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Exploratorium
3,493 reviews
#2 of 125 Museums in San Francisco
"But it's such a well organised
museum
with SO MANY FUN hands-on activities (definitely for all ages) that we raced around the
museum
all afternoon and had a brilliant time!"
"This is one of the best science museums I have visited (compared to Ontario Science Centre or Science World BC in Canada; Rochester Museum & Science Centre in U.S.;
Science Museum
, UK; Cité des Science in Paris)."
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California Academy of Sciences
5,949 reviews
#7 of 125 Museums in San Francisco
"The undisputed highlight is the
Rainforest Exhibit
, where you immerse yourself in a living tropical ecosystem enclosed in a giant glass sphere, enjoying trees, flowers, birds, and especially the wide array of butt..."
"From the huge planetarium theater shows to the three-floor rain forest and aquarium to the world history and natural science hands-on
museum
...my 19 and 22 year old loved this place!"
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Randall Museum
14 reviews
#43 of 125 Museums in San Francisco
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