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

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

Notice – Please note that the Exploratorium is moving to a new ticketing system on 10/27/25. Tickets for dates from 10/28/25-01/04/26 will be available starting on 10/27/25. Apologies for any ...

What should I wear? You'll want to wear comfortable clothes. We recommend layers, so that you're ready for whatever San Francisco weather comes your way—sun, fog, or a chilly ocean breeze. Comfortable ...

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.

The Exploratorium is more than a museum—it’s a gateway to exploring science, art, and human perception with every visit. Let your curiosity roam through more than 700 interactive exhibits in 6 ...

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 ...

What Are the Three Types of Solar Eclipses?

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 ...

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 ...

Try a new tilt on eclipses. Why doesn’t a solar or lunar eclipse happen every month? It’s because the moon’s orbit around the earth is tilted in relation to the earth’s orbit around the Sun. In this ...

It might seem obvious to say that earthquakes do most of their damage by shaking the ground. But groundshaking is actually a complex phenomenon. Engineering the seismic safety of a structure involves ...