How has life on earth evolved? How do we foster the respect needed to preserve and protect its future? These are the themes the California Academy of Sciences will tackle when...

High in the Oakland Hills, the Chabot combines a superbly equipped, state-of-the-art planetarium with an observatory and film theatre; the latter runs 70mm projections of the...

Housed in the historic Palace of Fine Arts, the Exploratorium has over 600 interactive exhibits about science, art and human perception. A highlight is the Tactile Dome, a...

Perched on the hills facing the Bay, this kids' science museum has computers to explore the inside of your brain, a Young Explorers Area and a huge DNA model to scramble over....

Pack a pocketful of quarters before you visit this wonderful museum, a vintage arcade housing more than 170 old-fashioned coin-operated gizmos dating from the 1880s, ranging...

This small museum offers panoramic views of the city and hands-on fun for pre-teens, including an exhibit where they can create their own earthquake. Otherwise, visit the...

Budding auteurs can direct their own videos at this lively art and technology centre. There are also workshops for creating sculptures and experimenting with computer-aided...