Sometimes scary, but always intriguing, darkness beckons exploration and represents the unknown. But it’s also a natural evolutionary selective pressure that has caused plants and animals to adapt to ecosystems like caves, the deep sea, the forest at night, and underneath the ground.

Since prehistoric times, humans have sought to find utility in darkness, and have invented ways to acclimate to dark conditions. Visiting "In the Dark," guests experience and explore these mysteries via electronic, mechanical and computer interactives, immersive dioramas and lifelike models.

Museum hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat. & 1-5 p.m. Sun.