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National Museum of Natural History
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National Tourist Site

National Museum of Natural History

The oldest museum in Bulgaria, with minerals, fossils and animals from around the world.

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About National Museum of Natural History

The National Museum of Natural History in Sofia belongs to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. It traces its history to the natural history collection of Prince Alexander of Battenberg in 1889 and is the oldest museum in Bulgaria.

Its four floors show minerals, fossils, plants, insects, birds and mammals, and it holds one of the largest natural history collections in the Balkans.

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  1. 1 National Polytechnic Museum National Tourist Site
  2. 2 Sofia Synagogue National Tourist Site
  3. 3 National Ethnographic Museum National Tourist Site
  4. 4 National Gallery National Tourist Site
  5. 5 National Archaeological Institute and Museum National Tourist Site
  6. 6 Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and Crypt National Tourist Site
  7. 7 National Museum of Natural History National Tourist Site
  8. 8 National Museum of Military History National Tourist Site
  9. 9 Museum of Physical Culture and Sport National Tourist Site
  10. 10 National Palace of Culture National Tourist Site
  11. 11 Earth and Man National Museum National Tourist Site
  12. 12 National Anthropological Museum National Tourist Site
  13. 13 Sofia Zoo National Tourist Site
  14. 14 National History Museum, Sofia National Tourist Site
  15. 15 Boyana Church National Museum National Tourist Site
  16. 16 Aleko Hut National Tourist Site
  17. 17 Cherni Vrah Peak National Tourist Site

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Figures checked 13 October 2026. Information only, not investment, tax or legal advice.

  1. Bulgarian Tourist Union: 100 National Tourist Sites
  2. Wikipedia: National Museum of Natural History, Bulgaria