesday thru Sunday, 11-4; Thursday evenings 6-10 pm. Free admission. During the week, park in town and walk to campus.

Directions and a map of the campus can be found here.