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I have visited a lot of natural history museums and this - the American Museum of Natural History - is possibly the best. Full of the most amazing dioramas dating back to the 1920s; incredible attention has been paid to the backgrounds with skilled taxidermy framed by heavy wood and metal plaques, I was in total awe. I have to admit, the American Museum of Natural History was one of the main reasons I wanted to visit New York and it totally didn't disappoint.