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Thursday,
September
21

Today We’re Open

9:30am–5:00pm

Explore an aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum—all under one living roof.

Explore an aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum—all under one living roof.
It’s time to start exploring.
Plan Your Visit
We’re a museum and scientific institution located in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
About Us

The California Academy of Sciences is a renowned scientific and educational institution dedicated to exploring, explaining, and sustaining life on Earth. Based in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, it is home to a world-class aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum—all under one living roof.

California Academy of Sciences
info@calacademy.org
Golden Gate Park
55 Music Concourse Drive
San Francisco, CA, 94118
United States
(415) 379-8000
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