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Science Exhibition

First Fridays

Nov. 6 & Dec. 4 at 11am

At Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History

Seabright, Santa Cruz

🌊"the tide pool exhibit is touchable and well populated"
📚Gift shop punches way above its weight
🐋Small space, easy to see in an hour

Free admission to Santa Cruz's pocket-sized natural history museum on the first Friday of each month, with special evening hours until 8 PM. Explore local taxidermy, fossils, a touchable tide pool, and a buzzing live bee colony.

Free first Fridays
Local natural history
Touchable tide pool
Live bee colony

They recommend it:

Friday, November 6, 11:00 AM

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  • Free first Fridays
  • Local natural history
  • Touchable tide pool
  • Live bee colony
  • Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
  • Seabright
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