San Diego Museum of Man - California

Address:1350 El Prado
San Diego, California
Tel: (619) 239-2001

Visit the world-renowned Museum of Man, home to 70,000 artifacts, folk art and archaeological finds from all over the world - and the only anthropological museum in San Diego. Explore the world of the Maya, ancient Egypt, human evolution, and the human life-cycle all in one museum!

The San Diego Museum of Man is devoted to anthropology and emphasizes the peoples of North and South America. The museum is housed in a building which itself is a symbol of the city. Its tile-capped tower, designed in 1915, has a "California Mission" style of architecture. Permanent exhibits here include Life and Death on the Nile: Sun gods and Mummies in Ancient Egypt - which has a great Discovery Center for kids, and From the Hands and Hearts of the Greater Southwest and Footsteps Through Time: 4 Million Years of Human Evolution - which is an interactive exhibit that shows all the major anthropological finds relating to human evolution. The Museum also boasts life-size replicas of a dozen varieties of Homo Sapiens, and has a small room with Egyptian mummies and artifacts.

To get here from Downtown San Diego: Head North on 6th Avenue to El Prado and turn right on El Prado; or take buses 1, 3, 7, 7A/B, or 25. Either way, be sure not to miss this treasure of a museum and time capsule of the human narrative!