California Academy of Sciences

Life-changing moments. World-changing science. We’re an aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, and natural history museum in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park—and a powerful voice for biodiversity research and exploration, environmental education, and public engagement around the globe. Our mission: to regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration.

California Academy of Sciences is one of the museums & art galleries listed in San Francisco, California. The business is registered at 55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118; use this page to check its hours, phone number and Google rating before you make the trip. Google also lists it under aquarium, planetarium, research institute, which is worth knowing if you are comparing several options in the area.

For a night out or a family day in San Francisco, venues like this one are best checked for hours and events on the day itself, since programs change. Parking and transportation home late in the evening are worth planning; ride-share apps operate in every metro area and public transit varies by city.

Hours are published for 1 day a week. The most common schedule is 11 AM–5 PM. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. The listed phone number is (415) 379-8000. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. Its website is calacademy.org, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

On Google it holds a rating of 4.6 out of 5 from 6,378 reviews, which is a strong result for a museum in San Francisco and suggests consistent service.

San Francisco is in California, on the West Coast, where the climate ranges from foggy coast to hot inland valleys, wildfire season can affect air quality in late summer, and traffic is the main thing to plan around. US addresses list the street number and name, then the city, state abbreviation and ZIP code, and San Francisco follows the same pattern; a suite or apartment number such as Ste 200 refers to a unit inside the building. The map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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