365 Things to Do in Boston - New Tips Daily

#608 Fossil Fuels

Posted by Tara Peterson on Sun, Jan 01, 2012

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If you're not in that bad of shape today, and want to get out of the house to see the damage, go check out this awesome museum at the Harvard Museum of Natural History.

"12,000 specimens in the university’s natural history museum reside at the museum. A diverse display of rare and abnormal artifacts in a cool, old-fashioned space with hanging whales, giant dinosaur skeletons, even meteorites. The highlight is the world-renowned collection of 3,000 glass flowers created by a father-and-son team from Germany in the late 1800s to be used in Harvard botany classes. Also be sure to check out the world’s most complete kronosaurus, and the “Harvard Mastadon.” Thought you already knew this? Okay, here's the secret: Admission is always free to Massachusetts residents Sunday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon and Wednesdays from 3 to 5 p.m. during the school year."

Where: Harvard Museum of Natural History | 26 Oxford St. Harvard Square | Cambridge
When: TODAY, but it's also open daily.
Price: Free today baby!