California Academy of Sciences is home to nearly 40,000 animals including leafy sea dragons, anacondas, Amazonian piranhas, leaf-tailed geckos, tanagers, butterflies, and much more. Experience San Francisco’s two biggest earthquakes, the 6.9–magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake and the 7.9–magnitude Great quake of 1906.
Discover the night sky at the Morrison Planetarium's with state-of-the-art projector and software technologies that allow the planetarium to produce the most accurate and interactive digital universe ever created.
Step inside a living 4-story rainforest, where dripping water sets the beat for a symphony of croaking frogs and chirping birds. Meet chameleons from Madagascar, climb into the treetops of Costa Rica to find free-flying birds and butterflies.
Finally, descend in a glass elevator into the Amazonian flooded forest, where an acrylic tunnel allows you to walk beneath the catfish and arapaima that swim overhead. Come nose-to-beak with an African penguin, watch sharks and stingrays cruise beneath your feet and check out a piranha's set of teeth.
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Operating Hours:
Monday–Saturday: 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Last entry one hour before closing.We recommend you allow 2 hours or more for your self-guided, self-paced visit. Tour completely at your leisure.
Location: California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, 55 Music Concourse Dr., San Francisco, CA 94118
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Adult (18+) $48.75 ... $43.88
Seniors (65+) & Students $42.41 ... $38.17
Youth (3-17) $38.03 ... $34.23
Children (2 and under) FREE
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California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Drive
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94118
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