Field Trip Kit Zoo, aquarium, museum & park days

Science Museum · San Francisco, California

🌿 California Academy of Sciences

Rainforest dome, planetarium, and aquarium under one living roof.

  • Timehalf day
  • TicketsPlanetarium is timed/extra; aquarium+rainforest are the free-flow hits.
  • Get thereGolden Gate Park; busy weekends.

✓ Verified with venue website · 2026-08

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No printer? Open the sheet on your phone, or print later. Classic · Bonus · Alpha (extra-hard cool finds).

Talk cards Find on map

Museum map Visitor map Official site · California Academy of Sciences · tap to enlarge Open on official site ↗

Short on time? Start here

Do these 3 in order if you can — enough for a short visit. Tap a stop for talk tips & photos. Create and print your mission is above.

🌿 Rainforest dome Four-story living rainforest dome — look for birds and butterflies. 🦈 Shark Sharks in the Philippine Coral Reef and main tanks. 🪐 Planet / space hall Morrison Planetarium show if ticketed.

More if you have energy

More stops if you have the energy.

Penguin — shortlist photo

🐧 Penguin

Penguins just outside/near the academy path.

 Jellyfish — shortlist photo

🎐 Jellyfish

Jellies in glowing corridors.

 Octopus — shortlist photo

🐙 Octopus

Octopus hideouts along the tanks.

 Stingray — shortlist photo

射线 Stingray

Worth a look if you have time.

 Hands-on lab — shortlist photo

🔬 Hands-on lab

Touch specimens and discovery carts when open.

 Seahorse — shortlist photo

🌊 Seahorse

Worth a look if you have time.

  • 🐧 Penguin — Penguins just outside/near the academy path.
  • 🎐 Jellyfish — Jellies in glowing corridors.
  • 🐙 Octopus — Octopus hideouts along the tanks.
  • 射线 Stingray — Worth a look if you have time.
  • 🔬 Hands-on lab — Touch specimens and discovery carts when open.
  • 🌊 Seahorse — Worth a look if you have time.

What the sheet may include

Print from the button at the top of this page. No app at the venue.

Example finds
  1. Find something taller than you
  2. Spot a model, bone, or real artifact
  3. Try one hands-on activity
  4. Read a kid label out loud
  5. Find a planet, star, or sky clue
  6. Notice three different materials
  7. Ask a grown-up one wonder question
  8. Pick your favorite — draw it later

Official site: California Academy of Sciences website. Always check hours and tickets before you go.