Coast to Cactus in Southern California
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About San Diego Natural History Museum
The museum hosts specialized after-hours events like 'Nat at Night,' which features themed cocktail parties such as 'Love Bites' to engage the community in a more social way.story_potoo
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From dinosaurs to mastodons, travel through 75 million years and dig into the rich fossil history of Southern California and Baja California. The fossils on display were discovered locally by our paleontology team during construction projects.
From glittering beetles to spotted skunks, The Nat’s collection is filled with remarkable specimens—most of which are tucked away behind gallery walls. This selection offers a glimpse of some of our most striking and unusual items.
Rare books, art, photographs, historical documents, and plant and animal specimens come together to prove you don’t need to be a scientist to participate in science.