What Will You See in San Diego Natural History Museum?

The San Diego Natural History Museum’s newest gallery, “All That Glitters: The Splendor and Science of Gems and Minerals,” amazes adults and children alike with stunning jewelry and glittery gemstones. “Fossil Mysteries,” a highly interactive exhibition, explores big themes in science: evolution, extinction, ecology, and Earth processes. You’ll see the world—past and present—in a whole new way. In the Dolby digital 3D theater see films with a focus on the natural world. Current films include “Ocean Oasis,” “Waking the T-rex,” and “Dinosaurs Alive 3D.”

There are two unique features at the Museum that everyone always seems to be fascinated with: the Moreton Bay fig tree and the Foucault pendulum. The Moreton Bay Fig tree to the north of the museum was planted in preparation for the 1915 exposition. Over 95 years old, this tree is listed in the California Registry of Big Trees as one of the champion trees of the state. The Foucault pendulum (pronounced foo-koh), invented in 1851 by French physicist Jean Foucault, gives visual proof of Earth’s rotation.