Fernbank Museum of Natural History

Address:	767 Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30307, USA
Phone:	+1 404-929-6300
Site:	fernbankmuseum.org
Rating:	4.4
Working:	10AM–5PM 10AM–5PM 10AM–5PM 10AM–5PM 10AM–5PM 10AM–5PM 10AM–5PM

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Jérémie BIOTEAU

Des dinosaures impressionnants, belle collection de coquillages, ce doit être sympa pour des enfants, même si de nombreuses expositions et écrans ne fonctionnaient pas. Certaines parties du musée étaient fermées durant notre visite. Points négatifs : - Énormément de lecture… pas assez interactif avec le public. Un peu vieille école. - Ne perdez pas votre temps à lextérieur. Sauf si vous voulez vous balader dans la forêt, rien dextraordinaire, en photo le rocher de léléphant pour lequel nous avons du marcher … Décevant.

Edmund Rose

The Fernbank Museum has a large series of displays on the origins of life with particular attention on dinosaurs, proboscidea (elephants, mastodons, mammoths), and human cultural diversity, along with several other smaller displays and lots of interactive experiences. The atrium has a series of dinosaur skeletons including the massive Argentinosaurus, the largest dinosaur ever classified. This isnt a huge musuem, but its well laid out, informative, and perfect for all ages. Outside, there is a huge forest area with about two miles of trails and a couple of childrens activity/exploration areas. There are a new generation IMAX theaters with a couple of interesting features that I didnt have time to see, unfortunately. If you are plotting out your day and want to take it all in (including the movies and walk through the forest, plan on about a three hour visit. Theres a cafe and outdoor seating plus a couple of shops.

Glacia Cronk

Fernbank is an excellent avenue to the introduction of the natural sciences. Permanent exhibits touch on the creation of Earth, evolution, native species, astronomy, global cultures, conservation and ecology, paleontology, anthropology, and physics. Bottom level temporary exhibits change about every quarter and are currently surrounding poisons, but are about to be switched to the brain. Top level has a wonderful hands-on exhibit centered around the senses, as well as a playground area where young children can be turned loose to play on the giant tree house and engage in a variety of activities. We are members and take advantage of the museum primarily on hot summer, cold winter, or rainy days, approximately once a month. My 3 1/2 year old daughter and 1 year old son both love this museum and my daughter asks often to go. Membership is the way to go for sure!

Steve scum

I was rather disappointed that this exhibit misrepresented itself as a museum. Museum implies rare artifacts and fossils. Exhibit is more of a glorified science presentation...which is what this is. I go to museums in NYC Rome and smaller cities such as Pittsburgh and Seattle. This is by far the least impressive. 90% of the displays where most museums would have authentic items-were made of plastic or molded reproductions. Mobs of kids with parents not having a choice but to let them run ammuck due to their lack of interest. Large areas of wasted space BETWEEN large mounted posters and projected presentations is where this place spends its money. Hey if you want to drop 25 bucks a person and see plastic fossils and large amounts of contemporary taxidermy by all means go ahead. On the plus side...it was clean and modern looking.

Esther-Abigail Rahab-Martha

Buy the City Pass for 5 attractions at a cheaper cost. The Imax is no longer included with the City Pass, its an additional $8. Parking is free with two parking lots. This is an all day event involving lots of walking. Wear comfortable shoes and bring water to hydrate. There is a cafe on the premises. Plenty of exhibits about history, different cultures, nature and animals. Three floors of exhibitions, one floor with interactive stations for kids and adults. There are outdoor trails displaying nature( trees, flowers, bug habitats and more). A forest trail which takes an hour for just the short loop. Older kids have an outdoor gym, younger children have their own playground area. The musuem is very educational for all ages. We enjoyed our day at the Fernbank. If you like nature or history this is the place to explore.

Bryce Harenburg

Very cool! My wife and I just visited this museum for the first time, and we greatly enjoyed our visit. We were a bit late getting to the museum, but there was a special night-time event, which I guess is on the second Friday of every month. This one was Ecology and Mixology, which just seemed like an excuse to serve alcohol and party in the museum. The theater here was very spacious, with a large screen, and we saw a 3-D movie on the Colorado River that was very entertaining and educational. They have an exhibit on shells on the ground floor that was a stand-out for us, but otherwise the museum had a good range of exhibits. We didnt get to explore the outside area, which I think would have helped boost my opinion of the museum, but overall it seems like a great trip for the whole family.

Justin Thurman

Definatly a gem to stop at. The name Natural History Museum might sound a little off-putting unless you have a love for natural nature and rocks, but you would be so wrong if that was what you thought this museum was. To start off when you enter the main area of the museum you are greeted by a 123 foot long Argentinosaurus huinculensis. That is the species that were the long necks and what little foot was from land before time. After taking that all in there are three levels with interactive exhibits the show different physical properties. Fun things to do with mirrors, a bubble pool, light experiments, Augmented Reality Tornado simulator, and so much more. I wasnt able to go outside but they have a massive portion outside the museum that leads to a walking path to their forest.

A Private User

I was disappointed with this museum as I expected a lot more from a big city like Atlanta. The IMAX was broken and the exhibit I thought my preschooler would love (Naturalist Center) was closed. My preschool (4 yr) and toddler (2 yr) still enjoyed the museum and loved the dinosaur displays on the ground floor. I have been to several natural history museums (Chicago, Boston, Washington DC) and this one is quite unimpressive compared to those. However, I was impressed with the Gecko exhibit (their special exhibit). They have more than a dozen different types of neat/different Geckos, each in their own display box. However, even if they have another "cool" special exhibit, I will not waste my time and money again.

Kay Robinson

I have been to the Martini and IMAX event that is held at Fernbank every Friday and they are great! You listen to a live band and sip on martini’s and after you have cut a rug, you can enjoy an IMAX movie in their amazing theater. This museum is so beautiful there is a spiral staircase that leads to the lower level along with massive sculptures of dinosaurs everywhere. The IMAX movies in this place is great partly because of the large screen and the seating, you feel so much a part of the movie it is much like a 3D experience. I would encourage you to check this event out! Tip: Once a month they have salsa Martini and IMAX night so you are able to get free salsa lessons, along with drinks and an IMAX movie!

Matt Segall

I recently visited the Fernbank Museum, and I was slightly disappointed. Maybe its because I was originally from Chicago. Which had an amazing Museum of Natural History. So, the bar was set really high. What I was first amazed about was that many of the exhibits were replicas. Not the real deal. That was a slight let down. There were a lot of interesting exhibits. The place was very clean, and pretty. The kids area was pretty awesome! But the whole thing seemed very small. It didnt take long to go through the whole museum. I didnt visit the iMax, as I get a bit of vertigo. So, cannot comment on that exhibit. All in all it was a nice couple of hours. But the whole thing left me wanting more.