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Asian Art Museum vs California Academy of Sciences
Both are rated highly by professionals. Overall, California Academy of Sciences scores slightly better than Asian Art Museum. California Academy of Sciences comes in at 95 with endorsements from 13 reviewers such as Lonely Planet, Atlas Obscura and Concierge.
Asian Art Museum
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Lonely Planet
Not For Tourists
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200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
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Fodor's
"You don't have to be a connoisseur of Asian art to appreciate a visit to this splendid museum, whose monumental exterior conceals a light, open, and welcoming space."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Imaginations race from ancient Persian miniatures to cutting-edge Japanese fashion through three floors spanning 6000 years of Asian arts."
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Not For Tourists
"Extensive Asian art collection in the old Beaux Arts style library building--a little claustrophobic in the galleries, but well worth your time."
Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The finest collection of Asian art in the nation."
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Tea ceremonies are held twice a month in the Japanese tea room.
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"Home to more than 18,000 exquisite art objects spanning 6,000 years of history and culture throughout Asia, this museum is one of the largest in the Western Hemisphere devoted exclusively to Asian art."
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California Academy of Sciences
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55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118
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Fodor's
"The Cal Academy is one of the city's most spectacular treasures."
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Concierge
"The California Academy of Sciences is as renowned for its collection—over 26 million specimens gathered over the past 150 years—as it is for the building that houses them."
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Be sure to pick up tickets for the hourly shows at the state-of-the-art Morrison Planetarium, the world's largest all-digital planetarium; sit up high for the best perspective on the 75-foot-diameter dome.
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Architect Renzo Piano's 2008 landmark LEED-certified green building houses 38,000 weird and wonderful animals in a four-story rainforest and split-level aquarium."
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Travel + Leisure
"The Museum, in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, extends green, sustainable architecture in unprecedented ways."
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Condé Nast Traveler
Editor's Pick
"Renowned for its collection—over 26 million specimens gathered over the past 150 years—as it is for the building that houses them."
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Even on a foggy day, when mist twirls in the treetops, the park views from atop the roof are stupendous.
