San Francisco

The amazing, family-friendly California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco features the world’s only aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, and natural history museum, all under one living roof. It's conveniently located on Music Concourse Drive in Golden Gate Park. Other attractions, like the de Young Museum, the Botanical Gardens, and 412 hectares of urban park are just around the corner.

The Snøhetta expansion (completed in 2016) doubled the amount of exhibition space at the SFMOMA. The seven-story structure also expanded the gallery areas and outdoor public spaces, giving a big injection of destination architecture to San Francisco's South of Market area. The SFMOMA's permanent collection is a whopping 33,000 works, and there are always temporary exhibitions as well. When in San Francisco's SoMa make time for the SFMOMA.

The Exploratorium is an interactive museum in San Francisco that lets you get wacky with over 650 hands-on exhibits! Explore the world through science, art, and human perception and prepare to be wowed by inquiry-based experiences. The Exploratorium is located at Pier 15 on The Embarcadero.

From the stunning copper façade right through the collection, San Francisco's de Young Museum is a journey into the world of contemporary art and design. The California Academy of Sciences is nearby, as is the Botanical Gardens, and of course the whole complex is surrounded by the beautiful Golden Gate Park.

The Walt Disney Family Museum is an adventure into the world of 'Uncle Walt' and all that brought the man himself so much success on a global scale! Visitors can interact with special exhibitions, listening stations and more! The Walt Disney Family Museum is located in San Francisco's Presidio, a park overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge.

Ideally situated in Fisherman's Wharf, the Museum of 3D Illusions San Francisco is the perfect escape from reality, whether you're a Bay Area local, or just visiting the city. There are over 40 illusions inside, plus a Smash It room that lets you send plates soaring toward a target! If you're looking for a fun, bamboozling escape, you'll find it here.

Seeing is believing at Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, where the unbelievable comes alive right before your eyes with hundreds of unusual artifacts and hands-on interactives. Adults and children alike will become immersed in oddities, incredible art, pop-culture memorabilia, interactive games, and stories of people and places that are incredibly hard to believe, but undeniably true! Find your way out or lose yourself in our enchanting labyrinth! Surrounded by LED lights and never-ending reflections, see if you have what it takes to successfully navigate your way through Ripley’s Marvelous Mirror Maze!

Overlooking the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in Lincoln Park, the Legion of Honor is San Francisco's most beautiful museum. See a collection spanning 4,000 years of ancient and European art, plus mummies, sculptures, and Rodin's The Thinker in an incredible setting. If you're taking public transport, the #18 bus goes directly to the Legion of Honor.

The SS Jeremiah O'Brien is one of two remaining and operating Liberty ships of more than 2,700 built during World War II. The ship is world famous as the only surviving American cargo ship that served at D-Day in 1944. Almost all of the ship is open to visitors, including the engine room. You can visit the decks that transported Patton's tanks to Europe and the massive holds that delivered explosives to the Pacific. The ship is a symbol of American ingenuity and perseverance, run by volunteers and located at Pier 35.

The Flyer is a cinematic, all-action flight simulator. No trip to Pier 39 is complete without a thrill-ride which takes in some of San Francisco's most iconic sights!

Learn about the evolution of computing technology. View exhibits featuring early computers and software.