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Step Right Up: Circus Trains

The circus is in town at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum! Our Summer Exhibit, Step Right Up: Circus Trains, is full of fascinating and colorful model trains, railroad cars, and animals. Don't miss this unique opportunity to explore railroad history through the wonderful world of the circus. 
Circus trains are perhaps the most iconic way for circuses to travel around the United States. For more than 140 years, trains were the easiest way to transport the massive animals, heavy equipment, and hundreds of crew and performers needed to perform large circuses. 
This exhibit will run June - November 2023 

San Diego Model Railroad Museum
1649 El Prado
San Diego, CA 92101

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Date & Time

Jun 13 - ongoing
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Recurs every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

Price

Included in admission

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Serengeti Documentary

Apr 5 - ongoing

Nestled in northern Tanzania and spanning into the southern edge of Kenya, the vast plains of the Serengeti host one of the largest migrations of mammals on the planet. More than one million wildebeests traverse this ecosystem yearly, encountering lions, zebras, cheetahs, elephants, crocodiles and many other remarkable animals. Nature has orchestrated a perfect symphony in which every species has a distinct role in a larger story—the balance of an entire ecosystem. In this film for all ages, you will follow the newest members of the animal cast as they imitate their parents and embark on their life’s journeys. Prepare to be awed by this immersive giant-screen film about how nature works in one of the world’s greatest ecosystems.

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Free Sunday

Sep 15, 2024

MCASD is offering free admission to all visitors. No reservations are required for Second Sunday admission.


From 11AM – 5PM, explore The Collection Galleries and The Sculpture Garden.

 
Free Sunday also runs concurrently with Play Day, which features a live DJ, book nook, free play area, and a kid friendly Gallery Guide-led tour at 11AM.

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Californian Tall Ship Adventure.

Apr 1 - ongoing

The Maritime Museum of San Diego invites you to join us for Tall Ship adventure sailing! This is a four-hour adventure history sail aboard the schooner Californian.
The Californian is a replica of a gold rush era revenue cutter and the Official Tall Ship of the State of California.

Arrive early to take in your general admission visit to the entire fleet and exhibits, then set sail! 

Join the crew in sailing a traditionally rigged tall ship! Passengers will be invited to haul a line, man the helm and watch the crew as they scamper up and down the rigging to set and furl the sails. Listen as the Californian’s crew relates the history of sailing and exploration in San Diego, tales of whaling and sea otter trade, local sea battles, the art of ship’s gunnery, life at sea and more.

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Deep Sky Documentary

Apr 5 - ongoing

Deep Sky brings the awe-inspiring images captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JSWT) to IMAX®—a journey to the beginning of time and space, to never-before-seen cosmic landscapes, recently discovered exoplanets and planets around other stars.

 

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Serengeti Documentary

Apr 5 - ongoing
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Free Sunday

Sep 15, 2024
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Californian Tall Ship Adventure.

Apr 1 - ongoing
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Deep Sky Documentary

Apr 5 - ongoing
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