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📍 Address: Parks Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3PW
🕒 Opening Hours: Daily 10:00–17:00 (closed Dec 24–26)
🎟️ Admission: Free (donations welcome)
🌟 Highlights
• Stunning neo‑Gothic atrium: The glass-and-iron roof arches over 126 columns, each carved from different British stones and topped with botanical capitals—a true Victorian marvel inspired by Ruskin and the Pre‑Raphaelite movement.
• Dinosaur & fossil displays: Home to the world’s first scientifically described dinosaur (Megalosaurus bucklandii), plus imposing skeletons of T‑rex, triceratops, ichthyosaur, and the iconic Oxford Dodo soft-tissue remains.
• Family-friendly exhibits: Kids love the hands-on zone—touchable specimens (bears, meteorites, fools’ gold), a glass‑walled beehive, stick insects, and educational displays l.
• Rich breadth of collections: Explore minerals (30,000+ pieces), gemstones, biodiversity exhibits, evolution, primates, invertebrates, and more.
✅ Why Visit?
• It’s Visually stunning—a cathedral of science set within living architecture.
• Engaging for all ages—dinosaur fossils and tactile displays thrill families and adults alike.
• Prompting wonder: The Oxford Dodo is a rare and poignant exhibit that connects with literary and natural history enthusiasts.
• Adjacent to Pitt Rivers Museum—easy to pair two top Oxford attractions in one trip.
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