California Academy of Sciences

55 Music Concourse (at Martin Luther King Jr., in Golden Gate Park)
San Francisco, CA 94188

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9:30am-5pm Mon-Sat and 11am-5pm Sunday

Bugs!

Daily

This 25-minute 3-D film was shot on location in the creepy-crawly tropical forests of Borneo. Every hour on the hour.

Raptors at the Academy

Daily

Visit the new barn owl, Swainson’s hawk, and turkey vulture, as conditions present.

Discover Africa's Secrets

Daily

Pick up clues in the Naturalist Center.

Life: A Cosmic Story

Daily from Mon., January 2 until Sat., June 30

We once knew an astronomy professor who'd say to his students, “You all were once inside stars.” And he wasn't lying. He explained that...

Platinum Behind-the-Scenes Tour

Daily, 10:00am

Go beyond the public exhibit spaces.

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2010 | Best Place for a First Date

If you're trying to show that hottie that you're a smartie, but you don't want to get too far from the nearest liquor bottle, try scheduling your first rendezvous at NightLife. Held every Thursday night from 6 to 10 at the Academy of Sciences,... More >
2009 | Best New Museum

There are so many awesome things about the Cal Academy of Sciences. The jaw-dropping building, with its grassy hillocks on the roof. The multistory rainforest display, which allows you to stroll from roots to treetop. The African penguins, fed... More >
2002 | Best Museum

The well-curated SFMOMA and the wondrous Exploratorium were stiff competition, but the choice for best museum in San Francisco goes to the underrated California Academy of Sciences -- actually three museums in one: the Natural History Museum,... More >

SF Weekly Reviews and News

The Universe in a Snowman

By Chantal Jolagh | Wed, December 14, 2011

How many people do you think can fit inside of a snowman? About 20 to 30, if you’re at the California Academy of Sciences’ Planetary Exploration. As part of ’Tis the Season for Science, the museum put up an inflatable mini-planetarium in the piazz... More >
Sustainable Eats, Local Beers, and Pumpkin Painting at Cal Academy!

By Laura Beck | Thu, October 20, 2011

What: October's Local Bites at Cal Academy Where: California Academy of Sciences When: Sun., October 23, 2-5 p.m. Cost: $19.95 (non-members), $14.95 (members and their guests), $9.95 youth, More >
The Nail on the Head

By Keith Bowers | Wed, October 05, 2011

A sculptor friend of ours created a work called Migraine. She painted a cosmetologist’s dummy head like a human head, but on the left side she added a black-and-white explosion that resembles visual static on a video monitor. She drove in two six-... More >
Jens Lekman Stays Quiet and Pretty Amid the Noise at Cal Academy of Sciences

By Ian S. Port | Fri, September 30, 2011

Jens Lekman Sept. 29, 2011 California Academy of Sciences Better than: Listening to someone blast really annoying music through their headphones when you're trying to talk to someone on Muni. More >
Too Late Baby, Now, It's Too Late

By Hiya Swanhuyser | Wed, September 21, 2011

Elvis Costello did not coin the phrase “Writing about music is like dancing about architecture,” but he repeated it, adding “It’s a really stupid thing to want to do.” You are mistaken, Costello, even if you are a genius: Dancing about architectur... More >