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.

Experience the San Diego Natural History Museum with Go City®

• Pay nothing at the gate – simply show your pass and you're in! 
• Includes access to all permanent exhibits and films in the Giant Screen Theater
• Enjoy four floors of interactive exhibits to explore
• Your pass also gives you access to many more attractions in San Diego, so don't forget to check them out

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This exhibition explores the past, present and future of citizen science through rare books, art, photographs, and historical documents.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.

Showing Daily until November 21, 2024: T. REX and Ocean Oasis

Why choose Go City®?  

• Customers save money on sightseeing with our pass vs. buying regular walk-up tickets. 
• Our app makes sightseeing easy – your pass, plus all the info you’ll need is right there in the palm of your hand.   
• No need to worry about buying tickets on the day, your San Diego Natural History Museum ticket is included with your pass.