Sintra Natural History Museum

The Museu de História Natural de Sintra (Sintra Natural History Museum) is a museum of natural history located in the historic center of the village of Sintra.^[1] The museum has both at national and international level due to the quality and rarity of many of its exhibits.

Exhibits

Dinosaurs and nests of dinosaur eggs (from the Gobi Desert, China)
Fragments of the Nantan meteorite (16th century, China)
Flying reptile, Braseodactylus (from Brazil)
Simulation of the big bang, and the evolution of life on earth from the Precambrian to the Quaternary periods.^[2]

References

↑ Sintra Cultural Guide (in Portuguese) (46). October 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ Agência Lusa (2009-07-30). "Novo Museu de História Natural em Sintra vai expor fóssil raro de réptil voador" (html) (in Portuguese). ionline.pt. Retrieved 15 December 2012. O novo Museu de História Natural de Sintra, que abre a 1 de Agosto, vai expor o único exemplar existente de um réptil voador da espécie Braseodactylus, disse à Lusa o vereador da Cultura da autarquia de Sintra.

Cultural landscape of Sintra

Palaces	Monserrate Palace Pena National Palace Queluz National Palace Quinta da Regaleira Ramalhão Palace Seteais Palace Sintra National Palace

Religious	Igreja de Santa Maria (Sintra) Convent of the Capuchos (Sintra)

Nature	Cabo da Roca Praia da Adraga

Civic	Sintra Natural History Museum Archaeological Museum of São Miguel de Odrinhas Castle of the Moors (Sintra)

Miscellaneous	Fountain of Armés