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SKIP THE LINE: Exploratorium Daytime Admission

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San Francisco, USA
"Sun Painting"
Created by artist Bob Miller, this classic Exploratorium exhibit is a “live” painting that uses light from the from the Sun as its palette.
The Exploratorium isn’t like other museums. Here you can follow your curiosity, explore, and discover things for yourself.
"Sun Painting"
Created by artist Bob Miller, this classic Exploratorium exhibit is a “live” painting that uses light from the from the Sun as its palette.
Immerse yourself in the famous Fog Bridge: Daily at 10 a.m., noon, 2 and 4 p.m.
The exhibit shop is the beating heart of the Exploratorium—and it's open to the museum, so museum guests can see what we're up to. Get a closer look at the place where our exhibits are dreamed up.
Shop for unusual gift items, gadgets, kits, books, activities, and more at our famous museum stores.
Visitors of all ages can experiment with rotational motion (and collisions) at one of our most addictive exhibits. Disks and balls moving on and across this spinning table swoop and veer hypnotically.

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Overview

Experience the Exploratorium, the award-winning museum of science, art, and human perception that's dedicated to the excitement of experimentation, the pleasure of discovery, and the power of play. Indulge your curiosity in more than 650 interactive exhibits—indoors and out—and explore eye-opening ways to understand the world around you. Journey through total darkness in our twisting, turning, world-famous Tactile Dome. There's also a unique museum store plus two delicious places to eat: the Seaglass restaurant, which has a stunning Bay view, and the Seismic Joint Cafe (hours vary). 

Located at Pier 15 along San Francisco's Embarcadero between Pier 39 and the Ferry Building, the Exploratorium is easy to get to by public transportation plus there's parking nearby.

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  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • 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.
  • Guide dogs and other certified assistance animals are welcome
  • Tactile maps for blind and visually impaired visitors are available upon request.
  • Coin-operated lockers are located just past Ticketing and the Info desk
  • Complimentary museum maps are available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, German, Portuguese, Arabic, Japanese, Korean and Filipino.
  • Free admission for children ages 3 and under
Operated by The Exploratorium

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