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 six spacious indoor and outdoor galleries.

Located in San Francisco, California, the Exploratorium is a public learning laboratory exploring the world through science, art, and human perception. Learn about our unique institution here.

We’ve been making our own interactive exhibits since 1969. Dive into the Exploratorium's websites, online and at-home activities here.

El Exploratorium es mucho más que un museo: es la puerta de entrada para explorar las ciencias, las artes y la percepción humana en cada visita. Da rienda suelta a tu curiosidad en más de 700 exhibiciones interactivas en seis espaciosas galerías interiores y exteriores.

We create, experiment, test, and build nearly everything at the Exploratorium ourselves, always looking for the most interesting and important ideas to pursue, often pushing the limits of what’s possible.

Dive into the science and history of eclipses with experts from the Exploratorium.

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Please note: The Exploratorium is dedicated to expanding access to all by providing free and reduced admission opportunities. Learn More

At the Exploratorium, we’re passionate about curiosity-driven learning, science, and art. We create extraordinary exhibits, projects, programs, and events that ignite curiosity and cultivate the confidence that sparks enthusiastic exploration, original thinking, and brave leaps forward.