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Ticket	Price
Adult	$24.95
Senior (ages 65 and over)	$19.95
Student	$19.95
Youth (ages 12-17)	$19.95
Child (ages 4-11)	$14.95
Ages 3 and under	FREE

Specialty Tour: Platinum Behind-the-Scenes

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The Platinum Behind-the-Scenes Tour is the ultimate all access experience at the California Academy of Sciences. Get an exclusive, up close and personal look at the greenest museum on Earth.

The Platinum Tour includes:

General admission
Behind-the-scenes guided tour including staff-only areas and secured collections
VIP access to Rainforests of the World
VIP Planetarium seating
A commemorative gift DVD

Platinum Tours are available daily. Total tour time is approximately 2 hours. Appropriate for ages 8 and older.

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Tickets are $99 for non-members and $75 for members.

Specialty Tour: After-Hours Wine and Dine

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The Wine and Dine Tour includes:

A reception in the award winning Moss Room restaurant featuring specially selected wines
One hour, privately led tour of the Academy, plus a visit to our gem and mineral vault which is not open to the public
A reserved table for you and your party to enjoy a delicious three-course meal specially designed for the Wine and Dine Tour by Chef Loretta Keller of the Moss Room

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Tickets are $159 for non-members and $135 for members.

Specialty Tour: NightLife VIP

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The Nightlife VIP Tour includes:

A one-hour behind-the-scenes tour with a private viewing of some of the Academy's renowned gem and mineral collection, and interaction with Academy researchers
An open bar and hors d'oeuvres in a reserved cocktail area prior to the tour
VIP access to the Rainforests of the World exhibit
A reserved pass for the 8:30pm Planetarium show
Express entry into the building

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Tickets are $59/person.

Specialty Tour: Children's Adventure Tours

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Children's Adventure Tours include:

General admission
Express entry into the building and 1 hour public floor tour
VIP access to Rainforests of the World and Extreme Mammals Exhibits
Behind-the-Scenes access to the animal food prep kitchen
Priority seating at a penguin feeding program
A commemorative gift

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General - $44.95 per adult, $29.95 per child
Members - $39.95 per adult, $24.95 per child
One adult must accompany up to 3 children attending the tour

Events and Lectures (including NightLife)

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Nightlife (21 and over): Adults $12, Members $10.

Pritzker Lectures: Adults $12, Seniors $10, Members Free.

Conversations at the Herbst Theatre: Adults $20,
Members $18.

BioForum

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Tickets are $40/person.

Note: BioForum has a new format. Following the morning seminar, teachers are invited to an organic lunch and an afternoon round table discussion with the speakers and moderators.

Teacher Workshops

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Tickets are $30/person.

Academy Sleepovers Tickets

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$119/person Non-members

$99/person Members

Tour Groups

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