Exploratorium, San Francisco

The best surprise we get for our trip! The museum is good for all ages. My 9 & 11-year-old boys got so much fun there that we visited it three days in a row! There are over a hundred exhibits there and people working at the workshop are actively creating more exhibits with ideas collected from all over the world! This is world class creation and innovation! Even the clock there is made with excellent thoughts and fun to watch! Don't miss it! It is way better than the expensive just-for-show California Academy of Sciences

Fun even without kids, lots of tactile exhibits which are interactive and quite engaging. I figured I would be in here perhaps an hour or two, but I was here about 4+ hours playing with everything as it was so much fun trying everything out. At first I thought it was pretty pricey, but there is so much to do, I can understand the price. Fun even without kids, lots of tactile exhibits which are interactive and quite engaging. I figured I would be in here perhaps an hour or two, but I was here about 4+ hours playing with everything as it was so much fun trying everything out. At first I thought it was pretty pricey, but there is so much to do, I can understand the price.

Wow, I expected this place to be fun, but it was even better than I imagined! There are countless exhibits showcasing some interesting phenomenon or other, all very thoughtfully designed to be both fun and educational. I can't believe the sheer variety and quantity of high-quality exhibits! All told, probably one of the best exhibits I've ever seen, honestly. You can easily spend 3–4 hours here and not see everything.

This place is way, way bigger than you expected. Easily the best science museum I've visited, with probably 200+ fully interactive and explained exhibits. Each of them provides a very immediate and obvious effect, along with enough information for adults or older kids to understand WHY the effect happened. We spent 3 hours here, but could have spent 4-5 if we were had time. Definitely worth a visit as an adult, don't be fooled into thinking it's a kid-focused museum just because everything is interactive!

Kids will have unending fun; Engaging for adults, too. Start early, plan to visit for hours, expect to spend the entire day - almost impossible to leave! So many creative and engaging hands-on exhibits that span the entire science and creativity spectrum. Wonderful location at Embarcadero waterfront.