SDNHM: Hours and Admission

General Admission
Purchase Tickets
Parking, Directions & Maps
Giant-screen Theater Schedule
Dinosaur Café
Hornblower Cruises:
  -Whale-watching
  -Harbor Cruises
Balboa Park Attractions
  -Residents' Free Tuesdays
  -Passport to Balboa Park

Current exhibitions:
Water: H₂0=Life
Spirts in Stone
Fossil Mysteries
Aerial Portraits of the American West: Photographs by John Shelton
Enraptured: Works by Mitch Dobrowner

Giant-screen Theater:
Ocean Oasis
Planet Earth: Fresh Water

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 | Purchase Tickets

Museum Hours:

Daily 10 AM – 5 PM

Note:
Saturday, July 26
Just Add Water Family Day Activities
• Free with General Admission
• Family Day Hours: 10:30 AM-3:30 PM
• Museum Hours: 10 AM-5 PM
• Plus: Visit all exhibitions and giant-screen theater

The Museum is closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.

Admission Prices: General Admission (Giant-screen theater included with admission)
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 Public and College Group Rate
Adult Group	$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.

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

Charmaine and Maurice Kaplan Theater

All film times subject to change daily. Giant-screen 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.

GIANT-SCREEN THEATER SCHEDULE

Film Schedule Changes:
Saturday, July 26
Noon and 2 PM: Splashtastic!A Family Magic Show will replace Ocean Oasis as part of the Family Day activities. Family Day is included with General Admission to the Museum.

   • Ocean Oasis

         Shown daily: noon, 2 PM and 4 PM

Monday: 10 AM presentation of Ocean Oasis available for school groups by reservation only.

   • Planet Earth: Fresh Water

Shown daily: 11 AM, 1 PM, and 3 PM

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):

        Monday: Closed
        Tuesday–Sunday: 10 AM–3 PM

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