Exploratorium

Science museum San Francisco, California, United States
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What to expect

The Exploratorium is a museum of science, technology, and arts where you can explore the world through science, art, and human perception. It has over 1,000 participatory exhibits, including a pitch-black environment where visitors find their way through touch, a waterside eatery with stunning views of the San Francisco Bay, and outdoor spaces with public art installations. The museum offers a variety of activities for all ages, including interactive exhibits, live music, and special programming. It's a great place for families to visit and learn together

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the Exploratorium, an interactive science museum in San Francisco. We had a great time exploring the exhibits

Highlights: The kids loved the hands-on activities, especially the tornado exhibit and the mad scientists' penny arcade. We all enjoyed the educational and engaging experience ✨

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3 Nights in San Francisco with Little Kids
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Activities: We visited the Exploratorium, a huge hands-on science museum that is great for kids of all ages. We got there at opening, then raced to the back of the museum

Highlights: DD ran around exclaiming how great everything was and yelling “look at this!!” ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the Exploratorium, which contains hundreds of hands-on exhibits for kids to learn about science, art and the human experience

Highlights: The kids loved the Tactile Dome, a dark, twisting sculpture that you walk, crawl and slide through guided only by your sense of touch ✨

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San Francisco with Kids

San Francisco with Kids
This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the Exploratorium, which was a really cool science museum with lots of interactive exhibits

Highlights: The kids loved playing with all the exhibits and learning about science in a fun and engaging way ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We spent a day at the Exploratorium in the Embarcadero, where the kids could explore their worlds through all five senses. It was a hands-on science museum with lots of interactive exhibits

Highlights: The kids loved playing with the exhibits and learning about how things work. They were particularly fascinated by the displays that illuminated the intricacies of the human mind ✨

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What to do in San Francisco with family: the essentials
This family's experience:

Activities: We spent a few hours at the Exploratorium, a hands-on science museum. The kids got to experiment with light, sound, and other scientific concepts. It was really fun and educational

Highlights: The kids loved all the interactive exhibits and got to learn about science in a fun and engaging way. It was a great way to spend a few hours ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the Exploratorium and enjoyed the interactive exhibits

Highlights: The kids loved the hands-on activities and learning about science ✨

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How to enjoy 24 Hours in San Francisco with Kids
This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the Exploratorium

Highlights: The kids enjoyed the hands-on science museum ✨

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San Francisco with kids: 19 activities to do with kids!
This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the museum and did experiments and learned about science

Highlights: We easily spent half a day entertaining our kids here ✨

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This family's experience:

Activities: We visited the Exploratorium and played with machines, gadgets and models to demonstrate various scientific and mathematical concepts

Highlights: The kids particularly enjoyed playing with light, mirrors and bubbles; and learning about square numbers using a ball bearing catapult! ✨