San Francisco - California Academy of Sciences
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The California Academy of Sciences, located in beautiful Golden Gate Park, is an architectural marvel as well as a multifaceted museum. The building that houses the academy is a state of the art "green" building with a sustainable design. The structure has a 2.5 acre Living Roof, covered with native plants and even rolling hills to match the natural surroundings of the area.
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But the museum is more than just the building, inside is an incredible natural history museum, planetarium, aquarium, rainforest, and more. The Steinhart Aquarium includes some 38,000 live specimens, and a 25 feet deep coral reef. The rainforest is four stories high with all kinds of animals and amphibians in a fantastic layout. You can even descend in a glass elevator to the deepest depths where you end up looking up through an acrylic tunnel to see fish swimming overhead. The Kimball Natural History Museum has skeletons of a T-Rex and blue whale and all kinds of interesting exhibits. You'll want to allow some time to explore all there is to see and do at this expansive museum.
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Hours:
9:30am-5pm; Sun: 11am-5pm
Tips: Free admission on the third Wednesday of each month.
Parking: Free
Facilities: Gift shop, Restaurant or food service
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