Take the kids to The California Academy of Sciences; one of San Francisco’s best museums
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One of San Francisco’s best museums; the de Young Museum
Autumn is upon us, a time of year that always puts us in the mood to expand our cultural lives and to seek out mental stimulation. Must be all those years of heading back to school at this time of year that makes us want to get those neurons firing. Now that we’re in charge of creating our own curriculum, we choose something much more fun than the three R’s – we head out to San Francisco’s museums. Art, history, cultural studies and even cartoons await at our favorite spots.
Pop in for tea at San Francisco’s Japanese Tea Garden
California Academy of Sciences – Across the street from the de Young, you’ll first notice this museum’s living roof. Don’t miss the Aquarium and the rainforest habitat. After you’ve “done” both the de Young and the Academy – you can pop over the Japanese Tea Garden to contemplate your experience.
Visit San Francisco’s Legion of Honor European paintings collection and pretend you are in Paris.
Close to SFMOMA, the Contemporary Jewish Museum is worth a trip
Contemporary Jewish Museum – The building is AMAZING! The exhibits always provocative and often humorous. Located a couple of blocks from SFMOMA, you can combine the two for a v. contemporary day.
If you are in San Francisco’s Financial District, Wells Fargo History Museum is free!
Museum of Craft and Folk Art – We really love the Craft Bar with Etsy Labs at MOCFA, where you can learn to make art – the most recent session included teaching participants how to knit with old VHD tape.
I had my internship in Explotarium. What made me love the museum is the kids who get amazed once inside the museum. I can’t forget their excitement and smiles on their faces.
@Steve
An internship at the Exploratorium; that must have been one exciting internship. I’ll bet you were never bored.