Which New York City Subway station is connected to the American Museum of Natural History?

81st Street–Museum of Natural History is the New York City Subway station connected to the American Museum of Natural History.

The station is on the IND Eighth Avenue Line beneath Central Park West and West 81st Street. It is served by the B and C trains and provides direct access to the museum’s Upper West Side campus. Large mosaics and decorative panels in the station feature scientific and natural-history themes.

The museum entrance is close to the station, making it one of the most recognizable transit stops for visitors to Manhattan’s cultural institutions. The station’s name explicitly identifies the nearby museum, unlike many subway stations named only for their cross streets.

A common mix-up is 86th Street, which is also on the Upper West Side but is farther north and does not provide the same museum entrance. The nearby 59th Street–Columbus Circle station is another major Central Park West stop, but it is south of the museum and serves different routes.