California Academy of Sciences - San Francisco Zoos and Aquarium

Descriptions from Across the Web

• The West Coast's oldest scientific institution combines a natural history museum, aquarium and planetarium. more on TripAdvisor
• Originally clustered around the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park (in multiple buildings) and intending to return there around 2008 after a complete rebuild, this duo of outstanding museums is poorly represented in its temporary home near Moscone West and the Yerba Buena Gardens and Center for ... more on Frommers
• Home of the Steinhart Aquarium & the Natural History Museum - Open to the public in downtown San Francisco during its rebuilding project in Golden Gate Park - View fish, penguins, reptiles, amphibians & thousands of other aquarium animals - Touch the sea stars, sea urchins & hermit ... more on entertainment.com
• This trilogy of museums includes the Morrison Planetarium, Natural History Museum, and the Steinhart Aquarium. The planetarium features night sky shows in its domed theater, the natural history museum includes exhibits on everything from an African safari to insects, and the aquarium lets you get... more on Weather.com
• Renovated and reopened in late 2008, the California Academy of Sciences has a lot to boast about. With a four-story tropical rainforest, an aquarium housing over 38,000 species of fish, the deepest coral reef exhibit in the world, an impressive all-digital planetarium, and a host of other exhibit... more on NileGuide

Directions

Bus: 14, 15, 30, or 45. Streetcar: J, K, L, or M to Montgomery. BART: Powell St

Between 4th and 5th sts

Hours

Daily 10am-5pm

Miscellaneous

• Admission: Adults $10; Youths (12-17) & Seniors $6.50; Children (4-11) $2, (3 and under) free.

Other Web Resources

• Read more about California Academy of Sciences on Yahoo! Travel
• www.calacademy.org
• http://www.visitcalifornia.com
• http://www.sanmateocountycvb.com
• http://www.visitberkeley.com