Visit the museum​

---

The museum is open (Most) *Saturdays from 11-3pm
*Please check our main page (or Facebook Page) for open house and event dates

Open houses
​​

The Museum is open to the general public (most) Saturdays of the month during the academic school year (Aug-May) from 11am to 3pm. Full-facility docent-led tours fire on the hour with self-guided tours of our Africa, Natural Sciences, & North America exhibits open each subsequent half-hour.

Our fully-trained docents will have our Animal Ambassadors out to greet you and your family throughout your visit; we LOVE to share cool conservation stories about our animals and exhibits and our docents will speak your ears off with awesome animal facts if you let them. If you and your family are looking for an in-person experience with an exotic animal or want to be fully immersed and engrossed in some amazing wildlife displays, our museum is right up your alley!

​General admission to the Museum is $5.00 per entrant: children 4 years and younger are free. We accept cash, credit card, and check.

We are located on the campus of Petaluma High School at the back of the student parking lot (next to the visitor entrance of Ellison Field). Our address is:
201 Fair Street
Petaluma, CA, 94952

Parking is FREE and complimentary handicap parking can be found right on our premises, just feet from the entrance.

Private tours & birthday Parties

Please contact us to schedule your event

We often have birthday parties and private tours at the museum, where you can reserve our space for uninterrupted time with your family and friends!

Both private tours and birthday parties are booked for a two-hour period, with a one hour guided portion featuring live animals our awesome exhibits, and a remaining unstructured hour where guests can explore on their own and use our meeting room to serve refreshments and other activities.

Fill out a "tour request form" below for booking!

---

School tours

Please contact us to schedule your school tour

​SIGN UP NOW FOR 2020-2021!

Join the nearly 3,000 k-12 school children who visit PWM annually and take a tour with your classroom or organization and learn all about wildlife, wildlife conservation, and what we can do  to protect global biodiversity.

Our trained docents will guide you through the museum showcasing our extensive collection of taxidermy, fossils, and artifacts. Inspire wonder by getting to meet, first hand, some of the resident reptiles and amphibians in our live small animal collection! We hope to see you soon!

Tours are available while school is in session beginning at 10:45am and ending at 12:10pm. The maximum group size is 60 individuals including chaperones.

Tours are $5 suggested donation per entrant. Title 1 schools are free.

Please refer to our ​Events Calendar to view open tour dates and plan your visit. We hope to see you soon!

---