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A Day at the New California Academy of Sciences
On a recent stormy Saturday, my family and I met up with my uncle and cousin to explore the newly reopened California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. We were all very excited and had read up on the many awe-inspiring experiences the new Academy has to offer. Here are a few that we were looking forward to:
- The world’s deepest living coral reef exhibit
- A four-story rainforest
- A 20 member African penguin colony
- A 21st Century planetarium
- A reinvented natural history museum
- The living roof
My uncle had heard that the museum gets very crowded (and may even sell out) and to buy our tickets online before we got there. This route is highly recommended! It is so easy and really saved the day for us. The line to purchase tickets was pretty long (even the parking garage was extremely crowded that day), but we simply went up to the employee standing at a podium who was able to print our tickets for us at the steps. We didn’t have to wait in line at all and just walked right up to the ticket-taker.
The museum was so full, but we managed our way through a lot of their amazing exhibits. The kids very much enjoyed the Philippine Coral Reef and the many smaller free-standing exhibits, including Altered State: Climate Change in California. A big-time hit with both my daughter and son was Continue reading here »
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