SDNHM: Hours and Admission

General Admission
Parking, Directions & Maps
Giant-screen Theater Schedule
Dinosaur Café

Other Activities:
Hornblower Cruises:
  -Harbor Cruises
Balboa Park Attractions
  -Residents' Free Tuesdays
  -Passport to Balboa Park

Available for purchase at SDNHM.

Current exhibitions:
Water: A California Story
Fossil Mysteries
Aerial Portraits of the American West: Photographs by John Shelton

Giant-screen Theater:
Ocean Oasis
Dinosaurs Alive! 3D

Includes General Admission to SDNHM.

The escort to a visitor with disabilities is entitled to free General Admission.

San Diego Natural History Museum
1788 El Prado, Balboa Park
San Diego, CA 92101
619.232.3821
FAX 619.232.0248

En Español

Plan Your Visit

General Admission | Giant-screen Theater | Public Programs


North (fig tree) Entrance	South (fountain) Entrance
San Diego Natural History Museum photos courtesy of Mary Claude Padilla and Mike Ruiz.

Museum Hours:

Daily: 10 AM–5 PM
Hours subject to change.

The Museum is closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

Museum Guide
To prepare for a visit to the Museum, download or print a copy (*PDF).

Admission Prices:
General Admission Giant-screen theater included, except on Residents' Free Tuesdays
Adult	$13
Senior (62+)	$11
Active military, youth (13–17), student (with ID)	$8
Child (3–12)	$7
Child 2 and under	FREE
Members	FREE
General Admission Group Tickets
Group Tickets (10+)	$10
Professor-led College Group (10+)	$7
Group Rate: Minimum 10 people from the same college, organization, or tour group. Reservations should be made in advance through the Group Sales Department. For more information, please call 800.290.4616, or send email to groupsales@sdnhm.org.
Pre-K through 12 School Group Rate
Adult	$6
Child	$4
Reservations should be made in advance through the Education Department. For more information, please call 619.255.0210, or send email to groupregistration@sdnhm.org.

Charmaine and Maurice Kaplan Theater

Welcome to The Downing 3D Experience, the largest Dolby® 3D theater for a museum in California! Visitors to the San Diego Natural History Museum will be dazzled by the latest in digital 3D technology that delivers a premium viewing experience from anywhere in the 300-seat, stadium-style theater.

All film times subject to change daily. Giant-screen, 3D theater included with admission. Assistive Listening Devices for films and lectures in the Charmaine and Maurice Kaplan Theater are available at the Visitor Services Desk.

On Residents' Free Tuesdays, the first Tuesday of each month, there is a $5 charge for the giant-screen theater. The 3D theater is theater is included with Passports to Balboa Park, Go San Diego Cards and for members of the San Diego Natural History Museum. Tickets are available at the Visitor Services Desks at the Museum.

Theater Schedule
Monday–Friday:
Dinosaurs Alive! 3D	11 AM, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM
Ocean Oasis	12 PM
Saturday and Sunday:
Dinosaurs Alive! 3D	12 PM, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, 4 PM
Ocean Oasis	11 AM
Schedules Subject to Change.

Dinosaur Café
Conveniently located in the atrium of the San Diego Natural History Museum, the café is the ideal place to rest and recharge before or after a visit to the Museum. Managed by the Cohn Restaurant Group, the café features a wide assortment of sandwiches and salads as well as soups, pastries, and gourmet coffee and tea beverages.
Call 619.255.0317 for more information.

Hours (subject to change):

Thursday–Sunday: 10 AM–4 PM

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