I arrived just after opening on a Sunday and found parking close by on the street for free! The grounds to the exploratorium are lovely, although there were renovations going on when I was there. This is often a place were you would see lots of wedding pictures being taken. The large pond even has Swans. I used the "City... more

Unfortunately, I was not as impressed with the Exploratorium as I had hoped to be when I took my two children (9 & 3 1/2) over for the morning. From the first step into the building, while waiting to by tickets with the ever-present San Francisco breeze blowing around the "popcorn" asbetos ceiling (are these things still allowed? and in... more

We spent 4 hours at the Exploratorium. It was crowded with school field trips but it was still easy to get a turn at the exhibits. The museum held my children's (8 and 5) attention and they did not want to leave. We had the City Pass (which I highly recommend) and admission to the museum was included. This was... more

During my recent trip to San Franciso, I visited the Exploratorium based on a friend's recommendation. While I enjoyed myself, I would definitely say that the museum is best experienced by kids. The Exploratorium was immensely educational, and I wish I could have visited when I was still young. Round up your kiddies and make them romp around and explore... more

My 6 year old son visited San Diego science Center many times, but he was still vey interested in the Exploratorium, especially the biological part. He can see various life form with microscope. Too bad we were too late there, it closed at around 5:00pm and there are lots of things we did not explore yet. more

I'll admit when I'm in San Francisco, this is not my favorite place to spend time. However, the kids love it! It's a huge "touch" science museum that the kids will spend hours in if I let them. We always make this a stop on our S.F. trips, but limit it to 3 hours, which is plenty. The good thing... more

This was included in our City Pass. My kids ages 15 and 7, loved this place. Of course we only had about a little over an hour there. Diddnt realize it closed at 5. So I would suggest to go early Then make your way to the Golden Gate park right in time for sunset. Lots of hands on for... more

Me and wifey took our 3 year old son and we had a blast. Great for all ages, we cannot wait to go again. Lots of hand on exhibits that even allowed my son to experiment with. Plan to spend over 4 hours if you want to see / do all the exhibits. Parking is not an issue if you... more

*Does* scientific learning occur at the Exploratorium? I'm afraid I'll have to take its literature's and website's word for it. I saw little enough of it when I visited. What I did see were high school thugs far too old for this museum. They showed less interest the mysteries of science than they did banging on exhibits, sliding down stair-rails,... more