The California Academy of Sciences is both a public science museum & home to the Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability, encompassing more than 500 research scientists and nearly 46 ...

The Academy is open for members only every Tuesday from 8:30-9:30 am and Sunday from 10-11 am. Watch as a diver plunges into one of the world's deepest living coral reef tanks. Daily, 11:30 am and ...

Step in and hang on as our earthquake simulator recreates California's powerful 1906 and 1989 quakes.

At 25 feet deep, the Philippine Coral Reef tank is one of the deepest and largest indoor display of living coral in the world. Under the surface, hundreds of fish mingle with eels, anemones, starfish, ...

Pacific spiny lumpsuckers have tiny fins and no swim bladder, yet are able to travel as deep as 480 feet.

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Visit the only place on Earth with an aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, and natural history museum—all under one living roof. Embark on epic science adventures from the heart of Golden Gate Park!

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