The Exploratorium is a playful learning laboratory of interactive exhibits and experiences that ignite curiosity and transform the way people learn.
The Exploratorium is a twenty-first-century learning laboratory, an eye-opening, always-changing, playful place to explore and tinker. For more than forty years, we’ve built creative, thought-provoking exhibits, tools, programs, and experiences that ignite curiosity, encourage exploration, and lead to profound learning. Dive in online or visit us in San Francisco and discover what we’re all about.
Did you know? We have relocated to Pier 15! Come visit our new home, which has three times as much space, 1.5 acres of free outdoor space, and easy access from Bay Area public transit.
San Francisco Railway Museum
925 meter
Both of the people working today were incredibly kind, helpful and knowledgeable they...
Pacific Heritage Museum
976 meter
Free museum housed in the former US Mint building. The exhibits are smaller because o...
Chinese Historical Society of America Museum
1 miles
Frank Wong's miniature dioramas of Chinatown are amazing and if you happen to get luc...
Cable Car Museum
1 miles
The cable car operation location that doubles as a museum. You can see the 4 runs of ...
Pier 24 Photography
1 miles
One of the best galleries in the US. It's reservation only, so you never feel like yo...
California Historical Society
1 miles
Went to an exhibit today celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Summer of Love ('67 ...
Museum of the African Diaspora
1 miles
The Museum of the African Diaspora is worth a visit if you're willing to linger awhil...
Ripley's Believe It or Not
1 miles
Fun place to go! If you go, make sure you really try hard to curl your tongue. You ...
Museum of Ice Cream
1 miles
“Museum”? Nope. “Ice cream”? Kinda. You do get 3 very small samples. And cotton c...
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
1 miles
I was excited about the recent expansion of the institution and renewed my membership...
Contemporary Jewish Museum
1 miles
Beautiful museum. Four galleries with an eye to diversity. More text than most museum...
Musée Mécanique
1 miles
This place is great. We had a great time looking at all the machines and seeing them ...
USS Pampanito
1 miles
The tour of this sub was ok. It was fun to see the close living quarters and cramped ...
San Francisco Art Exchange
1 miles
Excellent art gallery which we visited while staying in San Francisco. We'd travelled...
Children's Creativity Museum
1 miles
Cleanest public area near moscone exhibition hall that's actually family oriented. Wh...
Museum of Vision
1 miles
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