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The Natural History Museum of Crete, Heraklion

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World heritage site · Natural History Museum · Museum

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The Natural History Museum of Crete remains dedicated to the plant and animal life of the Eastern Mediterranean region, with an emphasis on Greece and Crete. View fascinating exhibits like the representations of ecosystems; an elephant-like, nearly complete skeleton of one of the largest species that ever lived on earth; an earthquake simulator; and interactive discovery displays for children. Do not miss the living-animal exhibit with small aquariums housing native creatures. Before you head to Heraklion, plan trip itinerary details with our user-friendly Heraklion journey planning app, to make sure you see all that Heraklion has to offer, including The Natural History Museum of Crete.

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By Andhj

We saw lots of stuffed animals, animated life size dinosaurs, some live reptiles, a very interesting simulator of an earthquake which was high light of museum for me, and interactive photo...

We saw lots of stuffed animals, animated life size dinosaurs, some live reptiles, a very interesting simulator of an earthquake which was high light of museum for me, and interactive photo... more »
By PeterH296

We took the opportunity to have a look around this museum after reading reviews and were delighted, The earthquake simulator was great to participate in and very informative. The staff are very...

We took the opportunity to have a look around this museum after reading reviews and were delighted, The earthquake simulator was great to participate in and very informative. The staff are very... more »

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