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.