California Academy of Sciences
The California Academy of Sciences, based in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, is home to an aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, and natural history museum–all under one living roof! Inside one of the greenest museums in the world, visitors can find captivating experiences including nearly 60,000 live animals, with new exhibits added every year. Every visit supports the Academy’s mission to regenerate the natural world.
Visiting with CityPASS® tickets
CityPASS offers 2 great ways to see California Academy of Sciences: San Francisco CityPASS or San Francisco C3. No matter which one you choose, you’ll save.
- One simple purchase gives you admission to multiple attractions. And with 9 days to use your tickets, you’ll have plenty of time to spend at each attraction.
- Save time researching. Only the best attractions, like California Academy of Sciences, are included in CityPASS tickets. Rest assured you’re going to see the best San Francisco has to offer.
- Admission to California Academy of Sciences:San Francisco CityPASS: General Admission – Entry includes all exhibits.San Francisco C3: General Admission – Entry includes all exhibits.
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Easy to use and save you quite a bit of money. Our family had a trip to San Francisco and didn’t know what to do out there and this gave us a great option to enjoy activities as a family while still getting to know parts of San Francisco.Great value for money!
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Enjoyable and educational!
CityPass made our trip easy to explore San Francisco.
Date published: 2025-04-18
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The Aquarium of the Bay may be small, but it’s packed with charm. The staff and volunteers clearly love what they do and were some of the most welcoming and knowledgeable people we met. Their enthusiasm made the visit feel warm, personal, and unexpectedly memorable.
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Date published: 2025-04-17
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Omar from
Attractions are amazing
I bought my CityPASS while out there and it’s worth it
Date published: 2025-04-11
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Lily from
Unforgettable!
Great experiencia and Good opportunity to línea the City and most famous Museum a and attractions
Date published: 2025-04-05
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Aquarium needs TLC every thing else was great and easy to enter with CityPASS on my phone
We took Waymo every where it was an awesome experience!
Date published: 2025-03-15
Rated 4 out of
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Javi from
Very useful
I'm very happy I bought CityPASS tickets for San Francisco because I did not have to pay more. However I'd like it to have more attractions to go.
Date published: 2025-02-25
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Kiwi travellers from
Jan 3rd - 10th 2025
My husband and I bought CityPASS, as we went to the San Francisco Museum of Science.
It worked out cheaper to buy this as we got passes for other places as well. We are kiwis (NZers) so went to the San Francisco zoo, SFMOMA and a cruise on the Red/White boats on the Pier 44. You could have used it at the Aquarium on the wharf at Pier 39, as another option.
Date published: 2025-01-21
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Field trip from
Cheaper than buying the single attractions
I enjoyed citypass it made visiting multiple places in SF cheaper. We got the boat trip for almost free.
Date published: 2025-01-16
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Clemente from
We need more the 9 days for expired,
The expiration it’s short time, for the price what at pay
Date published: 2025-01-06
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Glenn from
Great experience
I bought city pass, however my time is limited. I should buy C3. However this this an amazing experience.
Date published: 2024-12-25
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