Built in September 1957, the Beijing Planetarium was the first of its kind in China.
The Geological Museum of China is a national level museum of geological science and ranks as the No.1 geological museum in Asia.
The Zhoukoudian Relics Museum of Palaeoanthropology is located in Fangshan District in Beijing.
The Memorial Museum of the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese War is a museum of revolutionary history.
Located at the foot of Datang Mountain in Changping County of Beijing City, the China Aviation Museum was China's first large-scale aviation museum opened to the public, and is still the largest gallery of aviation treasures in Asia.
The Beijing Natural History Museum was the first natural history museum in China after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
The Capital Museum is located in the Confucius Temple at Guozijian Street, southeast of Andingmen (Peace and Stability Gate), Beijing.
Perhaps the most popular tourist destination of Beijing, the Palace Museum receives tens of millions of visitors a year.
The National Museum of China, a four-storied main building with two symmetrical wings, runs more than 300 meters north and south along the eastern side of Tian'anmen Square.