All nature & natural history museums and attractions to visit in Florence

Florence (Italy) has a lot to offer for people that like animals, plants and anything else related to nature and its history. Below we list all 5 nature and natural history museums that are located in Florence.

Is nature and the natural world something that interests you and are you looking for the best nature museums to visit in Florence? These are the ones:

  1. La Specola - Museum of Zoology and Natural History1

    La Specola - Museum of Zoology and Natural History

     Florence
    La Specola - Museum of Zoology and Natural History is a natural history museum in Florence. The name is a reference to the astronomical observatory founded here in 1790. The museum's collection is based on the Medici Natural History Collection and is best known for its collection of anatomical wax m
  2. University of Florence Natural History Museum - Geology and Paleontology2

    University of Florence Natural History Museum - Geology and Paleontology

     Florence
    University of Florence Natural History Museum - Geology and Paleontology is the part of the University of Florence Natural History Museum that holds around 200,000 specimens from the collections of noted geologists and paleontologists. A highlight in the museum is the vertebrate fossil collection (2
  3. Museo Fiorentino di Preistoria Paolo Graziosi3

    Museo Fiorentino di Preistoria Paolo Graziosi

     Florence
    The Museo Fiorentino di Preistoria Paolo Graziosi (The Florentine Museum of Prehistory "Paolo Graziosi") is a museum in Florence that is housed in the former convent of the Oblate Sisters (Complesso delle Oblate). The museum features two large halls, with numerous finds exhibited in chronological or
  4. Giarino dei Semplici4

    Giarino dei Semplici

     Florence
    Founded in 1545 by Cosimo I de' Medici and designed by Niccolò Pericoli, an Italian Mannerist artist, the Giarino dei Semplici is the third oldest botanical garden in Europe. Originally, only medicinal plants were grown here, but the garden was enlargened in the 18th century (during the reign of Cos
  5. Boboli Gardens5

    Boboli Gardens

     Florence
    Located directly behind the Pitti Palace, the Boboli Gardens are a fascinating open-air museum with a collection of sculptures ranging from the 16th to 18th centuries. The gardens were designed for Eleonora di Toledo, the wife of Cosimo I de' Medici, who chose the Pitti Palace as their new residence