Natural History Museum (Naturhistorisches Museum)

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“Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy. ”

– Atlas Obscura

Fodor's Fodor's
"The palatial 19th-century museum, twin of the celebrated Kunsthistorisches Museum, is the home of, among other artifacts, the Venus of Willendorf, a tiny statuette." Full review
Concierge Concierge
"The mirror image of the Kunst-Naturhistorisches Museum, on the other side of the statue of Maria Theresa, is the Naturhistorisches (Natural History Museum)."
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"This is the scientific counterpart to the Kunsthistorisches Museum. Minerals, meteorites and animal remains are displayed in jars, while zoology and anthropology are covered in detail." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"The Naturhistorisches (Natural History Museum) is one of the most prominent museums in the world." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"Housed in a handsome neo-Renaissance building near the Museum of Fine Arts, this is the third-largest natural history museum (after its counterparts in New York and London) in the world." Full review
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