Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst

Name: Beneski Museum of Natural History
Address: 11 Barrett Hill Dr, Amherst, 01002, United States
Telephone: +1 413-542-2165

#6 among attractions in Amherst

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The Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College is located on the campus of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. It showcases fossils and minerals collected locally and abroad, many by past and present students and professors. The Museum is located in the Beneski Earth Sciences Building, completed in 2006. It is a member of Museums10. ()

Coordinates: 42°22'20"N, 72°30'51"W

Address

11 Barrett Hill DrAmherst 01002 United States

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+1 413-542-2165

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Mullins Center, Emily Dickinson Museum, Mead Art Museum, Goodwin Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.

1.5 miNW
Convention center, Basketball, Hockey
Mullins Center, Amherst
40 min walk • The William D. Mullins Memorial Center, also known as the Mullins Center, is a 9,493-seat multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts, in Amherst, Massachusetts.
~1460 ftN
Emily Dickinson, Museum, Historical place
Emily Dickinson Museum, Amherst
8 min walk • The Emily Dickinson Museum is a historic house museum consisting of two houses: the Dickinson Homestead and the Evergreens. The Dickinson Homestead was the birthplace and home from 1855 to 1886 of 19th-century American poet Emily Dickinson, whose poems were discovered in her bedroom there after her death.
~560 ftSW
Museum, Art museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Mead Art Museum, Amherst
3 min walk • Mead Art Museum houses the fine art collection of Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Opened in 1949, the building is named after architect William Rutherford Mead, of the prestigious architectural firm McKim, Mead & White. His wife, Olga Kilyeni Mead, left her entire estate to Amherst College.
0.4 miW
Church
Goodwin Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Amherst
11 min walk • The Goodwin Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is a historic church on Woodside Avenue in Amherst, Massachusetts.
1.1 miNW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Fine Arts Center, Amherst
29 min walk • The Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Arts at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is an arts center located just north of downtown Amherst, Massachusetts and contains a concert hall and a contemporary art gallery.
0.5 miNW
Emily Dickinson, Cemetery
Amherst West Cemetery, Amherst
14 min walk • Amherst West Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Triangle Street in Amherst, Massachusetts. The 4 acres cemetery was first laid out in 1730, when the voters of Hadley elected to establish a new burying ground in its eastern precinct. When the area was separated as Amherst in 1786, the property was taken over by the newly established town.
~780 ftSW
Emily Dickinson, Universities and schools
Amherst College, Amherst
4 min walk • Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher education in Massachusetts.
0.5 miNW
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Strong House, Amherst
12 min walk • The Strong House is a historic house at 67 Amity Street in Amherst, Massachusetts. Built about 1744, it is one of Amherst's oldest surviving houses, and a fine example of mid-18th century Connecticut River Valley architecture.
1.4 miNW
Art gallery, Museum, Universities and schools
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst
35 min walk • The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research university in Amherst, Massachusetts and the sole public land-grant university in Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
0.4 miNW
Library
Jones Library, Amherst
12 min walk • The Jones Library of Amherst, Massachusetts is a public library with three locations, the main building and two branches. The library was established in 1919 by a fund set up in the will of lumberman Samuel Minot Jones.
0.7 miSW
Observatories and planetariums
Wilder Observatory, Amherst
18 min walk • Wilder Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned by Amherst College. It is located on Snell Street in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, and was designed by the architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Beneski Museum of Natural History open?

Beneski Museum of Natural History is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday 11 am - 4 pm
Wednesday 11 am - 4 pm
Thursday 11 am - 4 pm
Friday 11 am - 4 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 10 am - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Beneski Museum of Natural History?

Nearby attractions include Mead Art Museum, Amherst (3 min walk), Amherst College, Amherst (4 min walk), Amherst Center for Russian Culture, Amherst (6 min walk), Amherst Station, Amherst (7 min walk).