21 Million Specimens. 4.5 Billion Years. One Great Experience.
The goal of the museum is to present the vast collections and cutting-edge research of Harvard University to the public. Visitors can wander through a "garden" of more than 3,000 glass flowers, hand-crafted over 50 years by a father-and-son team; explore the Hall of Mammals and get up-close and personal with exotic creatures; face the first triceratops ever discovered; or admire a 1,642 pound amethyst geode and the world's largest turtle shell.