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Welcome to the California
Academy of Sciences, the only
place on the planet where you can
explore an aquarium, planetarium,
and natural history museum under
one living roof. Your visit supports
our mission to explore, explain,
and sustain life.
What’s Happening
Penguin Feeding
African Hall (Level 1) | 10:30 AM & 3:00 PM Daily
Visit African Hall to watch the birds dip and dive as a biologist hands
out vitamin-stuffed herring and capelin fish. Questions are encouraged!
Coral Reef Dive
Coral Reef Exhibit (Lower Level) | 11:30 AM & 2:30 PM Daily
Watch as a diver plunges into the world’s deepest indoor living coral reef
exhibit to answer your reef-related questions.
Ssssnake Encounter
Piazza Stage (Level 1) | 1:30 PM Fri–Mon & WeDS
Meet some of the Academy’s live snakes! Learn how color and
camouflage help them thrive and survive.
Swamp Discovery
Swamp (Level 1) | 3:30 PM Daily
Gather beneath the moss-draped limbs of a bald cypress to explore
the life of the American alligator, from tiny hatchling to adult.
Behind-the-Scenes Tour
Lobby (Level 1) | Daily
Explore the Academy like never before. Guided tours are offered
several times daily. Ask a Guest Experience team member or visit
www.calacademy.org/tours.
For a full schedule of programs and tours, visit www.calacademy.org/
daily-calendar.
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Hours & Information
Monday–Saturday 9:30 am–5:00 pm
Sunday 11:00 am–5:00 pm
Check website for scheduled
closures and changes to hours.
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Drive
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 379-8000
info@calacademy.org
www.calacademy.org
Aquarium (Lower Level)
Discover spectacularly
colorful fish and rarely
seen invertebrates and
learn about the cuttingedge dive technology
scientists use to explore
these deep and mysterious
coral reefs.
This map is reusable. Help the Academy
conserve resources — return your map to
any of the information kiosks throughout
the building so that another visitor can
use it. Printed on 100% post-consumer
recycled paper.
Thank you for following all posted
warnings against photography at
selected exhibits. This helps to maintain
the health of the animals.
Due to capacity restrictions, not all
exhibits may be accessible during your
visit. We apologize for any inconvenience.
All restrooms, water fountains, and
exhibit areas in the California Academy
of Sciences are wheelchair accessible,
and attendants are available to arrange
wheelchair access to the Planetarium.
For more information, please visit the
Information desk in the lobby.
The Academy sometimes takes photos
and video for educational and
promotional purposes. Entry to the
Academy grants permission for the
Academy’s use of these images.
Steinhart Aquarium is accredited by the
Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
Cover: © Tim Griffith
Inside: Deep water corals from the Caribbean. © Kathryn Whitney
California
Academy of
Sciences
Visitor Map
to Level 1
Living Roof
to Level 1
Living Roof
Observation Deck
Naturalist
Center
Level 3
Evolving
Traditions
TUNNEL
Water Planet
Level 2
Forum Theater
Level 1
Color of Life
Planetarium
Discovery
Animal
Aquarium Tidepool
Attraction
Lower Level
Aquarium
Upper Levels
Business Entrance
Early
Explorers
Cove
Evolving Traditions
(Level 3)
View Native American
pottery and silver jewelry.
Naturalist Center (Level 3)
Get hands-on with
real specimens and fun
science activities.
Children’s
Gallery
to Level 1
a
Planetarium
pass pick-up
Animal
Attraction
Hohfeld
Hall
East
Garden
B
B
Color of Life
Explore the role of color
in nature and view vibrant
live animals.
Naturalist
Center
Color of Life
F
Children’s
African
Hall
Gallery
Planetarium
Rainforest
Travel through Borneo,
Madagascar, Costa Rica,
and the Flooded Amazon.
E
Earthquake
Learn how seismic activity
shapes our planet and
how to stay prepared.
Lower Level | Aquarium
Early
Explorers
Cove
Reef Lagoon
Coral Reef
See thousands of colorful
fish and explore coral reefs
from around the world.
H
California Coast
View vibrant ecosystems
in San Francisco’s marine
backyard.
I
Amazon Flooded Forest
Walk through an underwater
tunnel and watch fish and
turtles cruise overhead.
Shake
House
Planetarium
Lab Human
Odyssey
Junior
to Aquarium
Photo
Desk
to Aquarium
Aquarium
Entrance
West
Observation Deck Garden
Evolving
Traditions
to Upper
Levels
and Roof
Forum Theater
Earthquake
Rainforest
Project
View into
Academy
Cafe
Lab
Collections
Academy
Store
The Terrace
Restaurant
Shake
House
East
Garden
The Academy is home to two permanent
sculptures by renowned artist Maya Lin.
What is Missing?
in the East Garden (Level 1)
Where the Land Meets the Sea
in the West Garden (Level 1)
Art
Piazza
to Level 1
Stage
Coral Reefs
Reef Lagoon
of the World
Water Planet
Designed by acclaimed architect
Renzo Piano, the Academy is the world’s
greenest museum. View 2.5 acres of
native California plants from the Living
Roof’s Observation Deck.
Human
Odyssey
Academy Cafe
The Terrace Restaurant
West
Garden
Animal
Attraction
Entrance
Lower Level | Aquarium
California
Coast
Photo
Desk
Discovery
Tidepool
N
Dining
to Level 1
H
G
Architecture
G
The Terrace
Restaurant
Hohfeld
Hall
F
African Hall
Journey across the African
continent and watch daily
penguin feedings.
View into
Collections
Rainforest
exit
D Rainforest
Business Entrance
Stage
Planetarium
pass pick-up
D
Lab
E
C
Planetarium
Travel through space and
time during an immersive
dome show.
Discovery
Tidepool
TUNNEL Project
Piazza
C
Swamp
Meet an albino alligator,
freshwater fish, and
alligator snapping turtles.
to Level 1
Swamp
to Aquarium
to Aquarium
Water Planet
Lab
Junior
Level 1
A
Earthquake
DISCOVER AN AQUARIUM, RAINFOREST, PLANETARIUM, AND NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM—ALL UNDER ONE LIVING ROOF.
Level 1
Forum Theater (Level 2)
A dynamic space
featuring shows and
presentations.
Rainforest
exit Rainforest
I
to Upper
TUNNEL Amazon
Levels
Flooded
and Roof
Forest
Rainforest
exit
Academy
Store
Shopping
Academy Store (Level 1)
Whales
Lab Junior Store (Level 1)
Aquarium Store (Lower Level)
Play
Early Explorers Cove is a learn,
Academyplay,
Cafeand activity area for children
ages 5 and under.