California Academy of Sciences
#111🦖 Natural HistorySan Francisco, United States

California Academy of Sciences

Aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, museum — under one living roof

About the museum

Renzo Piano's iconic living-roofed building in Golden Gate Park houses an aquarium, planetarium, natural history museum and four-storey rainforest in one of the greenest civic buildings ever built.

Must-see highlights

  • ◆Living Roof
  • ◆Steinhart Aquarium
  • ◆Morrison Planetarium
  • ◆Rainforest dome
  • ◆Albino alligator

Recognition

🏆 LEED Platinum🏆 Architectural icon

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