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The Exploratorium is the most experimental museum in the world—the only place in San Francisco where you can touch, tinker and play with more than 600 interactive exhibits. From large-scale outdoor art installations to explorations of microscopic life in the Bay, we embrace the wild wonder at the intersection of science and art. We’re a learning laboratory for all ages, and the best place to truly immerse yourself in San Francisco’s independent, innovative culture. Curious? Come get into it with us.

Easily access the Exploratorium, located at the nexus of public transit, a ten-minute walk from the Ferry Building and a fifteen-minute walk from Fisherman’s Wharf

Get hands-on with open tinkering, building, and making activities in our expanded Tinkering Studio

Watch as exhibits are being created in the open-to-view Machine Shop

Enjoy breathtaking views of the city and the bay as you investigate the environment in the site’s one new building—the spectacular glass-and-steel Bay Observatory

Explore nearly 600 hands-on exhibits, including 150 new experiences created by our artists and scientists—25% more than at our Palace of Fine Arts location

Explore the environment with artworks, installations, and exhibits in the Outdoor Gallery

Find out how we interpret our surroundings and interact with one another in the West Gallery

Experiment with the sights, sounds, and experiences of perception in the Central Gallery

Examine life at different scales—from tiny microbes to the interconnected ecosystems of the bay—in the East Gallery

Location

Pier 15

San Francisco, California 94111

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