Vienna Natural History Museum

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The Natural History Museum Vienna is a large natural history museum located in Vienna, Austria. The NHM Vienna is one of the largest museums and …

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Jan 31, 2025
It is impressive!1 Worth 100% of the visit. Mamouth, dinosaurs and minerals . the staff very friendly and helpful. Needs a lot of time and when the weather is not so"nice'' it s a brilliant idea to v…Full review by Okayrentals-Ottimi
Jan 28, 2025
I love natural history museums....so my expectations might be high...but I was so underwhelmed by this. Highlights were geodes / gems, but the rest of the museum is a lot of taxidermy TYPE exhibits s…Full review by Katharine K
Jan 19, 2025
One of the best situated and preserved museums of Natural History in the world. Very large collection of ancient artifacts and stonesFull review by 438gk

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Is there anywhere in the museum that I can leave my luggages (travel bags)?
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I would suggest contacting the museum and asking them.
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How long would you say it takes to get around the museum? Thinking of going Wednesday evening around 6pm
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Hi We spent about an hour plus 15 mins for a coffee and bun in the cafe. But we could have spent much longer.
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Hello. The online ticketing page is currently unavailable due to technical maintenance.Where will it be possible to buy …
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Hello. The online ticketing page is currently unavailable due to technical maintenance.Where will it be possible to buy tickets online?
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I agree with John D: The Naturhistorisches Museum isn't the Louvre or the Vatican Museum. I have the impression that most of the time you can just turn up without advance booking.
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Hey! Do you need to purchase a ticket in advance or can you just turn up? Is there any risk of being turned away if you …
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Hey! Do you need to purchase a ticket in advance or can you just turn up? Is there any risk of being turned away if you don't purchase ahead of time. Thanks!
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We had a Vienna pass but people were paying on entry
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It seems some of the Vienna museums require you to check in even a light jacket. Is that required here?
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My advice is if you can wear it, then take it off as you start to go around, as we did it will not be a problem. But yes they do ask you to place your jackets and bags (we kept our phones) …
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My advice is if you can wear it, then take it off as you start to go around, as we did it will not be a problem. But yes they do ask you to place your jackets and bags (we kept our phones) in a locker which in the Natural History Museum was free all that was said was that we could leave a tip. Enjoy your visit it will be worth while.
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