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Exploratorium - San Francisco Science Museum

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ADDRESS:3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA, 94123

PHONE:+1 415 561 0360

EMAIL:ronh@exploratorium.edu

WEBSITE:www.exploratorium.edu/…

AVERAGE RATING

341+ reviews
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Yelp		275+ reviews
Frommers		1+ reviews
Yahoo! Travel		65+ reviews

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Exploratorium Details

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wheelchair accessible

DESCRIPTIONS FROM ACROSS THE WEB

Housed within the walls of San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, the Exploratorium is a collage... more on MuseumStuff.com

Developed by physicist Frank Oppenheimer and opened in 1969, this innovative, interactive museum behind the Palace... more on Yahoo! Travel

Known as the first and foremost of the world's interactive museums, and voted by Good Housekeeping as one of the top ten best science museums in the nation, the Exploratorium... more on GoCityKids.com

Unwinding DNA, building a Spectroscope or exploring the brain are some of the many... more on TripAdvisor

Scientific American magazine rated the Exploratorium "the best science museum in the world" -- pretty heady stuff for this exciting hands-on science fair. The Exploratorium is not a fancy place (it's more like a block-long warehouse), but it is substance, not style, that matters here.... more on Frommers

REVIEWS FROM ACROSS THE WEB (read all)

5.0	Fun for kids and adults alike (12/09/04) I just took my 9 year-old nephew here; he had a BLAST. Not only... A Yahoo! User , a user of Yahoo! Travel, Read full review on Yahoo! Travel
4.0	Awesome exhibits Great for the kid who... Steph , a user of Go City Kids, Read full review on GoCityKids.com
4.0	Kids had a blast! (Aug 14, 2006) This was included in our City Pass. My kids ages 15 and 7, loved this place. Of course... Teesa , a user of Tripadvisor, Read full review on TripAdvisor
5.0	Arnie C. 's review Great place to expand your mind... a user of yelp.com, Read full review on Yelp
	Always something new to see here (07/26/2007) I have been going since I was in 5th grade. I really enjoy this place... openlist , a user of openlist, Read full review on OpenList.com
	Exploratorium (2004) ...turns kids in thinkers and adults into kids; it's a bit overstimulating for the very young,... Zagat , a user of Zagat, Read full review on Amazon.com

DIRECTIONS

BY CAR From the North Bay: Cross the Golden Gate Bridge, following signs indicating downtown San Francisco. Take the Marina exit on the left. (You'll see the Marina exit sign overhead.) Do not take the Lombard Street exit. Take a sharp right turn at the l close to: In the Palace of Fine Arts (at Marina Blvd.)

OPEN HOURS

Open Tuesday through Sunday. 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. Closed Mondays (Except Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day) Closed Thanksgiving Close Christmas Eve @ 3 P.M. Closed Christmas Day, 10:00AM- 5:00 PM Tuesday-Sunday, 10a-5p Tu-Su, Tues-Sun 10am-5pm

PAYMENTS

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MISCELLANEOUS

Admission : $14 adults 18+, Student $11, $11 ages 13-17, $9 ages 4-12, Free 3 and under. Members- admission is free.

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