Public Tours

October Public Tour Schedule

Museum Highlights Tour
Saturdays and Sundays, 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
*No public tours on October 19, 2019
Check at Welcome Desk for availability.

Get behind-the-scenes information about the Biological Sciences Building (the museum’s new home), and learn about some of our most exciting exhibits, new and old, like the iconic mastodon couple, the Majungasaurus, and more. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day.  

Wonderful World of Whales Tour
Saturdays and Sundays, 12:00 p.m. and 4 p.m.
*No public tours on October 19, 2019
Check at Welcome Desk for availability.

Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises).

November Public Tour Schedule

Museum Highlights Tour
Saturdays and Sundays, 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Check at Welcome Desk for availability.

Get behind-the-scenes information about the Biological Sciences Building (the museum’s new home), and learn about some of our most exciting exhibits like the iconic mastodon couple, the Majungasaurus, and more. Along with learning about the past, this tour will take a step into the future and explore cutting-edge research being done in the Biological Sciences Building every day. 

Wonderful World of Whales Tour

Saturdays and Sundays, 12:00 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Check at Welcome Desk for availability.

Discover a world where prehistoric whales had four limbs and walked on land! Learn about how whales and dolphins made the transition from land back into the water as you examine specimens that were distant or direct ancestors to modern cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises)