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Housed within the walls of San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts, the Exploratorium is a collage of hundreds of science, art, and human perception exhibits. The Exploratorium is a leader in the movement to promote museums as educational centers.
This unique museum was founded in 1969 by noted physicist and educator Dr. Frank Oppenheimer, who devoted his efforts to it -- and was its director -- until his death in 1985. Dr. Goéry Delacôte, a renowned French scientist, science educator and public servant, was named executive director of the Exploratorium in February 1991.
---www.exploratorium.org
Adult (18-64)
$13.00
Student (over 18 with ID) / Seniors (65+)
$10.00
People with Disabilities
$10.00
Youth (ages 13-17)
$10.00
Children (ages 4-12)
$8.00
Children (3 and under)
FREE
Tactile Dome (7+; general admission included)
$16.00
Free admission on first Wednesday of each month; however, due to capacity limits, groups of 10 or more are required to make reservations or will not be admitted.
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30 reviews
No matter how old you are, their special exhibits as well as their more permanent ones are lots of fun. Highly interactive. If you're not careful, you could spend hours there.
14 reviews
This place is filled with science interaction. My kids can't get enough of it.
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The Exploratorium is a science museum effectively behind the Palace. It is a wonderful museum for kids with tremendous interactivity and much to learn. They work hard to keep up with modern science, and not simply by turning on some computers with cheap games. Bring your kids for the day, you'll have fun, they will learn more than you can imagine, and you can stroll by the palace and feed the ducks when you are done.