Boasting a staggering 127.3 million items, the National Museum of Natural History showcases artefacts and specimens of fossils, minerals, flora and fauna, ethnology and even real meteorites. Replete with highlights, just the herbarium alone consists of 7 million fish stored in liquid-filled jars.

Let your jaws drop as you get up close to ‘Wankel or Devil Rex’, a real T. Rex fossil skeleton found in Montana in 1988. Marvel at the giant female squid and the skeleton of a North Atlantic Right Whale. Be starry-eyed as you gaze upon the glittering Hope Diamond, the stunning Star of Asia Sapphire and over 15,000 sparkling gems at the National Gem and Mineral Collection. With so much to discover, one trip is simply not enough!