San Diego Natural History Museum
The San Diego Natural History Museum, known as The Nat, was founded in 1874 and has occupied its Balboa Park building on the Plaza de Balboa since 1933. Its exhibitions cover the plants, animals, fossils and minerals of Southern California and Baja California, among them dinosaur and mammoth fossils, and it has a giant-screen theatre.
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- Opening hours
- Mon–Thu 10:00–17:00Fri 10:00–23:00Sat–Sun 10:00–17:00
Hours checked October 15, 2026 · source sdnhm.org
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What are the opening hours of San Diego Natural History Museum?
Opening hours: Mon–Thu 10:00–17:00 · Fri 10:00–23:00 · Sat–Sun 10:00–17:00.