CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
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The California Academy of Sciences houses a rainforest with a living eco-system; and it houses the fascinating underwater world of the Amazon, including piranhas and anacondas. This natural history museum is alive inside and out, and, thanks to its glass structure, merges with Golden Gate Park. “It’s like lifting up a piece of the park and putting a building under it,” Renzo Piano explains his living roof structure which earned a Platinum LEED certification for sustainable architecture.

DISTRICT
Golden Gate Park
ADDRESS
PHONE
+14153798000
WEBSITE
OPENING TIMES
Mon–Sat 9.30 am to 5 pm
Sun 11 am to 5 pm
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Bus 44 to Concourse Drive or Tea Garden Drive
PRICE LEVEL
moderate
HIGHLIGHT TYPE
Museum / collection

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