The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Natural History Museum covers the geology, wildlife, rivers, and ecological systems of the high plateau. Exhibits explain the formation of the plateau and the origins of major river systems, with displays on local animals, plants, fossils, and landscapes.
It sits in Xining's northern museum district, near the Tibetan Medicine Culture Museum, Yak Museum, and Kunlun Jade Museum. The location makes it easy to combine several specialist museums in one half-day trip.