National Museum of Natural History Tickets

Designed by architect Louis-Jules André, the "Gallery of Zoology" at the American Museum of Natural History first opened to the public in 1889. The gigantic structure consists of four stories and a glass ceiling measuring one thousand square meters. As you ascend the stairs to the third floor, you'll find balconies that look out over the main exhibit area below. There are more than 9500 exhibits at the museum, including taxidermied animals, blue whale skeletons, and a parade of African animals that demonstrate their feeding habits on the first level. The huge elephant is in the lead, and its many enemies are close behind. There are marine mammals and species from different continents on show.

As a section of the French National Museum of Natural History in the Jardin des plantes, the Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology showcases the city of Paris's geological and mineral collections. The gallery/museum houses and displays an extensive collection of rare and historically significant crystals, jewels, and minerals. Les Trésors de la Terre is the title of the permanent display at the Paris Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology, which concentrates on crystallography and the categorisation of minerals. Of the overall collection of about 770,000 specimens, it comprises about 600 that are specifically related to minerals.

Between the Mineralogy and Paleontology Galleries, on the Allée the Buffon side of the garden's center, you'll find the Botany Gallery. The black locust, or Robinia pseudoacacia, that stands at the corner was propagated from a tree brought to France from the New World in 1601 by Vespasien Robin, the imperial gardener and botanist, and was planted there in 1635. Its age is comparable to that of a similar tree planted about the same time in Saint-Julien-le-central Pauvre's square. From 1930 to 1935, the Rockefeller Foundation funded the construction of the Gallery. Immediately in front of you is an 1889 statue by J.L.D. Schroeder titled "Science and Mystery." However, the Herbier National collection, which includes 7.5 million plants amassed since the museum's inception, is the main attraction here. Among the displays is a piece of a gigantic Sequoia tree that was 2200 years old when it fell in 1917.

The Gallery of Paleontology and Comparative Anatomy's enormous collection of recreated animal skeletons has fascinated and frightened visitors for more than a century. Created in 1898 to house a plethora of previously dispersed scientific collections, the museum's fossil and skeletal displays now comprise one of the world's most extensive and thorough displays of their kind. The museum's collections are split between two impressive exhibit halls. The Gallery of Paleontology features many magnificent fossils, including some colossal dinosaur skeletons that stand out against the building's beautiful glass and iron exterior. The museum's Gallery of Comparative Anatomy, however, is its crowning achievement. Over a thousand skeletons of various animals fill this huge gallery at the museum.

The Jardin des Plantes is the principal botanical garden in Paris which was constructed in the 17th century at the request of King Louis XIII's personal physician. You may find it at the 5th arrondissement, right across the street from the Gare d'Austerlitz train station. This well-known Parisian park is a popular destination for tourists of all ages thanks to its historic flower gardens, exotic plant greenhouses, mini zoo (the sole one in the city), and a handful of modest scientific museums. The 28-hectare garden was constructed adjacent to the Seine and the literary Left Bank of Paris, and it is perfect for a stroll or a day of exploration of the several little museums dedicated to different elements of development.

As the zoo of the Jardin des Plantes, the Ménagerie is a large woodland area spanning several hectares where nature is present in all its manifestations. On their trip around, guests will pass by many structures and cages that house the zoo's various animal residents. A total of 600 animals call the zoo home, and you'll get to know them here. Arabian oryx, snow leopards, orangutans, Aldabra Giant Tortoises, flamingos, pythons,tree-kangaroos, Red pandas, and rhinoceros hornbills are just a few of the endangered species in the world. The about 150 species that call the Ménagerie home are a fantastically varied representation of the wide variety of vertebrate life on land. In the middle of the Jardin des Plantes, there are winding paths through the woods where visitors can catch sight of the park's inhabitants. Small log houses called fabriques are used to shelter these animals.