Exploratorium
A hands-on museum of science, art and perception on Pier 15, with hundreds of exhibits you touch, test and play with.
- Open
- Closed Mondays; check the website
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 3 hours
- Address
- Pier 15, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94111Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- F-Market streetcar to Pier 15.
Why Go
Founded in 1969 by physicist Frank Oppenheimer, the Exploratorium pioneered the hands-on science museum. Its exhibits on light, sound, motion and the mind are as fun for adults as for children; Thursday evenings are adults-only.
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