San Diego Natural History Museum, Natural history museum in Balboa Park, San Diego, United States.
The San Diego Natural History Museum spans four floors containing exhibitions about Southern California biodiversity, geological formations, and paleontological discoveries.
Founded over 150 years ago, the museum has grown from a small society of naturalists into a major institution housing extensive collections of regional specimens.
The museum maintains partnerships with indigenous communities to document and preserve traditional ecological knowledge of Southern California and Baja California regions.
Visitors can purchase admission tickets directly at the entrance, with operating hours from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily, extended until 10:00 PM on summer Thursdays and Fridays.
The museum features a Foucault pendulum demonstrating Earth's rotation through its continuous movement across a circular platform marked with time indicators.
Location: San Diego
Accessibility: Accessibile in sedia a rotelle
Address: 1788 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101 92134 92134
Opening Hours: Lunedì-Domenica 09:00-17:00; maggio 30-agosto 30 Giovedì-Venerdì 09:00-22:00
Phone: +(619)2323821
Website: https://sdnhm.org
GPS coordinates: 32.73212,-117.14733
Latest update: March 7, 2025 07:35
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