Description:
- Be it scientific, cultural or educational, this museum has something for everyone! Located in the heart of the Jardin des Plantes botanical gardens, it has dinosaur and whale skeletons, a stuffed rhinoceros dated from Louis XVI's reign, minerals and giant crystals, numerous insects, and everything you could ever want to know about the history of the botanical world. The museums centrepiece, the Grande Galerie de l'Evolution, is a mine of information about the evolution of different species, the relationship between man and nature and problems related to over -population and pollution.
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Awards:
Frommer's
- Recommended 2010
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: +33 1 4079 5479
- fax: +33 1 4079 3909
- send email
Address:
- 57 rue Cuvier, 5e
- Paris 75005
Neighborhood:
6th Arrondissement - Rive GaucheHours:
- Grande Galerie: 10a-6p W-M
Strenuousness:
- No Sweat
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