Experience the Exploratorium. Let your curiosity roam free through hundreds of exhibits in our six spacious indoor and outdoor galleries at Pier 15, San Francisco.

Fri, Nov 14 2025 10:00 am–4:00 pm (Museum is closing early at 4:00 pm) ...

Uncover the history, geography, and ecology of the Bay Area. Wed, Oct 29 2025 Closed All Day. Wed, Nov 5 2025 Closed All Day. Wed, Nov 12 2025 Closed All Day. Thu, Nov 13 2025 Closed All Day.

Store up an electric charge, then make sparks. Tired of electrostatic experiments that just won’t work? This experiment will produce a spark that you can feel, see, and hear. Rub a foam plate with ...

Experience dazzling new installations and returning favorites at the Exploratorium’s beloved seasonal exhibition ...

Eclipses can be mystifying experiences. Traditions from around the world imagine the eclipse as everything from the Sun being eaten by monsters to an intimate meeting with the moon. Here, we explore ...

Visitors Can Take a Free Ride on the Sea Change, the First Zero-Emissions Hydrogen Ferry in the U.S., and Explore Its ...

How to Make a Pinhole Projector There are safe ways to view the sun. The simplest requires only a long box (at least six feet long), a piece of aluminum foil, a pin, and a sheet of white paper. The ...

Note that as the distance of the planet from the sun is increased, the period, or time to make one orbit, will get longer. Kepler didn't know the reason for these laws, though he knew it had something ...

Projects The Tinkering Studio is primarily an R&D laboratory on the floor of the Exploratorium, but whenever possible we try to share our projects, activities, and developing ideas following an “open ...

Global Climate Change Explorer: Ice Turn up the heat, and ice will melt. The effect of climate change on the world’s ice is almost that simple. Global temperatures are warming, and that warming is ...

Located in San Francisco, California, the Exploratorium is a public learning laboratory exploring the world through science, art, and human perception. Learn more about Frank Oppenheimer here.