Natural History Museum of Tampere, Tampere

Name: Natural History Museum of Tampere
Address: Satakunnankatu 18 B, Tampere, Finland

#45 among attractions in Tampere

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Tampere Natural History Museum is a natural history museum in Tampere, Finland. It is based in the Vapriikki Museum Centre. It shows animals of Pirkanmaa region. The Tampere Museum of Natural History was first opened in 1961. Before that there were temporary exhibitions of the local nature for the people of Tampere. The oldest parts of the museum's collections are now more than 150 years old. ()

Local name: Tampereen luonnontieteellinen museo Coordinates: 61°30'13"N, 23°45'42"E

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Satakunnankatu 18 BTampere Finland

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Natural History Museum of Tampere – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Vapriikki, Särkänniemi, Tampere Cathedral, Museo Milavida.

~180 ftS
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Which popular attractions are close to Natural History Museum of Tampere?

Nearby attractions include Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame, Tampere (1 min walk), Vapriikki, Tampere (1 min walk), Finnish Museum of Games, Tampere (2 min walk), Tampella historic factory complex, Tampere (3 min walk).

How to get to Natural History Museum of Tampere by public transport?

The nearest stations to Natural History Museum of Tampere:

Light rail

Koskipuisto A • Lines: 1, 3 (11 min walk)
Keskustori B • Lines: 3 (11 min walk)

Bus

Central Square (11 min walk)
Sorsapuisto • Lines: Keskustori - Niihama, Niihama - Keskustori (19 min walk)

Train

Tampere (14 min walk)