Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven

Wonderful place! Hands down! When I visited this museum the first thing that came to my mind was “the night at the museum” movie. The experience was so exhilarating and there are different sections in museum which makes it a complete tour of history, galaxy and earth. I would love to ho again. For students the entry fees was only 6 dollars.

This storied museum is compact, diverse, and surprisingly affordable. If you're a fossil fan, the Peabody should top your pilgrimage list, as it houses some of the earliest and most famous specimens from the era of the Bone Wars, not to mention the gargantuan and immaculate Age of Reptiles mural by Zallinger. Short tours are offered daily; ours was peppy and fun. There's also a kid-centric room focused on entomology (including an amazing colony of leaf-cutter ants), dioramas, and an impressive mineral showcase. But hurry on down, since the Peabody is closing this year for deep renovations, not to open again for several years!