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 to all exhibitsSan Francisco C3: General admission to all exhibits
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So happy I bought the citypass in San Francisco. It helped make my trip there unforgettable. Would definitely do it again!Great
I bought Citypass for my boyfriend’s birthday to show him some cool places in the city and I thought it was perfect. We went to four different places, and it was extremely affordable. 10/10 would recommend.Great Deal
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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We had an amazing experience visiting Northern California and much of it had to do with the activities included within the San Francisco CityPASS we purchased. Thank you, CityPASS, for helping to create lasting memories for my family!
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On The Move from
Great Experience
Yes, if you want to enjoy some of the sights of the city, using the city pass will definitely save you money and extremely easy to use as well!!
Date published: 2024-11-03
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Vaish from
Best way to explore cities!
I'm extremely satisfied with my decision of buying City pass tickets to go around San Francisco as I not only saved on money but also got to explore some must do landmarks and activities! Definitely recommend everyone to opt for this especially for first time visitors!
Date published: 2024-11-02
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CityPASSsupporter from
Great Value to see the best landmarks
We've purchased the CityPASS for Toronto and loved it so when it came to planning our trip to San Francisco, we knew we had to get it there too! It's such a great way to make time to see and experience landmarks and get to know the city.
Only one excursion required a booking and our flight was delayed so we were unable to make our booking. CityPASS was great to work with and rectified our situation in a timely manner. Definitely recommend CityPASS for all cities they offer it for.
Date published: 2024-10-30
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M.Milana from
Great idea!
CityPASS was a great idea. It has a very good price.
The sights on offer are excellently selected.
App was easy to use.
I will use CityPASS again in another town
Date published: 2024-10-18
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Painter's from
We had great experiences!!!
I bought the passes with my daughter came home from New Zealand for a visit. It gave us the opportunity to visit some of the highlights in San Francisco. I would highly recommend the City Pass for anyone visiting SF on vacation.
Date published: 2024-10-12
Rated 3 out of
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MC Too Short Trip in SF from
You need time to enjoy it…
Was in SF for 48hours and it was not enough to break even. Plus certain attractions will charge extra fees depending on the time.
Date published: 2024-10-11
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Mrweggers from
Exactly what we wanted, highly recommended
I was skeptical about CP but since it included all four attractions in the SF area we were interested in I figured “why not?”
First off, it saved us money and time. It was clearly cheaper than buying tickets at each individual attraction, even on their own Website. Secondly, it saved us a bunch of time in waiting in lines or other queues. We just walked right in.
The app needs a little work or at least wasn’t very intuitive for me. Every time I opened it, I had to select the city and proper pass. It would be nice not to have to go through these selections every single time once I made my purchase. (I’m obviously not going to book a City Pass in Chicago during my SF trip)
Each experience offers its own QR code through this city pass app and it was simple enough to just present these to the various attraction ticket scanners. Although I surprisingly enjoyed the bay cruise. booking was a little different because we had to select a time in advance. But let’s be honest, that was a very minor hiccup.
I actually called City Pass for assistance and the customer service was great. (It was user error, no surprise there)
We tried to get all four experiences done in two days and we were successful, however A: they were long days, B: He is old enough to keep up (wouldn’t recommend to power through these attractions with kids under 8-10yrs old minimum, C: We showed up exactly when the attraction opened and stayed until closing (Exploratorium, Cal. Academy of Science) and D: My son and I were very nimble in navigating from one experience to the next. I’m not sure I would recommend trying to get four things done with the entire family in two days.
Pro tip: if you’re in the San Francisco Bay area, download the SpotHero app to find parking garages and schedule them in advance. This made a HUGE difference and took a lot of the guess work out of our expenses and overall trip.
Date published: 2024-09-14
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SFVisitor from
Saved money and was super convenient
A friend was visiting for a weekend in San Francisco so I bought two CityPASS for us. It saved us a bunch of money over the individual cost of tickets, and was very simple to use with the phone app that manages everything. Would absolutely use CityPASS again.
Date published: 2024-09-08
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Arase from
とても便利でした
Appleウォレットに入れられるし、まわるべき場所がセットになっていたので、考える手間が省けました。
Date published: 2024-09-03
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Not happy traveler from
Not great experience.
I bought CityPASS but actually wasted money as I was only able to visit two places. It would be great to offer more options with less places to visit such as two but lower prices.
Date published: 2024-09-01
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