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BYU Bean Life Science Museum
BYU's Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum covers living things from bacteria to whales, with galleries on evolution, endangered species, freshwater and ocean life, African wildlife and the world's waterfowl and pheasants. Admission is free.
What is inside
- Life Submerged, with a coral reef and a deep-sea thermal vent
- Why Insects, with the museum's butterfly made of butterflies
- Fred and Sue Morris Bird Gallery of waterfowl and pheasants
- Whooo Lives Here? toddler play area
Good for
- Kids
- Rainy days
- A free day out
- Science
From the museum's own site, checked October 2026. Something changed? Tell us.
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