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Summer Hours
Monday–Saturday:
10 a.m.–5
p.m.
Thursday: 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
Sunday: 12 p.m.–5 p.m.
Closed on Independence Day (July 4)
and Labor Day (September 1).
Open
on New Year's Eve, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and President's
Day.Click
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Adults $15
Seniors (65+) $12
Students with ID/Children 3-18 $11
Members and children under 3 Free Admission
includes same-day access to both Carnegie Museum of Natural History
and Carnegie Museum
of Art. Separate
admissions are required for Carnegie
Science Center and The
Andy Warhol Museum.
For Group
Rates and Tours information, please click
here to see our Group Visits pages. To receive a discount,
your group must be scheduled through our Group Visits office.
Reciprocal
CMNH Members,
click for a list of Reciprocal
Museums. Members of other museums, please check with your institution
for their list of reciprocal museums. |
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 – Click
here for a map of alternative parking locations in the Oakland
area. (PDF format -
If you do not have Acrobat Reader, click
here for the free download from Adobe.)
Getting
Here
- Carnegie Museum of Natural History is located in Oakland,
in the East End of the City of Pittsburgh (Allegheny County).
- We are
within
blocks of Carnegie Mellon University, the University
of Pittsburgh, Children's Hospital and Magee Women's Hospital.
- Our address
is: 4400 Forbes Avenue,
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Click
here for printable driving directions (Microsoft Word document).
Driving
Distances
- Pittsburgh International
Airport: 16 miles/25 km
- Downtown Pittsburgh:
2 miles/4 km
- Akron: 120 miles/190
km
- Altoona: 95 miles/155 km
- Baltimore: 250 miles/400 km
- Buffalo: 220 miles/355 km
- Cleveland: 130 miles/210 km
- Columbus, OH: 190 miles/300 km
- Erie: 130 miles/210 km
- New York City: 380 miles/610km
- Philadelphia: 310 miles/500 km
- Washington, DC: 250 miles/400 km
- Wheeling: 60 miles/100 km
Parking
The museum operates a six-level parking facility for cars and small
vans. The lot is located directly behind the museum and can be accessed
from the intersection of Forbes Avenue and South Craig Street. Clearance
is 6' 8", with upper deck parking for larger vehicles (full-sized
vans, campers, etc.). Bus and motorcoach parking is available in
the bus lanes adjacent to Phipps Conservatory on Schenley Dr., behind
the Carnegie Museums. Rates for the parking facility
are as follows:
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Carnegie
Museum of Natural History
4400 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Information: (412) 622 - 3131
or email the Web
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 Visitors
to Carnegie Museum of Natural History have many options for a
relaxing
meal at the Museum or at nearby restaurants.
At the Museum:
—Carnegie Museum of Art's Carnegie Café is
on the first floor, to the left of the front main entrance on Forbes
Avenue. The Café offers both gourmet selections and daily
specials
at an affordable price. Cafeteria-style service, self seating
at tables.
—Carnegie Museum of Natural History's Fossil Fuels is
located on the museum's lower level in the Brown Bag Lunchroom.
Fossil Fuels offers a variety
of tasty sandwiches, baked goods, fruit, drinks, gourmet coffee,
vending machines, and more. Snack bar-type service, self seating
at booths and tables.
—The versatile Brown Bag Lunchroom beside Fossil
Fuels allows you to bring your own lunch, make a selection from
several vending
machines,
or reserve a space for your group. For more information, please
see the Group
Visits web page.
—On nice days, bring your lunch with you and enjoy a meal
outside in our open-air Sculpture Court.
Outside the museum:
In addition to the Museum locations listed above, visitors may also
go across the street to the South
Craig Street restaurants, or take
a stroll into Oakland for even more of a selection. |
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Feel free
to call ahead for questions or assistance at 412.622.3131.
The museum is accessible for visitors with disabilities. All areas
of the building may be accessed via ramps and elevators.
Strollers and wheelchairs are available in the coatroom, free of
charge, on a first-come, first-served basis.
When possible, video presentations are closed-captioned
for the hearing impaired. |
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Carnegie
Science Center
Carnegie
Museum of Art
The
Andy Warhol Museum