The Naturhistorisches Museum, or Natural History Museum, in Vienna is one of the most famous museums of natural history in the world. The museum has a collection of about 30 million specimens and artifacts making it one of the foremost museums of its kind worldwide. Its collections on display cover 8,700 square meters. The museum features a huge collection of minerals and gemstones, the world’s largest and oldest public collection of meteorites, including “Tissint” meteorite from Mars, and an anthropological exhibition on the origins and development of humans. The museum is home to world-famous and unique objects, such as the 29,500 y.o. statuette entitled Venus of Willendorf and Steller's sea cow that became extinct over 200 years ago. The Naturhistorisches Museum is largely famous for its remarkable collection of dinosaur fossils. The museum is not only grand but also very educational and informative. It is one of the best museums in Vienna as well as Austria and is a must visit while you’re in Vienna.