Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology
The Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology is a paleontology museum in Claremont, California, that is part of The Webb Schools. It is the only nationally accredited museum on a secondary school campus in the United States.Photo: Scottnichols, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Email: info@alfmuseum.org
- Type: Museum
- Description: natural history museum in Claremont, California
- Also known as: “Alf Museum”
- Address: 1175 West Baseline Road, Claremont, CA 91711
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Webb Schools and California Botanic Garden.
The Webb Schools
Museum
The Webb Schools is a private school for grades 9–12 located in Claremont, California. Up until 2024, it was separated into The Webb School of California for boys and the Vivian Webb School for girls. The Webb Schools is situated 680 feet north of Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology.
California Botanic Garden
Garden
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The California Botanic Garden is a botanical garden in Claremont, California, in the United States, just south of the San Gabriel foothills. The garden, at 86 acres, is the largest botanic garden in the state dedicated to California native plants.
Scripps College
University
Photo: Lure Photography, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Scripps College is a private liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California. It was founded as a member of the Claremont Colleges in 1926, a year after the consortium's formation. Scripps College is situated 2 miles southeast of Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Claremont and La Verne.
Claremont
Photo: Nostalgicwisdom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Claremont is a college town about 30 miles east of Downtown Los Angeles in the eastern San Gabriel Valley of Southern California. It is known for the trees lining its streets and as the home of the elite Claremont Colleges, which together have given it the nickname "City of Trees and PhDs".
La Verne
La Verne is a city in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 31,334 at the 2020 census.
San Dimas
Photo: YonderStone, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Dimas is a city in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 34,924. It takes its name from San Dimas Canyon in the San Gabriel Mountains, north of the city.
Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.12352° or 34° 7′ 25″ northLongitude
-117.73885° or 117° 44′ 20″ westInception
1963Operator
The Webb SchoolsOpen location code
856447F6+CFOpenStreetMap ID
node 10290293602OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q18155072
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In Other Languages
“Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “雷蒙德·阿尔夫古生物博物馆”
- Chinese: “雷蒙德·阿爾夫古生物博物館”
- Chinese: “雷蒙德•阿尔夫古生物博物馆”
- Chinese: “雷蒙特阿尔夫古生物博物馆”
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