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San Diego Natural History Museum
Get immersed in natural history and learn more about the world around you at the San Diego Natural History Museum, also known as The Nat.
What you'll do
With four floors of permanent exhibits, featuring everything from fossils and dinosaur bones to rare books and animals, there’s something for everyone at The Nat. Your Natural History Museum San Diego admission includes access to rotating films in the Museum’s giant-screen theater, a robust calendar of events and activities and the opportunity to see scientists at work.
San Diego Natural History Museum highlights
Action from the Archives: The Nat at 150
This anniversary exhibition features regional conservation success stories—both historic and contemporary—as told through photographs and objects from their archives.
Coast to Cactus in Southern California
Explore southern California's coast and discover more about the abundant variety of life found there.
Expedition Baja
Explore towing mountains, desert flats, and isolated islands, and follow along with researchers working to conserve the peninsula.
Extraordinary Ideas from Ordinary People: A History of Citizen Science
This exhibition explores the past, present and future of citizen science through rare books, art, photographs, and historical documents.
Fossil Mysteries
From dinosaurs to megalodons to mastodons, travel through 75 million years and dig into the rich fossil history of southern California and Baja California.
Living Lab
From nocturnal lizards to stinging scorpions, check out over 20 species of critters.
The Backyard
Visitors aged 0-5 can play under a shade tree, search for hidden secrets along a wooden fence, or read their favorite book in a cozy potting shed.
Unshelved: Cool Stuff from Storage
This exhibition gives visitors a rare look into the Museum's storage areas. Different specimens offer the opportunity to revel in the natural world in all its beauty and peculiarity.
Giant-Screen Theater
The Subaru Giant Screen Experience is one-of-a-kind. Settle into the 300-seat, stadium-style theater and enjoy films on the massive screen.
What's included
Includes access to all permanent exhibits and films in the Giant Screen Theater.
Four floors of interactive exhibits to explore.
Where you'll be
1788 El Prado, San Diego, USOperating hours
From Labor Day to Memorial Day:
Daily: 10AM – 5PM Daily
3rd Friday (Nat at Night): 10AM – 10PM
All hours are subject to change. Please check The Nat’s website for the most up-to-date information on changes to the standard operating hours.
Closings & holidays
September 13 and 19: 10AM – 3PM
Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve: 10AM – 3PM
Closed September 27, October 16, November 6, Thanksgiving Day, December 4, Christmas Day
All hours are subject to change. Please check The Nat’s website for the most up-to-date information on changes to the standard operating hours.
Find out more
For more information, visit the San Diego Natural History Museum website.
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