Useful information
- Phone : +33 3 28 55 30 80
- Website: : http://mhn.lille.fr
Description
Founded in 1822, it was enriched in the 20C by two local geologists. Whale skeletons and replicas of prehistoric animals, including a sea predator from the Jurassic period, greet you at the entrance. Don't miss the room devoted to stuffed animals. Also look out for the ornithological section, home to 5,000 birds, some of which are extinct. The modern museography exhibits some 100,000 fossils, rocks and minerals dating from -600 million years to the Gallo-Roman era.
Localisation
Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide399 m - Rue de Paris, 59800 Lille
- The Green Guide439 m - 14 rue de Fleurus, 59000 Lille
- The Green Guide481 m - Rue du Réduit, 59800 Lille
More tourist attractions in Lille
Where to sleepnearby
- From €73Lille Centre Ville, Beaux Arts et Grand Palais, Bienvenue chez Nestyou Lille75 m - 13 Rue Malus, 59000 Lille
- From €75Moxy Lille City242 m - 3, Rue Jean Bart, 59000 Lille
- From €105Au Cœur du Jardin283 m - 90 Rue Brûle Maison, 59000 Lille
More hotels in Lille
Where to eatnearby
- Suzanne€€MICHELIN 2024417 m - 4 place Philippe-Lebon, 59000 Lille
- Patrimoine KabyleAround€20473 m - 30 Rue Nicolas Leblanc, 59000 Lille
- Saveurs de l'IndeAround€25549 m - 181 Rue Solferino, 59000 Lille
More restaurants in Lille
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