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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 11 attractions in Port Louis
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Founded in 1880, this museum features an exhibit of the popular Dodo, the flightless bird that has been extinct since the end of the 17th century, and...... more » Founded in 1880, this museum features an exhibit of the popular Dodo, the flightless bird that has been extinct since the end of the 17th century, and a vast library collection of more than 50,000 books. « less
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Attraction type: History museum, Library, Natural history museum
Address: Jardin de la Compagnie Port Louis, Mauritius

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3 of 5 stars
PrestonTraveller
2 Mar 2007
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The Natural History Museum is based next to Company Gardens in Port Louis. Its the oldest museum in Mauritius. Its a rather fusty museum whose most famous exhibit is is a reconstruction of a Dodo from the only complete skeleton in existence. It also contains other collections of birds, reptiles and marine creatures. Some of the birds such as the... more

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Jardin de la Compagnie, Port Louis, Mauritius