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”, “The Nat”, and “圣地亚哥自然历史博物馆”
  • Address: CA

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Timken Museum of Art and San Diego Zoo.

Museum
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The is a fine art museum… 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. is situated 1,700 feet northwest of San Diego Natural History Museum.

Museum
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The is a fine art museum… 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.

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

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is a neighborhood in , California…

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
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8544PVJ3+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 79288741
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
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”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Northern Frontier and Hatam’s Village.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: The Craft Taco at The Nat and Bea Evenson Parking Lot.

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