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California Academy of Sciences

An aquarium, planetarium, rainforest dome and natural history museum under a living roof, in Golden Gate Park.

Official Website
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Open
Every day
Price
Paid; timed tickets
Time Needed
3 hours
Address
55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118Google MapsApple Maps
Getting There
N-Judah streetcar or bus 44.
Accessibility
Fully accessible.

Why Go

Renzo Piano's building has a green roof planted with native wildflowers. Inside, a four-story rainforest dome holds butterflies and birds, the Steinhart Aquarium has a coral reef and African penguins, and the Morrison Planetarium's shows are spectacular.

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