The World Museum of Natural History,located at La Sierra University in Riverside is a hidden local treasure. The museum is diverse in its collections, and if a family has a free Saturday afternoon it makes a great local destination.

It showcases one of the world's largest and finest collections of mineral spheres. Rounding out the displays are gems and minerals, fluorescent minerals, meteorites and tektites, petrified wood, shells, American Indian artifacts, and contemplative stones Also on display are outstanding systematic displays of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles. Specimens prepared by sculpture and freeze-dry taxidermy are displayed in a life-like manner.

Amphibians & Reptiles: Featuring systematic displays of crocodilians, turtles, tortoises, lizards, and snakes.

Birds: Displays of birds from most areas of the world. The Southeast Asian Bird display is the largest of its kind in the U.S.

Mammals: Systematic displays of unique mammals of the world, including displays of primates and carnivores.

Mineral Spheres: Displayed are selected specimens from one of the largest collections of spheres.