AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE AT THE MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE

The museum has a number of permanent and temporary exhibitions in addition to an interactive learning center for young children, an IMAX theater and Planetarium. Located in City Park near downtown, it offers ample free parking and is within walking distance to the Denver Zoo.

Prehistoric Journey will take you from 3.5 billion years ago to the present, tracing the evolution of single-celled organisms to dinosaurs, mammals and eventually humans.  You can even examine ancient fossils yourself! Explore the wonders of the universe in Space Odyssey’s many hands-on exhibits or get up close and personal with two Egyptian mummies who are over 3,000 years old. Other permanent exhibits include Gems and Minerals, Wildlife and North American Indian Cultures. 

Learn about health and your body in the museum’s newest and most interactive permanent exhibit, Expedition Health.  Personalized activities allow you to see and measure the way our own body changes and adapts to the choices you make. Look at your own cells under a microscope in the laboratory or see what you might look like in 50 years using a special computer program.

General admission is $11 for adults, $6 for children and seniors. IMAX and Planetarium shows are extra.  There are a number of free days throughout the year in which general admission is free for Colorado residents (IMAX and Planetarium fees still apply).