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The Museum of Natural History, Berlin

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Jun 302008
 

The (in English, the Museum of Natural History), widely known as the Naturkundemuseum, seldom as Humboldt Museum of . It has a of more than 25 million zoological, , and minerological specimens, including more than ten thousand type specimens. It is most famous for two spectacular exhibits: the largest mounted in the world, and the most exquisitely preserved specimen of the earliest known bird, Archaeopteryx. for .
GPS travel destinations: 52° 31′ 47″ N, 13° 22′ 45″ E

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Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto

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Jun 152008
 

The Royal Ontario Museum, commonly known as the ROM, is a major museum for world culture and natural history in the , Ontario, Canada. The ROM is the fifth largest museum in North America, containing more than six million items and over 40 galleries. It is also the largest museum in Canada. It has notable collections of dinosaurs, Near Eastern and African art, East Asian art, European history, and . The museum is located at the corner of and Avenue Road, north of Queen’s Park and on the east side of Philosopher’s Walk in the . Established as the and Fine Arts in 1857 at the Toronto Normal School, the museum’s current incarnation began in 1912 with the enactment of the Royal Ontario Museum Act by the provincial government. Operated by the until 1968, the museum is now an independent institution but still maintains close relations with the university, often sharing expertise and resources. Interesting sightseeing.
GPS travel destinations: 43° 40′ 2.92″ N, 79° 23′ 39.01″ W

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