San Diego Natural History Museum

The San Diego Natural History Museum is a museum in Balboa Park in , California. It was founded in 1874 as the San Diego Society of Natural History.
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  • Opening hours:
    9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    May 30th—August 30th: Thursday—Friday 9:00 AM—10:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in San Diego, California
  • Also known as: “Natural History Museum”, “SDNHM”, “sdnhm.org”, and “The Nat”
  • Address: CA
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Timken Museum of Art and San Diego Zoo.

Museum
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The is a fine art museum in Balboa Park in , California, close to the San Diego Museum of Art. It was established in 1965. is situated 700 feet west of San Diego Natural History Museum.

Zoo
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The is a zoo in , California, United States, located in Balboa Park. It began with a collection of animals left over from the 1915 Panama–California Exposition that were brought together by its founder, Dr. is situated 1,700 feet northwest of San Diego Natural History Museum.

Museum
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The is a fine art museum in Balboa Park in , California, that houses a broad collection with particular strength in Spanish art. is situated 950 feet west of San Diego Natural History Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bankers Hill and Cortez Hill.

Suburb
is a long-established uptown neighborhood near Balboa Park in , California. The area acquired the name "Bankers Hill" because of its reputation as a home for the affluent.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in the northeast part of , California.

Quarter
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is a neighborhood in , California, United States, bordered by North Park to the north and east, and by South Park to the south, and is located within the boundaries of the Greater North Park Community Planning Area.

San Diego Natural History Museum

Latitude
32.73209° or 32° 43′ 56″ north
Longitude
-117.14737° or 117° 8′ 51″ west
Elevation
292 feet (89 metres)
Levels
4
Open location code
8544PVJ3+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 79288741
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
5376248
Wiki­data ID
Q4891895
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“San Diego Natural History Museum” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Museu d’Història Natural de San Diego”
  • Chinese: “圣地亚哥自然历史博物馆”
  • Chinese: “圣地亚哥自然史博物馆”
  • Esperanto: “Sandiega Naturhistoria Muzeo”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון לתולדות הטבע של סן דייגו”
  • Japanese: “サンディエゴ自然史博物館”
  • Persian: “موزه تاریخ طبیعی سن دیگو”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Historia Natural de San Diego”

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Explore places such as Northern Frontier and Hatam’s Village.

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Explore places such as The Craft Taco at The Nat and Bea Evenson Parking Lot.

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