Didn't know about this place - came across it on a bus tour. It's great for young kids. The aquariums are good and there are some interactive activities like touching starfish and stuff. The tropical rainforest area was nice with lots of butterflies all around. The best was the planetarium. Huge screen that curves all the way round you. Its... More

This place is very good but the planatarium is something special. It will take 5 hours to fully enjoy everything this place has to offer. We travelled with two children ( 9 & 7) who also really enjoyed the experience. The staff were friendly, chatty and very interactive. The food was good and reasonably priced at the restaurant but they... More

I loved the aquarium and rainforest exhibits. They are expanding, but I found that the live penguins at the end of a hall of stuffed animals was disconcerting. The planetarium show was nice but the woman's integrated voice with the show (employee narrator - not Jodie Foster) put my child to sleep. I was excited to see the living roof! More

You will find larger science museums in other large cities, but this one covers a lot of topics. From water to rainforest to dinosaurs and a living roof. The kids enjoyed every part of it. I really liked the above and below water sections. The price of admission is worth it, and even better if you have a City Pass. More

I guess the redo of this museum isn't really new now...but it's the first time I have visited since I did so with my children in the 1990s. So this may be a review partially for those with the same history. I miss some of the exhibits that were in place at that time such as the Hall of Minerals,... More

Loved this museum. I could just wander around for hours.. In fact I did. More

Great variety of things from the Planetarium to the rain forest and aquarium downstairs. It is generally crowded so be prepared to wait but once you get inside it feels well appointed and not overly crowded. More

My family and I took our children (11, 13 and 15) to the Academy just as it opened one morning. It was one of the attractions on my City Pass and it looked like a fun place to spend the day. Josh, my son, is really into sharks and so the first place we headed to was the aquarium, there... More

The newly redone (well, it's been a few years now, but last time I visited SF they were still working on it) California Academy of Sciences is the best science museum I have ever been to. The building itself is beautiful, but the inside really shines as a standout in theme park/museum/attraction design. The two inner globes and their related... More