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Highlights
- Explore over 650 hands-on exhibits, including tornado simulations and distorted mirrors that make science fun and engaging.
- Navigate the pitch-black Tactile Dome, where your sense of touch guides you through an immersive experience.
- Engage with installations like the Giant Bubble Maker, to create and manipulate massive soap bubbles, and the Shadow Box, where you can play with light and shadow.
- Discover unique installations like the Wave Organ, which creates music from the bay’s waves, and explore color perception in the Color of Emotions exhibit.
- Fun fact: The Rolling Through the Bay toothpick sculpture took over 37 years to complete and uses more than 100,000 toothpicks.
Your Experience
Your experience at The Exploratorium
Located in San Francisco, United States, The Exploratorium offers an innovative collection featuring over 600 exhibits. A unique quarter of these are exclusive to this location. Visitors can explore six distinct galleries, each engaging with different scientific concepts ranging from human perception and life sciences to the local environment and physics.
Engaging Galleries & Interactive Learning
The Exploratorium provides a focused learning experience across its various galleries. Gallery 1 explores human behavior and perception through interactive exhibits like All Eyes on Me and the Tactile Dome, an exhibit in complete darkness. In contrast, Gallery 2 fosters creativity with stop-motion animation stations and the intricate Rolling Through the Bay sculpture.
Gallery 3 invites visitors to explore physics concepts related to light and sound via classic installations such as Bright Black. Meanwhile, Gallery 4 is dedicated to life sciences, showcasing live biological displays like Bacteriopolis and a fascinating chicken embryo exhibit.
Real-Time Observation & Outdoor Exploration
The Exploratorium's experience extends outdoors with its interactive exhibits that engage visitors with the natural environment. In Gallery 5, installations such as Fog Bridge create fascinating bursts of fog for guests to enjoy. At Bay Observatory in Gallery 6, engaging experiences like Sky Theater and Oculus Table await.
Exploratorium Tickets & Experience
The Exploratorium combines interactive exhibits with scientific discovery, making it a dynamic destination suitable for all ages. The museum's offerings include the In Gallery experience, Multilingual support, Tactile Dome adventures, Rolling Through installations, and more—ensuring an engaging visit to this San Francisco landmark.
Inclusions & Exclusions
- Admission to The Exploratorium in San Francisco
- Use of a multilingual museum map for navigation within All Eyes and Rolling Through exhibits
- Entry into the United States' renowned Tactile Dome experience, including Fog Bridge
- Individual Spending
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Ticket Delivery
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Your voucher will be emailed to you instantly.
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Display the voucher on your mobile phone with a valid photo ID at the redemption point.
Ticket redemption point
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Show your ticket at Exploratorium.
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Address: Pier 15 Embarcadero at, Green St, San Francisco, CA 94111, United States.
Cancellation Policy
These tickets can't be rescheduled or cancelled.
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