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The Museum opens at 9:30 am today.
Get a head-start on NASA's upcoming mission to Europa at a pop-up exhibit at the Academy. Open Sept. 4–9 only!
Read a story about an animal with a deep connection to California, with the help of a puppet companion! Daily
Learn about our charismatic African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. Daily, 10:30 am and 3 pm.
Discover the beauty, variety, and vast complexity of our connections to the network of life that surrounds us.
Journey upriver with a salmon puppet and learn their role in the health of ecosystems. Daily, 11 am.
Watch as a diver plunges into one of the world's deepest living coral reef tanks. Daily, 11:30 am and 1:30 pm.
Where did the building blocks of life come from? Journey across space & time to explore how elements are made.
Can you design, build, and test a special craft to fly your spider friend to a new home? Mon-Fri, 12:30 PM
Explore the outdoors with Junior Scientist Adventure!
Become an ocean chemistry expert in this exploration of the connection between sea, sky, and you. Daily, 2 pm.
Learn about our charismatic African penguin colony from an Academy biologist. 10:30 am and 3 pm daily.
Meet Claude, our alligator with albinism, and learn why his southeastern habitat is so unique. Daily, 3:30 pm.
Discover your place in the cosmos in an exhilarating planetarium show.
The museum closes at 5 pm today.
With 60,000 animals, 365 days of free admission, and dozens of member programs and perks, we think that free 13th month might come in handy.
