Santa Barbara Sights

Museum of Natural History & Gladwin Planetarium

#7 of 71 things to do in Santa Barbara

#330 of 27205 things to do in North America

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Good for: science lovers

  • Address
    • 2559 Puesta del Sol Rd North of Downtown
  • Website
  • Phone
    • tel, info: 805 682 4711
  • Price
    • adult/child 2-12/teen 13-17/senior US$8/US$5/US$7/US$7
  • Hours
    • 10:00-17:00

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Lonely Planet review for Museum of Natural History & Gladwin Planetarium

While the permanent exhibits lack the 'hands-on' sparkle of many children's discovery centers, the Museum of Natural History boasts a few noteworthy gems and typically stages excellent special exhibits. Bug buffs should check out the glass wall holding 4,000 mounted Santa Barbara insects, as well as the replica of a pygmy mammoth skeleton unearthed on Santa Rosa Island in 1994. Outside you'll find the complete skeleton of a 72ft blue whale.

Kids especially will like the Gladwin Planetarium , which has intro-to-astronomy shows for children as well as adult programs that explore current scientific theory; call for show times.

 

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    Dino Greatness!

    jackstone recommends this,

    I went to the Museum of Natural History a few years ago with my young children and it was so much fun! They had a Dinosaur exhibit going on and had a sand box for kids to dig through and pretend they were discovering fossils, it was great fun! The docents were very knowledgeable and kind. The astronomy room was great too, I really enjoyed the show they put on too. Really exciting! My kids loved it so much. I can't wait to go back when I go back to Santa Barbara! I stayed at the Sandman Inn (www.thesandmaninn.com). So budget friendly and it was actually very close to the museum!

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