Step back 290 million years and explore the world before dinosaurs.

Learn more.

This exhibit features 37 photographs, two found-object displays and a video by leading contemporary photographer Gideon Mendel. 

Learn more.

More than 30 dinosaurs and other Mesozoic reptiles are represented in Dinosaur Hall.

Learn more.

Live butterflies from Central and South America, East Africa, and Southeast Asia inhabit our tropical garden.

Learn more.

More than 35 dioramas present wildlife from Africa, Asia, and North America.

Learn more.

Our indoor discovery center for children features hands-on activities and close encounters with live animals.

Learn more.

Dig for fossils in this hands-on exhibit.

Learn more.

Nearly 100 specimens from the scientific collections of the Academy’s Malacology Department are on display.

Learn more.

The world-class science conducted at the Academy is on display.

Learn more.

Learn about the history of the dioramas and see how the plants, animals, and paintings were created.

Learn more.

What Eats What presents the consumers and producers that make up the food chain in a stream.

Learn more.

Learn more.

Come face-to-snout with live crocodilians, a group of reptiles that has evolved and thrived for 200 million years.

Learn more.

Come face-to-feet with nearly 20 massive, colorful, moving bugs!

Learn more.

Touch fossils, explore winged mythological creatures, build your own dragon and come face to face with a giant legendary sea monster.

Learn more.

Learn more.

This exhibit of 100 winning images features the world’s best nature photography and wildlife photojournalism.

Learn more.

Do animals always need to be the strongest, the biggest and the fastest to survive?

Learn more.

Leap into a garden of wonders, where you can experience the magic of a special backyard world.

Learn more.

Roaring, moving, life-size dinosaurs invade the Academy for a multi-sensory experience for the whole family.

Learn more.

Check out live frogs of many hues, listen to their colorful chorus, and admire the many ways they swim, hop, glide, and soar. 

Learn more.

Based on Sylvia Branzei’s best-selling children’s book series Grossology, this hands-on 3-D exhibit oozes with disgusting science and provides a slightly off-kilter view of the animal kingdom.

Learn more.