Located in Golden Gate Park,
The world's largest natural history museum
The California Academy of Sciences is the world's largest natural history museum, located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Established in 1853 as a science exhibition covering everything from climate change to different animal species, it brings together a variety of exhibition spaces, including an aquarium, planetarium, natural history museum, and rainforest, to experience the wonders of nature and science.
A very large natural history museum,
From aquariums to exhibitions
Established in 1853, this is a place where you can experience the wonders of nature and science by gathering various exhibition spaces such as an aquarium, planetarium, natural history museum, and rainforest in one place. Because it boasts an enormous size, it houses an aquarium, a planetarium, Osher Rainforest, which recreates a tropical rainforest in a dome, and a natural history museum all gathered in one place.
Main theme guide
Steinhart Aquarium:
It is a world-class aquarium with over 40,000 marine creatures.
You can meet over 900 different types of marine life, and in particular, the Philippine coral reef exhibition and penguin habitat, which recreate the deep sea, are must-sees.
Morrison Planetarium:
Experience the mysteries of the universe on a 75-foot dome screen implemented with cutting-edge technology. You can vividly observe the night sky with various astronomy shows.
Osher Rainforest:
The tropical rainforest created inside a four-story glass dome replicates the ecosystem inhabited by a variety of animals and plants.
You can feel the mystery of the tropical rainforest by observing various creatures such as butterflies, birds, and frogs up close.
Kimball Natural History Museum:
You can learn about the history of the Earth and biodiversity through various natural history exhibits, including dinosaur fossils, stuffed animals, and minerals.
address :
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118 United States
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operating time :
Mon - Sat: 09:30 am - 17:00 pm
Sunday: 11:00 AM - 17:00 PM
Last admission time: 1 hour before closing
Operating hours vary by season. For more details, please refer to the official website .
55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118 미국