Explorer - AMNH NYC

Explorer - AMNH NYC Free App

Rated 3.93/5 (959) —  Free Android application by American Museum of Natural History

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About Explorer - AMNH NYC

Download Explorer for a new way to experience the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City! Enjoy behind-the-scenes stories about exhibits, captivating interactives, stimulating quizzes and more.

THE NEW YORK TIMES on Explorer:

"A great aid to anyone seeing the museum for the first or 40th time.”

"Lots of fun facts, videos, and teaching tools for some 70 of the most compelling items on display."

"Guides you GPS-like to exhibitions it recommends you see based on your input."

"Very helpful if you are looking to find the bathroom or the cafe."

Explorer Features:

Personalize Your Experience
- Your journey is up to you! Select your interests and Explorer will organize your list based on how close you are to your favorite exhibits.

Experience Avatour: Augmented Reality
-“Be the Bear” and discover your inner superpowers in an augmented reality experience that lets you interact with iconic exhibits like never before!
- Be a Dino Detective on the Museum’s fourth floor and discover what dinosaur you are.

Test Your Knowledge
- Uncover evolutionary relationships between species by testing your understanding of how mammals are related, in the Tree of Life featured experience.

Purchase Tickets and Skip the Ticket Line
- Purchase tickets in Explorer and skip the line. Already have tickets? Link them to Explorer using your order ID.

Find Out More About the Museum’s Exhibits
- Explore amazing worlds and unlock the secrets of the Museum from anywhere – home or inside the Museum! View iconic exhibits from the Museum’s world-famous halls.
- Discover new exhibits, go behind the scenes, and dive deeper with videos, quizzes, and more.

Share Your Experience
- Share highlights from your visit on Facebook, Twitter, and more.
- Take a selfie and share your adventures on social media.

Get Turn-by-Turn Directions Using Beacon Technology
- Visiting the Museum? Explorer provides turn-by-turn directions from any location, from the edge of the universe to the age of the dinosaurs, plus the shortest route to restrooms, shops, cafes, and exits.

How does Explorer know where you are? The Museum has placed more than 700 Bluetooth beacons throughout its 45 permanent halls. These tiny beacons give off signals that your phone can detect (when Bluetooth is enabled). Your phone calculates your position based on detecting three of these beacons simultaneously. This triangulation is not always perfect, especially in certain areas like large, multi-level halls, meandering walkways, or stairwells. Your phone should be able to detect the hall that you are in and provide turn-by-turn directions, but sometimes the “blue dot” is not exactly in the right place. In some rare cases it will even be missing. Moving to another area and waiting a few moments will usually fix the issue.

The Museum’s free AMNH-Guest Wi-Fi also varies in strength throughout the complex. Certain materials and large exhibits (i.e. the Blue Whale) either absorb or reflect the radio signals used by Wi-Fi, further complicating this technology. If you experience difficulty connecting to Wi-Fi in a particular part of the Museum, you can usually fix the issue by moving a short distance away.

NOTE: Bluetooth must be turned on for full functionality. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

Let us know how the app is working and how we can improve your Museum experience by sending us your feedback to explorer@amnh.org

*Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies

How to Download / Install

Download and install Explorer - AMNH NYC version 2.0.119 on your Android device!
Downloaded 100,000+ times, content rating: Everyone
Android package: org.amnh.explorer, download Explorer - AMNH NYC.apk

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App History & Updates

What's Changed
Bug fixes.
Version update Explorer - AMNH NYC was updated to version 2.0.119
Version update Explorer - AMNH NYC was updated to version 2.0.106
More downloads  Explorer - AMNH NYC reached 100 000 - 500 000 downloads
Name changed  Name changed! Explorer now is known as Explorer - AMNH NYC.

What are users saying about Explorer - AMNH NYC

G70%
by G####:

App says that it cannot locate me, even though it shows me in the correct position on a map. Because it thinks it cannot locate me, it refuses to give me directions to any exhibits. How about just telling you where the exhibit is so that I can find it myself? How about linking to the map so that I can just figure out how to get there myself? Nope.

N70%
by N####:

Love the museum every thing should be pay what u can afford I paid 25 cents all I had

M70%
by M####:

Useless. Still need a paper map...

N70%
by N####:

This is the best local guide app I've seen with extremely accurate Bluetooth-assisted locations.

G70%
by G####:

Ticket purchase feature is broken. Does not let you click checkout.

A70%
by A####:

Excellent! I've found it extremely useful navigating the labyrinth of different exhibitions. It uses wifi + Bluetooth to show you directions.

D70%
by D####:

A bit unstable but very useful though!

N70%
by N####:

They cheated and did not give 8 pool cash reward. Very poor and beggers. Hate it.they wasted my time and data. Dont trust them

N70%
by N####:

The app allows you too make a customized list of what you want to see. Gives detailed step by step instructions on how to get where you want to go. It's very easy to use. Great job!

V70%
by V####:

They don't give you cash in 8 ball pool cheater

G70%
by G####:

Gotta love the museum!

N70%
by N####:

Takes up too much phone memory. Can't be moved to SD card. Would not let me purchase member tickets. 500 error. Uninstalled!

G70%
by G####:

Idk I get free minuets when my data plan runs our lol

Q70%
by Q####:

Love it

F70%
by F####:

It is cool

N70%
by N####:

Just log into the museum Wi-Fi and open the app and it will help you to find everything you want to see. There were a few gaps in the Wi-Fi coverage but that did not present a major problem.

N70%
by N####:

I was very pleasantly surprised by this app. My favorite part was the navigation, where it gives easy-to-understand directions (such as "turn right into the room with the large columns") from your current location to the exhibit you want to to to. Also nice to figure out where the exhibits you most want to see are. Suggestions: Be able to order the specific exhibits you are interested in. Let you check off exhibits from your "liked" list once you have seen them. Ability to add custom interests.

N70%
by N####:

This app conatins no anime and doesnt work for gitcoin.Trash

C70%
by C####:

very beneficial app

D70%
by D####:

How am i supposed to connect to the museums wifi in another state??

N70%
by N####:

Won't let me buy tickets

N70%
by N####:

Best knowledgeable app.

N70%
by N####:

I don't now

N70%
by N####:

It's pretty cool.

N70%
by N####:

Hello

R70%
by R####:

Idk

N70%
by N####:

Excellent

Z70%
by Z####:

Bluetooth needs to be on (presumably for beacons?) but the app could never pick up my location. Also, bugs like map intermittently unable to scroll and "Avatour" directions screen being empty.

X70%
by X####:

Good

D70%
by D####:

It's nothing more than a map. Save your battery life.

D70%
by D####:

It's the perfect tool to go for the first time to the museum!!! Works perfectly and the maps are absolutely great! It has games, stories, even recommended selfies! My visit would not be the same without this app... Totally recommended!!!

D70%
by D####:

Crashes every time on my android phone.

K70%
by K####:

Application crash every time samsung s7

D70%
by D####:

The app crashes on launch every time (Nexus 6P).

K70%
by K####:

Crash when I launch the app

D70%
by D####:

Crashes on launch with Nexus 6P and Samsung S5

D70%
by D####:

Crashes on launch. Lg G4

D70%
by D####:

Crashes on opening galaxy s7

D70%
by D####:

Crashes on launch every single time

N70%
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Crashes on launch


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