32°43′55.6″N 117°8′50.29″W / 32.732111°N 117.1473028°W
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| Established | 1874[1] |
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| Location | 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park San Diego, CA 92101 United States |
| Type | Natural history museum |
| Public transit access | SDMTS  Buses: Local#7, Rapid#215,  Trolley: City College Stop, transfer to #7 |
| Website | www |
The San Diego Natural History Museum is a museum in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It was founded in 1874 as the San Diego Society of Natural History. It is the second oldest scientific institution west of the Mississippi and the oldest in Southern California. The present location of the museum was dedicated on January 14, 1933. A major addition to the museum was dedicated in April 2001, doubling exhibit space.