Experts' Choice Award California Academy of Sciences
14 expert reviews
“The California Academy of Sciences is an unfortunately stuffy name for an institution that is anything but staid.”
– Afar Magazine
"The Cal Academy is one of the city's most spectacular treasures." Full review
"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." Full review
"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." Full review
"The Museum, in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, extends green, sustainable architecture in unprecedented ways." Full review
"Renowned for its collection—over 26 million specimens gathered over the past 150 years—as it is for the building that houses them." Full review
"The academy is an international center for scientific education and research and the only museum in the world to house an aquarium, planetarium and natural history museum under one (living) roof." Full review
"Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars. " Full review
"A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong. " Full review
"The California Academy of Sciences covers a broad reach, blending innovative and interactive exhibits that make this a local favorite." Full review
"The California Academy of Sciences (1853) reopened its doors in 2008 after ten years of refurbishments." Full review
