Naturmuseum Senckenberg
Naturmuseum Senckenberg
Naturmuseum Senckenberg (Senckenberganlage 25, Frankfurt) – this is the second largest museum of natural history in Germany. Famed German writer & poet Wolfgang von Goethe first came up with the idea for launching this museum – with a local medical doctor (Johann Christian Senckenberg) setting up a research foundation that eventually led to this museum’s opening.
There are several exhibitions of extinct animals, with the main gallery devoted to dinosaur skeletons, including one of the obligatory Tyrannosaurus Rex. There’s also a large number of well-preserved fossils, many of which come from the Messil pit, a 49 million year old fossil site added to the World Heritage List in 1995. Other galleries show collections of minerals and rocks and there’s even a room devoted to Egyptian mummies where you’ll find mummified cats. Admission: €8 (adult), €6.50 (seniors), €4 (children 6-15 years & students). Hours vary. See the museum’s website for more details: www.senckenberg.de