STERNBERG MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY - HAYS, KANSAS

STERNBERG MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY - HAYS, KANSAS
This is a museum that you will enjoy since the displays rotate giving you the opportunity to view the collections on display.  Although the University has over 3,750,000 items they only show a small portion of them at a time.   The permanent exhibits on the main floor of the Sternberg Museum of Natural History include fossils collected from across Kansas and (mostly) around the western US. There are also mineral exhibits and videos explaining the history of the museum and story of the collecting of the museum’s famous "Fish within a fish."
You will encounter life size displays recreating the seas of Kansas from 70 million years ago and leading up to displays of what might have been found near the shore. Some of the recreated life size prehistoric animals move or make noises.  That really adds to the experience!
Location:
Fort Hays State University
3000 Sternberg Drive
Hays, KS 67601
Phone:
(877) 332-1165
Hours:

Tuesday - Saturday 9 AM - 7 PM Sunday 1 - 7 PM
Adults: $6 4-12 & over 60: $4
 

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