African Hall
Take a virtual safari through Africa and encounter lions, cheetahs and zebras inside intricately crafted dioramas. There’s also a live colony of African penguins – Yes there are penguins in Africa. Soon the exhibit will have tortoises and lizards.
Altered State: Climate Change in California
Walk beneath an 80-foo-long blue while skeleton, gaze up at a towering T. rex, come face-to-face with a live rattlesnake, and marvel at dozens of other California treasures. Track the potential impacts of climate change in California and around the world. Learn what you can do to help.
California Coast
It never rains at the Academy’s California Coast, an exhibit that highlights the state’s diverse marine environments. Watch wave roll onto a sandy beach, talk to scuba divers (while they’re submerged) inside a 100,000-gallon rocky coast tank or play hide-and-seek with a giant Pacific coast octopus.
Islands of Evolutions
Visit the remote islands of Madagascar and The Galapagos through the eyes of Academy scientists. Examine specimens collected during the Academy research expeditions.
Morrison Planetarium
Leave the Planet Earth behind as your fly to the farthest reaches of the Universe inside the world’s largest all-digital planetarium. Take a guided tour of the universe using the latest data collected from NASA with a live presenter.
Philippine Coral Reef
Dive into the world’s deepest living coral reef tank without getting wet! This exhibit includes 4,000 reef fish as well as a boardwalk through a mangrove lagoon, where sharks , ray and sea turtles cruise beneath your feet.
Rainforests of the World
Step inside a 4 story living rainforest, where water drips from the mahogany and palm trees set beneath a symphony of croaking frogs and chirping birds. Peer into one of Borneo’s bat caves, meet chameleons from Madagascar, and climb into the tree-tops of Costa Rica. See hundreds of tropical butterflies throughout the exhibit. Finally, descend in a glass elevator into the Amazonian flooded forest—the land of anacondas, piranhas, and electric eels. An acrylic tunnel allows you to walk beneath the Amazonian river fish that swim overhead.
The Living Roof
Ascend to the top of the building where a 2.5 acre living roof provides fantastic views of the surrounding Golden Gate Park and the de young Art Museum. Stop and smell the wildflowers that cover the 2.5 acre living roof that flow over the 7 hills that echo the hilly topography of San Francisco.
Water Planet
This exhibit includes more than 100 aquarium tanks filled with fish, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and other invertebrates. Once an hour, the lights go down inside the tanks, the room transforms into a 360-degree projection theater, and visitors are immersed in a five-minute video about the importance of water.
Great Restaurants Too!
This museum has turned it up a notch by offering 2 great options for dining while touring this great facility.
The California Academy of Sciences includes two culinary destinations run by renowned chefs Charles Phan (chef and owner of The Slanted Door) and Loretta Keller (chef and owner of COCO500) Both venues will feature local, organic & sustainable foods.
Location/Hours of Operation
California Academy of Sciences is located at 55 Music Concourse Drive in Golden Gate Park. More information on this facility can be found by visiting their website at www.calacademy.org or by calling 415.379.8000
Hours of Operation: Mon-Sat 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / Sun 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Byron, Beat Reporter - Best of Bay Area.com
E-Mail: byron@bestofbayarea.com
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