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CuriOdyssey is home to nearly 100 rescued animals, most native to California, that cannot survive in the wild. CuriOdyssey's exhibits include a science playground where kids play with scientific phenomena. CuriOdyssey is a member of the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).
Sacramento isn’t a cow town, after all. Hours of operation: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Admission: Admission to the museum is free for members, $15 for adults and $8 for children ...
This list of museums in the San Francisco Bay Area is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Frank Friedman Oppenheimer (14 August 1912 – 3 February 1985) was an American particle physicist, cattle rancher, professor of physics at the University of Colorado, and the founder of the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
The celebration, the largest of its kind in the capital region, commemorates the original 1970 Earth Day and reminds people that citizen action can result in environmental change, said Michael O ...
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The Exploratorium campus comprises 330,000 sq ft (31,000 m 2) of indoor and outdoor exhibit space and includes 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) of freely accessible public space. The exhibits are housed in and around Pier 15, which extends over 800 ft (240 m) over the Bay. [14] The Exploratorium at Pier 15 was designed by architectural firm EHDD. [15]
The post-war years saw a flurry of new construction on the site; the Science Hall was added in 1951, followed by the Morrison Planetarium in 1952. The Morrison Planetarium was the seventh major planetarium to open in the United States and featured a one-of-a-kind star projector , built by Academy staff members (in part using the expertise ...