American Museum of Natural History: [I will talk more about this museum later when Nika and I tour the inside in the coming days but this will give you a little insight into what we passed by]. The American Museum of Natural History (at right), located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan is one of the largest and most celebrated museums in the world. Located in park-like grounds across the street from Central Park, the Museum is comprised of 25 interconnected buildings that house 46 permanent exhibition halls, research laboratories, and its renowned library. Its collections contain over 32 million specimens, of which only a small fraction can be displayed at any given time. The Museum has a scientific staff of more than 200, and sponsors over 100 special field expeditions each year. It is one of the stops on the Gray Line tour but we did not get off here at this point as we had planned a special trip there later in the week.