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

The Exploratorium was a wonderful attraction and a highlight in my recent vacation to San Francisco/Silicon Valley. The building is very roomy, bathrooms were clean. I can't comment on the food service, however the menu was very pricey. Admission is on the pricey side, ($13 adults) however reiprical science center/museum benfits apply so be sure to check on that. (I... more

My husband and I spent several hours in here and we have no kids! We had a Citypass and one of the tickets was the Exploratorium so we gave it a shot. We had a really great time. Please be sure you make an appointment for the tactile room, I missed it because I didnt know an appt was needed... more

This is a great museum to go see. It's pretty small, relative to museums such as Boston Science, but almost all of the exhibits are interactive. I'm 24 and my boyfriend is 31, and we had so much fun playing with exhibits. Some of the exhibits are really old but it doesn't even matter, they are fun anyways! more