Google Map
Description
See the history of San Bernardino County and more here at the museum!
Limited Time Exhibits:
Until August 29, 2021: SuperMonsterCity! America’s Monsters, Superheroes, and Villains. The exhibit features a magnificent collection of 300+ action figures, posters, games and more from the 196
Until September 26, 2021: Here Comes the Sun: Solar Science and Spirituality. The exhibit features dramatic, large scale footage from NASA’s Solar Dynamic Observatory. The exhibit features dramatic, large scale footage from NASA’s Solar Dynamic Observatory.
0s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, and 2010s consisting of superheroes, monsters, and villains.
Current Exhibits:
Military in the Mojave . The exhibit features artifacts and stories of the role that local residents played during wartime, including USAF Captain Joseph McConnell, and Purple Heart recipient Army Lt. Manuel Rodriguez.
Minerals in the Mojave . The mining and minerals exhibit features artifacts that would have been used for mining in California as well as an in depth look at how scientists identify the minerals once extracted from the ground.
| Hall of History Walk a path through Sacred Earth to see baskets, pottery, tools. Share vibrant cultures of our distant past, our present, and our future. All roads lead through San Bernardino. See a Mexican carreta, a covered wagon that crossed the Mojave Desert from Salt Lake City, horse-drawn buggies, and historic automobiles that featured in the discovery and development of Inland Southern California. Hall of Earth Sciences A life-size mastodon and her calf will introduce you to an amazing array of fossils that represent millions of years of life in our area. Learn about plate tectonics and understand why The Big One is such a timely topic in southern California.Upstairs, “Sculpted in Time: Our Mountains, Faults, Lakes, and Caves” will introduce you to the geology of San Bernardino County. Fisk Gallery Changing exhibits line the walls inside our geodesic dome, which is also used for lectures, meetings, and special activities. Please go to our events calendar for details. |
| Hall of Biodiversity Sample the amazing diversity of life in our region: birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. See an outstanding collection of mounted birds from inland Southern California, both residents and migrants. Meet some of the mammals that live in our mountains, valleys, and deserts, and learn how climate and geography combine to create habitats that support a diverse fauna and flora. Sculpted by Time: Our Mountains, Faults, Lakes, and Caves On the upper level of the Hall of Earth Sciences, walk through the geology of our county. Explore a cave, look at the rocks that make up our mountains, meet a giant ground sloth, and sniff a packrat midden.  Minerals Rock! Unearthing the Human Element Discover how minerals play an important role in our live from prehistoric times to the future. Marvel at a colorful variety of minerals from the museum collections, inspect crystals through a microscope, and become a junior scientist. Schuiling Gallery Sometimes it's a special exhibit, sometimes it's a program . . . but there's usually something going on in the upper level of our geodesic dome. |
| Outside the Museum The Museum is surrounded by citrus groves, and orange blossoms perfume the air. See a Southern Pacific locomotive and a Santa Fe caboose. A series of outdoor exhibits present the history of mining in the county, with authentic equipment including mine cars, generators, and a head frame. Lumber wagons, a water wheel that generated the first electricity in the city,and more large-size surprises are displayed on the Museum grounds. Find-a-Fossil and step into the only dinosaur footprints ever found in southern California. Do some birdwatching and check your finds at our kiosk. Don't miss the ethnobotany garden outside the Exploration Station, the Sonoran Desert cactus garden at the Museum entrance, with the Mojave Desert garden alongside, and the native plants garden behind the Hall of Earth Sciences. Tables and lawn areas are available for picnics. |
Who
All ages welcome!
Cost
General Admission: Adult: $10 - Senior (60 or over) & active Military: $8 - Student (with I.D.): $7 - Child 5 through 12 - $5 - Child under 5: free - For All participants with EBT Card: $1 (maximum 9 in party) - Museum Members: freeHow
Purchase tickets upon arrival
