The Baja California Peninsula: our neighbor in nature. Explore towering mountains, desert flats, and isolated islands, and follow along with researchers working to conserve the peninsula’s wild beauty in our newest permanent exhibition.
Our anniversary exhibition features regional conservation success stories—both historic and contemporary—as told through photographs and objects from our archives.
Soar through the skies, journey across frozen forests, experience the scorching African sun, and dive deep into our oceans to meet the mightiest families in the animal kingdom.
Join one of the world’s most famous environmentalists on an inspiring journey into real-world conservation success stories.
Learn and explore the natural world through play. This new space invites our youngest visitors to play under a shade tree, search for hidden secrets along a wooden fence, or read their favorite book in a cozy potting shed.
A look behind the scenes in our storage areas is like a cross-section of the diversity of nature itself. You’ll find everything from tiny beetles to enormous whale bones.
This new, permanent exhibition revolves around the history—and the future—of citizen science, the idea upon which the Museum was founded in 1874.
A permanent exhibition that invites visitors to explore the unique habitats of Southern California, from the coastal wetlands and urban canyons to the high mountains and the desert.
Skulls contains close to 200 skulls from theNAT’s research collections of animals from all over the world, from the tiny to the spectacular.
From dinosaurs to mastodons, discover the rich fossil history of our region. In this major exhibition, created by the Museum.
The Nat has a Vivarium—a facility in which we care for our live animals—in the basement of the Museum. We’re bringing these animals out and into the public gallery located on Level 1 just off the Atrium.
The Baja California Peninsula: our neighbor in nature. Explore towering mountains, desert flats, and isolated islands, and follow along with researchers working to conserve the peninsula’s wild beauty in our newest permanent exhibition.
Our anniversary exhibition features regional conservation success stories—both historic and contemporary—as told through photographs and objects from our archives.
Nature surrounds us—literally. Explore pocket gardens and interpretive trails surrounding the Nat's building with living displays of native and low-water plants that provide habitats for pollinators and other wildlife.
