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|---|---|---|---|---|
SKIP THE LINE: Exploratorium Daytime Admission | 3–5 hours | 4.6 (180) | $40 | |
Skip the Ticketing Line: Aquarium of the Pacific General Admission Ticket | 3 hours | 4.4 (509) | $50 | View |
Skip the Line: Express Ticket at Universal Studios Hollywood |
Step into the Exploratorium, the award-winning museum of science, art, and human perception. With more than 650 hands-on exhibits across six indoor and outdoor galleries, this is a place built for touching, testing, and asking "wait, why does that happen?" Watch particle trails at the Cloud Chamber, freeze your silhouette in light at Shadow Box, or disappear into artist Fujiko Nakaya's living cloud on Fog Bridge #72494. At Gallery 2: Prototyping, peek into the machine shop where the museum's own engineers test fresh prototypes. Whether you're 6 or 60, there's something to get lost in. Journey through total darkness in the world-famous Tactile Dome. Refuel at the Tinkering Table Restaurant, with its stunning Bay view, or grab something quick at Catalyst Coffee Lab (hours vary daily), then browse the museum stores on your way out. Located at Pier 15 along San Francisco's Embarcadero, between Pier 39 and the Ferry Building, easy to reach by public transportation, with parking nearby.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Nov 3.
Kids and adults both will love the Exploratorium in San Francisco! This favorite family attraction boasts a convenient location along the Embarcadero waterfront, between Fisherman’s Wharf and the Ferry Building. Enjoy the vibrant bayside energy of Pier 15, and then head inside the museum with your all-day general admission ticket.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
SKIP THE LINE: Exploratorium Daytime Admission lasts about 3–5 hours. The itinerary has 1 stop.
Prices start at $40 per person for this San Francisco experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 2 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The experience is available in AR, DE, ZH-TW, PT, KO, JA, FIL, EN, ZH-CN, IT, FR, ES.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 15 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller All exhibition spaces, the Store, dining areas, and all public restrooms are wheelchair and stroller accessible. A limited number of wheelchairs and strollers are available for loan, free of charge. They are located at the Info Desk on a first-come first-serve basis.
Wheelchair accessible Transportation options are wheelchair accessible All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 4.6 out of 5 across 180 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by The Exploratorium.
Reviews collected by Viator and Tripadvisor
| 1 day |
| 4.5 (1,219) |
| $194 |
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