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The Museum opens at 9:30 am today.
Read a story about an animal with a deep connection to California, with the help of a puppet companion! Daily
Learn about our charismatic African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. Daily, 10:30 am and 3 pm.
Journey upriver with a salmon puppet and learn their role in the health of ecosystems. Daily, 11 am.
Watch as a diver plunges into one of the world's deepest living coral reef tanks. Daily, 11:30 am and 1:30 pm.
Where did the building blocks of life come from? Journey across space & time to explore how elements are made.
Discover the beauty, variety, and vast complexity of our connections to the network of life that surrounds us.
Can you design, build, and test a special craft to fly your spider friend to a new home? Mon-Fri, 12:30 PM
Watch as a diver plunges into the world's deepest living indoor coral reef exhibit. Daily, 11:30 am and 1:30 pm.
Become an ocean chemistry expert in this exploration of the connection between sea, sky, and you. Daily, 2 pm.
Learn about our charismatic African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. 10:30 am and 3 pm daily.
Meet Claude, our alligator with albinism, and learn why his southeastern habitat is so unique. Daily, 3:30 pm.
Discover your place in the cosmos in an exhilarating planetarium show.
The museum closes at 5 pm today.
See what’s revealed once the sun goes down and explore the nocturnal side of the Academy.