Fernbank Museum of Natural History is Atlanta's premier natural history museum, on Clifton Road beside the old-growth Fernbank Forest. Its roots reach back to 1939, when one of the nation's oldest nonprofit conservation groups formed to protect the forest; the museum building itself opened on October 5, 1992, and included Atlanta's largest IMAX theater. Fernbank is best known for Giants of the Mesozoic, installed in 2001, whose atrium mounts include a roughly 123-foot Argentinosaurus, among the largest dinosaurs ever described, facing a Giganotosaurus. Alongside its dinosaur hall, the museum interprets Georgia's landscapes and natural history and offers extensive science programming for families and schools.
About this site
Fernbank Museum of Natural History is a museum in Atlanta, Fulton County. It is one of 28 museums documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.7744, -84.3305 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fernbank Science Center (museum), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include Old Williams Mill Rd., Briarcliff Hotel, and Briarcliff Plaza.
This record is drawn from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Fernbank Museum of Natural History is Atlanta's premier natural history museum, on Clifton Road beside the old-growth Fernbank Forest. Its roots reach back to 1939, when one of the nation's oldest nonprofit conservation groups formed to protect the forest; the museum building itself opened on October 5, 1992, and included Atlanta's largest IMAX theater. Fernbank is best known for Giants of the Mesozoic, installed in 2001, whose atrium mounts include a roughly 123-foot Argentinosaurus, among the largest dinosaurs ever described, facing a Giganotosaurus. Alongside its dinosaur hall, the museum interprets Georgia's landscapes and natural history and offers extensive science programming for families and schools.
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