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California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco 94118
The California Academy of Sciences combines an aquarium, a planetarium, a four-story rainforest and a natural history museum under one living roof in Golden Gate Park. Most Thursdays it turns into NightLife, an after-hours party with DJs, live performances, cocktails and the exhibits open. It is a science museum first, with strong programming for adults after dark.
Permanent exhibitions
- Steinhart Aquarium: nearly 60,000 animals from over 800 species
- Morrison Planetarium: a 75-foot all-digital dome with a new show on California
- Osher Rainforest: four-story living rainforest with free-flying birds and butterflies
- Philippine Coral Reef: one of the largest living indoor coral reef displays
- Kimball Natural History Museum with specimens and research from Academy scientists
- California: State of Nature, a multi-sensory exhibition on connections between people and species
- Venom: live venomous animals and the science of venom
