BE ADVISED: Due to nearby events on Friday, April 4, parking and traffic around the Natural History Museum will be impacted. Parking for First Fridays is available at the Blue Visitor Parking Structure, located at 39th St and Fugueroa St in Exposition Park. Please plan your visit accordingly, and consider using rideshare or public transportation.

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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Directions, hours, parking, and more

Plan Your Visit

Highlights

NHM Commons

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

Directions, hours, parking, and more

Plan Your Visit
March 2026
Friday
March
13
Plotosaur Mosasaur swimming in blue purple water
nhm
Performances

Ocean Encounters

Dive into a prehistoric undersea adventure with our brand new, live performance starring life-size sea creature puppets. Join us as our amazing puppeteers and paleontologists bring these extinct animals to life.

Learn More

weekly

  • 10:30 am
  • 11:30 am

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Saturday
March
14
Plotosaur Mosasaur swimming in blue purple water
nhm
Performances

Ocean Encounters

Dive into a prehistoric undersea adventure with our brand new, live performance starring life-size sea creature puppets. Join us as our amazing puppeteers and paleontologists bring these extinct animals to life.

Learn More

weekly

  • 10:30 am
  • 11:30 am

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Sunday
March
15
Plotosaur Mosasaur swimming in blue purple water
nhm
Performances

Ocean Encounters

Dive into a prehistoric undersea adventure with our brand new, live performance starring life-size sea creature puppets. Join us as our amazing puppeteers and paleontologists bring these extinct animals to life.

Learn More

weekly

  • 10:30 am
  • 11:30 am

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Friday
March
20
Plotosaur Mosasaur swimming in blue purple water
nhm
Performances

Ocean Encounters

Dive into a prehistoric undersea adventure with our brand new, live performance starring life-size sea creature puppets. Join us as our amazing puppeteers and paleontologists bring these extinct animals to life.

Learn More

weekly

  • 10:30 am
  • 11:30 am

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

At Our Other Museums

At Our Other Museums

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Image of mammoths
LBTP

Titans of the Ice Age 3D

Journey to a world lost in time, buried in ice, and ruled by giants. In this exciting 3D adventure, narrated by Christopher Plummer, discover an icy world on the brink of extinction, where humans share the frozen tundra with majestic beasts.

Learn more

daily

  • 10:00 am
  • 10:30 am
  • 11:00 am
  • 11:30 am
  • 12:00 pm
  • 12:30 pm
  • 1:00 pm
  • 1:30 pm
  • 2:00 pm
  • 2:30 pm
  • 3:00 pm
  • 3:30 pm
  • 4:00 pm