San Diego Natural History Museum

Features fascinating exhibitions and a new giant-screen Dolby digital 3D theater showing films with a focus on the natural world. The museum’s award-winning exhibit design team creates exhibitions on the unique and biodiverse southern California region. In addition, the museum hosts several traveling exhibitions each year which teach visitors about our natural world as it is today and as it was in the past.

Contact	Hours	Directions
(619) 232-3821 http://www.sdnhm.org	Daily, 10:00am-5:00pm. CLOSED Thanksgiving and Christmas	Map to Park Location 16

Events
All that Glitters: The Splendor & Science of Gems & Minerals May 15, 10 thru Jun 1, 11 Discover how the same Earth processes that build landscapes produce dazzling gemstones and precious metals--even right...
Art and the Anmial Sep 4, 10 thru Oct 31, 10 ART AND THE ANIMAL is the flagship exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists (SAA), and refers to both the Annual...
Lizards & Snakes: Alive! Oct 16, 10 thru Apr 3, 11 This ancient group, whose scientific name is Latin for “scaled,” is more diverse than mammals, as old as dinosaurs....
Best of Nature Photography Show Nov 13, 10 thru Jan 30, 11 Magnificent nature-based imagery by amateur and professional photographers. From a backlit, fan-shaped Hawaiian wave...
Early Ecologist - Preschool Storytime Sep 9, 10 Every second Thursday of the month. An imaginative journey into nature through books, exhibitions, and story-time. Open to all ages with parents (...
Wacky Science Sundays with Ms. Frizzle Sep 12, 10 Every Sunday. Live performances in the Discovery Center. Explore mysterious creatures, fascinating habitats, and hands-on science....
Wacky Science Sundays with Ms. Frizzle Sep 19, 10 Every Sunday. Live performances in the Discovery Center. Explore mysterious creatures, fascinating habitats, and hands-on science....
Wacky Science Sundays with Ms. Frizzle Sep 26, 10 Every Sunday. Live performances in the Discovery Center. Explore mysterious creatures, fascinating habitats, and hands-on science....
Film festival—Radical Reels Film Tour Sep 28, 10 Imagine hurling yourself down steep untouched powder, feeling the cold spray of stomach-dropping kayak first descents,...
Wacky Science Sundays with Ms. Frizzle Oct 3, 10 Every Sunday. Live performances in the Discovery Center. Explore mysterious creatures, fascinating habitats, and hands-on science....