Admission

Admission

  • $8.95 Adults
  • $5.95 Youth 4-18; Students with id; Military

Free for

  • 3 y.o. and under
  • Museum Members
  • Monterey County residents
  • All school field trips
  • Museum Store visitors only

Groups

Groups of 10 people or more must make a group reservation. Local group visits are free with a suggested donation of $2 per adult. If you would like a curated experience for your group, the museum can arrange that with enough advance notification. These experiences start at an additional $5 per visitor.

All scheduled school groups are free, and are not charged admission. Please go to our Class Field Trips page to learn more and to submit a reservation request.

ADA Accessibility

The Museum is ADA accessible and a wheel chair is available upon request. Handicap parking is located on Forest Avenue parking lot (No parking lot city permit is required for the handicap parking space).

OUR MISSION is To inspire discovery, wonder, and stewardship of our natural world.