Museum hours:

Open Tuesday through Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM

Need directions?
1305 East Cliff Drive
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
(831) 420-6115 

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Visit and shop at our affiliate museum, the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum on Lighthouse Point, overlooking Steamer Lane.

Enjoy FREE Admission at the Museum every First Thursday of the Month!

The Museum will be CLOSED
November 27th & 28th
in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.  Please join us for our special event, "Pacific Migrations" at the Rio Theater on Saturday, November 29th.

As a cost saving measure, the City of Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History will be CLOSED from December 22nd, 2008 to January 2nd, 2009 .