California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, CA
The Academy’s mission is to regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration. Every visit supports our work. The Academy’s mission is to regenerate the …
Morrison Planetarium - California Academy of Sciences
Morrison Planetarium shows are fueled by cutting-edge scientific data, resulting in stunning visualizations of the latest observations, discoveries, and theories about our Universe.
Steinhart Aquarium - California Academy of Sciences
Steinhart Aquarium is one of the most biologically diverse and interactive aquariums on Earth. Home to nearly 60,000 live animals, representing more than 1,000 unique species, it offers …
2025 BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition is now …
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (December 3, 2024) — Submissions for the California Academy of Sciences’ 2025 BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition will be accepted through …
Buy Tickets - California Academy of Sciences
Your Academy adventure starts here! Bundle Academy admission with 3 more top SF attractions and save 46% with San Francisco CityPASS®.; Visit for free all year long by becoming a …
Shake House - California Academy of Sciences
The first part of the Shake House experience takes you back to October 17, 1989, when the 6.9-magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake struck near Santa Cruz at 5:04 p.m. 63 people were killed, …
California: State of Nature - California Academy of Sciences
California's forests inspire awe and engage our senses. Meet a mounted specimen of Monarch, one of California's last grizzly bears; marvel at a mammoth cross-section of a redwood tree; …
NightLife - California Academy of Sciences
Creatures + cocktails. Music + movements. Science + spectacle. Culture grows in the dark—Thursday nights at the Academy. For adults 21+.
The Swamp - California Academy of Sciences
A returning favorite from the original Steinhart Aquarium, the Swamp is best known as the home of Claude, the startlingly white Alligator mississippiensis that's become one of the Academy's …
Anatomy of an Earthquake - California Academy of Sciences
Fault: A fracture in the rocks that make up the Earth’s crust. Epicenter: The point at the surface of the Earth above the focus. Plates: Massive rocks that make up the outer layer of the Earth’s …