At Exploratorium, observe a fruit fly under a microscope, create smoke signals, improve your memory, or learn about the world through experiments. You can join in 600 participatory exhibits suitable for all ages at this museum of science, art, and human perception. Take an excursion in total darkness, where you'll have to find the way out using only your sense of touch. More than a million visitors per year come to this site, which has been recognized by the National Science Board of the United States. To explore the outdoor section, dress accordingly. It couldn't be easier to arrange your visit to Exploratorium and many more San Francisco attractions: make an itinerary online using Inspirock's San Francisco day trip planner.
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Exploratorium reviews
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This is an interesting exhibition / event area that is mainly directed towards children. Based on the waterfront area .
This is an interesting exhibition / event area that is mainly directed towards children. Based on the waterfront area . more »
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I’ve always been a fond of technic and experiences, so how couldn’t visit this museum in SF? It’s a very interactive museum in which you can learn and discover the principles of physics as well as...
I’ve always been a fond of technic and experiences, so how couldn’t visit this museum in SF? It’s a very interactive museum in which you can learn and discover the principles of physics as well as... more »
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Must visit with kids, full on fun and so many things to explore, try-out, and participate. It's huge and if you spend good amount of time in each of the exploration then you might run out of time. Better to start early in the day ~11am. It takes definitely 5-6 hours to cover all the way from point 1 to point 5. Many installations require two people to participate so it's always good go with friends or family. They offer discounts for some employees like I got 50% off by showing my Google badge.
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Wasn't planning on visiting this place. It's a happy accident. This is an awesome place to visit. Interactive and educational. Side note: Who ever found my wife's wallet there and turned it in, we recovered it untouched. Millions of thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
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