Exploratorium - San Francisco Science Museum

  • Address: 3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA, 94123
  • Phone: +1 415 561 0360
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  • Website:www.exploratorium.edu
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4.5
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4.5
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3.0
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Exploratorium
3601 Lyon Street
San Francisco, CA, 94123

Exploratorium Details

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  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Restrooms

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • Developed by physicist Frank Oppenheimer and opened in 1969, this innovative, interactive museum behind the Palace ... more on Wcities
  • Housed within the walls of San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, the Exploratorium is a collage ... more on Museum Stuff
  • Unwinding DNA, building a Spectroscope or exploring the brain are some of the many ... more on tripadvisor.com
  • 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
  • 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.com

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3.0
Don't go on a weekend during a school break!

(December 05, 2012 00:00)

If you are visiting san francisco and you want to go to the exploratorium, ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

The Exploratorium

... here kids and adults are encouraged to play with and ... Insiders' Guide, a user of Insiders' Guide. Read full review on Amazon.com

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2.0
Not Impressed

We travel a lot with our children (9 1/2 and 12) and have reciprocity to science centers around the world (included with our membership to our local science center - well worth the cost of the membership). We were eager to see The Exploratorium ... Mom2Boys, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor

4.0
Awesome exhibits

Great for the kid who ... Steph, a user of Go City Kids. Read full review on GoCityKids.com

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Have any of the weeklies ever designated the Feel-a-tron the ... judysbook.com, a user of judysbook.com. Read full review on OpenList.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

In the Palace of Fine Arts (at Marina Blvd.)

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

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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