First Saturday Open House
Sat, Mar 7 · 12:00pm–4:00pm
Recurring
Dig up shark teeth and bring home your finds
At a glance
- Price
- Free
- Ages
- All ages
- Location
- North Philadelphia
- Setting
- indoor
- Signup
- Just show up
Free (suggested donation) · Walk-ins welcome · Free parking on Montgomery Ave · Not wheelchair accessible (stairs)
What to know
- •No coat check — travel light.
- •No photography inside.
- •Building is on 2nd floor with stairs, not wheelchair accessible.
- •Free parking on Montgomery Ave and 17th St (no time limit), 2-hour free on Bouvier St, metered on Cecil B.
- •Moore Ave.
Our experience
More details
Bring your rocks, shells, and fossils — real scientists will ID them
The Natural History Road Show — bring your found rocks, minerals, shells, bones, insects, fossils and other specimens to have them identified by science experts! Meet and chat with scientists including paleontologist Dr. Jason Downs (who helped discover the Tiktaalik roseae) and entomologist Greg Cowper from the Academy of Natural Sciences. Additional activities include exploring the natural history collection, a scavenger hunt, drawing in the museum, and digging up and identifying shark teeth — kids can take their found shark tooth home. Walk-ins welcome, advance registration speeds entry.
