» Belmont Bay Science Center    Information about development of state of the art, hands-on science center located in Richmond, Virginia focusing on teaching and experiencing the life sciences.    http://www.bblsc.org

» Botanical Museum    Part of The Finnish Museum of Natural History, its world-wide collecting activities add more than 22,000 specimens per year (vascular plants, cryptogams and fungi). Includes floristic database of Finland and some adjacent territories.    http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/english/botany/

» Butterfly and Insect Museum    Located in La Ceiba, Honduras. Contains 9000 butterflies, moths and other insects from Honduras and around the world.    http://www.hondurasbutterfly.com/

» California Academy of Sciences    Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Includes Natural History Museum, Morrison Planetarium and Steinhart Aquarium all in one location. Natural History Museum is one of the world's top 10 systematic biology institutes with major research collections.    http://www.calacademy.org/

» Ecomuseum    Information and events on this educational wildlife park located on the Island of Montréal. Also available in French.    http://www.ecomuseum.ca/

» Essig Museum of Entomology    The collection component of the California Insect Survey, with approx. 4.5 million specimens. Berkeley campus University of California.    http://essig.berkeley.edu/

» Frost Entomological Museum    Insect collection contains over 500,000 specimens for 10,000 different species. Includes microscopic slide collection available to researchers. Part of Pennsylvania State University Department of Entomology. Limited Web presence.    http://www.ento.psu.edu/home/Frost/

» Kulturama - Museum of Mankind    Provides overview of 600 million years of evolution of animals and humans, human biology and various aspects of the human history of civilization. Includes hours of operation, guided tours, courses, workshops and lectures. Located in Zurich. [German an    http://www.kulturama.ch

» Museo Entomológico Mariposas del Mundo: Museum Butterflies of the World    Information about the Museum and its collections of butterflies, beetles and exotic arthropods from around the world, butterfly conservation. Advertises the book - Mariposas Argentinas, events, and Museum associates.    http://www.mariposasdelmundo.com

» Museu da Vida - Museum of Life    This museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, includes a science train, permanent exhibition on the theme of biodiversity, theater and science park.    http://www.museudavida.fiocruz.br/

» Museum of Comparative Zoology    Part of the Harvard University Museum of Natural History complex which collects and exhibits the "variety and comparative relationships of animal life."    http://www.mcz.harvard.edu/

» Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley    Houses over 640,000 specimens of amphibians, reptiles, birds, bird eggs or nests, and mammals, as well as over 50,000 tissue samples from these vertebrate groups. Access is granted to research scientists, graduate students, and other visitors with a scien    http://mvz.berkeley.edu/

» Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center    University of Kansas, Lawrence. Holds major research and teaching collections in most areas of biology. Includes a division of Informatics with skills in numerical taxonomy and collections management software. Some public exhibits.    http://web.nhm.ku.edu/

» The Academy of Natural Sciences    Philadelphia, world's leader in freshwater science research and biodiversity research, museum hosts dinosaurs, fossils, live butterflies, dioramas, offers environmental science education to adults and students, library and archives.    http://www.ansp.org/

» The Botanical Museum    Part of the Harvard University Museum of Natural History. Collects and exhibits botanical specimens, products and artifacts. Includes a paleobotanical collection, particularly Precambrian material. Famous for its collection of glass flowers.    http://www.huh.harvard.edu/collections/botanical.html

» The Newfoundland Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion    Located at Reidville, Newfoundland. Exhibits and collects unusual and rare insect varieties from around the world, including many living specimens in terrariums and aquariums.    http://www.nfinsectarium.com/

» University of Alberta Museum of Zoology    Collections includes vertebrate specimens from around the world and faunal surveys. Focus on Alberta. Primarily research and teaching collection. Located in Edmonton.    http://www2.biology.ualberta.ca/uamz.hp/uamz.html

» University of Michigan Museum of Zoology    Museum collections and web resources related to biodiversity, insects, fishes, mollusks, mammals, birds, and reptiles/amphibians. Major research and training museum.    http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/

» World Forestry Center Discovery Museum    Includes information on the public exhibits, education programs and a related teachers guide. Washington Park, Portland, Oregon.    http://www.worldforestrycenter.org/museum/dm_discover.php

» Zoological Museum of the University of Athens    Collection of mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles, marine vertebrates, insects, mollusks and marine invertebrates. Located in Athens, Greece.    http://www.cc.uoa.gr/biology/zoology/welcome.htm