Museum Highlights
The Museum is located at 2148 Riverside Drive, Jackson, Mississippi 39202-1353. Phone: (601) 576-6000 Fax: (601) 354-7227
The MDWFP Museum of Natural Science is committed to promoting understanding and appreciation of Mississippi's biological diversity through collections, research, scientific databases, education, and exhibits; and to inspiring the people of our state to respect the environment and to preserve natural Mississippi.
- Displays of Mississippi's diverse habitats, including a spectacular exhibit of white-tailed deer and soaring waterfowl
- An entire wall of fossil specimens, including Zygorhiza, Mosasaurus, and a giant sloth
- A 100,000-gallon aquarium network housing over 200 living species
- "The Swamp": a 1,700-square foot greenhouse
- The Preschool Discovery Room, featuring colorful murals and an iconic giant treehouse with a slide
- The Dinosaur Trail
- The Dragonfly Gift Shop
- The LeFleur's Bluff Playground
- Classroom space and the 200-seat Rotwein Theater
- A safe storage environment for the museum's biological archives--a vast collection accessed regularly by scientists around the world!
Each year, more than 100,000 visitors are inspired by the natural world showcased in the Museum's permanent and special exhibits. We encourage you to share your time between the indoor exhibits and the outdoor environment, moving between informative indoor models and their reality in a natural Mississippi setting.
A range of nature trails meander through wooded bluffs, river bottoms, lakes, and scenic swamplands, offering ample and diverse opportunities for nature walks, photography, and the study of living things in their natural landscape.
The museum also hosts numerous award-winning annual events including NatureFEST, Family Fun Science Night, Fossil Road Show, Snake Day, Park After Dark, and more. Click here for the events calendar.
Our education team provides special programs for scouts and teachers and also coordinates the museum's popular summer camps.
