Heritage of the Americas Museum

Learn more about our 18th president, Ulysses S. Grant and special medal made commemorating his achievements. Let us know what other artifacts you're interested in learning more about in the comments below. #GivingTuesday https://youtu.be/9RoMTGzVNf8

Interested in fossils? Here's a quick video on a unique fossil we have in our collection...Let us know what other types of videos you'd be interested in seeing in the comments below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cik8NkV-VEc

In remembrance of Charles Lindbergh's death on August 26, 1972, we should revisit his brave flight across the Atlantic in 1927. Read his history and then come in and notice the eagle wing feathers that created his unique Sioux headdress, located in our Anthropology wing.

Amazing snake talk right now by Lew Parlette!

August 8, 1950, Florence Chadwick swam from France to England in 13 hours 23 minutes. Summer 1951, she swam back and became the first woman to swim it both ways. You can visit Chadwick’s fur bathing suit, swim goggles, and silver platter award in the Natural History wing, loaned to us by Gloria and Steve Chadwick.

Check out the latest discovery of a large Sauropod femur bone! You can see other dinosaur bones and fossils at our Museum in the Natural History wing.

Scientists have found a way to use infrared spectroscopy to analyze bones and shed light on how humans lived in the past. Come check out our pristine fossils and imagine what life would be like living with the dinosaurs!

Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Launch! Explore NASA's website to watch original videos, photos, and audio of the momentous event. https://www.nasa.gov/specials/apollo50th/index.html

Along with sticks and leaf's, stones were an important material for making fires to cook food and keep humans warm during the cold months. Research has discovered a new technique that scientists can use when analyzing a new excavation site.

Canadian paleontologists have found colonies of modern bacteria living inside 75-million-year-old fossils from Centrosaurus, a smaller cousin of the Triceratops. Stop by our Natural History wing and see our own Triceratops nose horn fossil!

The University of Queensland changed our understanding of the evolutionary history of animals by challenging the idea that multi-celled animals evolved from a single-cell ancestor. Come by our Natural History wing and take your own tour through our evolutionary history of fossils.

In honor of our military, the Heritage of the Americas Museum is proud to be a Blue Star Museum. Military and their families get free admission from May 18-September 2. Thank you for your service! #bluestarmuseum #armedforcesday

Don't Forget! This week is the last week to use your membership for the Big Exchange. Membership has its benefitsespecially during the @San Diego Museum Council’s #BigExchange promotion (May 1-18). If you are a member at any of this year’s participating museums, you can enjoy free general admission to over 30 arts and cultural destinations in #SanDiego. More info: https://www.sandiegomuseumcouncil.org/. #GoMuseums

Wishing all the Moms a Happy Mother's Day!