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Thursday,
April
25

Today We’re Open

9:30 am – 3 pm

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.
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We’re a museum and scientific institution located in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
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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
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Golden Gate Park
55 Music Concourse Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118
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(415) 379-8000
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