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Museum of Life and Science

Q: Where is Museum of Life and Science?

United States. Museum of Life and Science is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 36.029° N, 78.897° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Congaree National Park, about 302 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Museum of Life and Science?

34 species. Citizen-science photos record 34 species at Museum of Life and Science, including Painted Turtle, American Black Bear, Merlin, Gray Fox and Eastern/Central Ratsnake Complex. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Museum of Life and Science in the wild?

Painted Turtle: Point Pelee National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Museum of Life and Science also live in the parks and cities we cover: Painted Turtle (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Point Pelee National Park), American Black Bear (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Great Smoky Mountains National Park) and Merlin (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Riding Mountain National Park).

Q: When did Museum of Life and Science open?

Opened 1946. Museum of Life and Science, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1946, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 34 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 34 spp. present

The Museum of Life and Science—previously known as the North Carolina Museum of Life and Science and the NC Children's Museum—is an 84-acre (340,000 m2) science museum located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

36.029° N 78.897° W

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Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1946

Size

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What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Chrysemys picta

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Point Pelee National Park+ 6 more parks

Ursus americanus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Great Smoky Mountains National Park+ 30 more parks

Falco columbarius

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

in Riding Mountain National Park+ 81 more parks

Urocyon cinereoargenteus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in El Triunfo+ 20 more parks

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Shenandoah National Park+ 1 more park

Zenaida macroura

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Badlands National Park+ 57 more parks

Falco sparverius

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Jaragua National Park+ 92 more parks

Buteo lineatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Big Cypress National Preserve+ 15 more parks

Before you go

Where is Museum of Life and Science?

United States

Museum of Life and Science is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States. Its coordinates are 36.029° N, 78.897° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Congaree National Park, about 302 km away.

What animals can you see at Museum of Life and Science?

34 species

Citizen-science photos record 34 species at Museum of Life and Science, including Painted Turtle, American Black Bear, Merlin, Gray Fox and Eastern/Central Ratsnake Complex. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Museum of Life and Science in the wild?

Painted Turtle: Point Pelee National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Museum of Life and Science also live in the parks and cities we cover: Painted Turtle (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Point Pelee National Park), American Black Bear (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Great Smoky Mountains National Park) and Merlin (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Riding Mountain National Park).

When did Museum of Life and Science open?

Opened 1946

Museum of Life and Science, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, opened in 1946, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 34 species are photographed there.