This is a recurring event. Check the daily calendar for more schedule information. 0 Penguin Feeding Daily, 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Tusher African Hall ...

Forests and fire California's forests inspire awe and engage our senses. Meet a mounted specimen of Monarch, one of California's last grizzly bears; marvel at a mammoth cross-section of a redwood tree ...

All party packages include up to 16 guests (adults and children over the age of 1). You are welcome to add additional guests onto your package at $40 per person (Aquarium Odyssey & Canopy Quest ...

Snapshot Cal Coast is 10! From June 1 to June 30, help us document California's incredible coastal biodiversity on your own or at a bioblitz event near you. Every summer, the Academy's Center for ...

The Academy is open for members only every Tuesday from 8:30-9:30 am and Sunday from 10-11 am. Learn about our African penguin colony from an Academy biologist during this member program. Sundays, ...

Our living roof is more than beautiful—it's the heart of the Academy. Weather stations on the roof monitor wind, rain, and changes in temperature to help inform the building's automated systems and ...

Visit the only place on Earth with an aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, and natural history museum—all under one living roof. Embark on epic science adventures from the heart of Golden Gate Park!

The Academy exhibit closely mimics the penguins' natural environment through both its physical variability and changing climatic conditions. The physical features of the exhibit—water, rocky shore, ...

“Everything about hummingbirds is extreme. They have this incredible hovering flight, with wing beat frequencies of 60 times per second, which is nuts. They have the highest metabolic rate for their ...

It’s been nearly three months since Osher Rainforest closed for infrastructure maintenance: Animals left their enclosures, water leaks were patched, stairs were rebuilt, and the dome’s characteristic ...

Air pollution affects not only human health, but the health of other organisms, too. Take diesel fuel exhaust, known to cause cancer, heart and lung disease, and mental illness in humans. Responding ...

To create this unique new space, the Academy partnered with renowned nature-based playspace designers and builders Bienenstock Natural Playgrounds. "It was a true pleasure to design and build this ...