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California Academy of Sciences vs de Young Museum
Both are endorsed by experts. On balance, California Academy of Sciences scores slightly better than de Young Museum. California Academy of Sciences has a TripExpert Score of 95 with accolades from 13 reviews such as Concierge, Time Out and Condé Nast Traveler.
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.
de Young Museum
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50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118
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Fodor's
"The building almost overshadows the de Young's respected collection of American, African, and Oceanic art."
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Concierge
"The permanent collection comprises American, African, Oceanic, American Indian, New Guinea, Maori, and Filipino art and includes some notable works by Frida Kahlo."
Travel + Leisure
"The aggressively 21st-century recycled-copper-clad building looms in the park like an avant-garde aircraft carrier with a crazily torqued tower."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"The beauty of the Beaux Arts-style Legion of Honor is matched only by the incredible views afforded by its hilltop, ocean-side setting...the focus is on ancient and European art here."
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"Comprises American, African, Oceanic, American Indian, New Guinea, Maori, and Filipino art and includes some notable works by Frida Kahlo."
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The museum stays open late for its "Friday Nights at the de Young" program
