- Exploratorium - Expand your mind by exploring the hundreds of interactive machines, contraptions and artworks at San Francisco’s Exploratorium, a quick 10-minute walk from the Ferry Building and a 15-minute walk from Fisherman’s Wharf. Head down on any Thursday at 6pm for the wildly popular After Dark event, when the museum stays open until 10pm for a full evening of adults indulging their curiosity about science and art. Each night revolves around a different theme. The Exploratorium is an intellectual playground for adults
- part art gallery, part museum, part laboratory with a dash of party thrown in the mix.
- Admission to After Dark event at the Exploratorium (18+)
- Regular daytime admission to the Exploratorium
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Tactile Dome
Perceive the Unusual After Sundown. Experience It Firsthand.
Join us every Thursday night from 6-10pm at the Exploratorium, exclusively for adults (18+).
Engage in over 600 hands-on displays that delve into the realms of awareness, art, and science. Invite your pals, grab a beverage, and plunge into diverse attractions ranging from a cloud suspension bridge, a breathtakingly vast kaleidoscope, radiant light spectacles, puzzling mirrors and more. Venture through absolute darkness in our renowned, maze-like Tactile Dome. Or relish in adults-only activities featuring extraordinary guest lecturers, superb music, avant-garde movies and exceptional happenings. It will reshape your understanding of the world around you. But don’t rely on our description—experience it yourself.
You can find the Exploratorium on Pier 15 of San Francisco’s Embarcadero - just a short trip from the Embarcadero BART Station, Pier 39 and the Ferry Building.
- Ages 18 years and older only (no exceptions)
- Coin-operated lockers are located just past ticketing and the Info desk
- Guide dogs and other certified assistance animals are welcome
- Wheelchair accessible. A limited number of wheelchairs are available for loan, free of charge, at the Info Desk on a first-come first-serve basis
- Complimentary museum maps are available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic and Filipino.
- Visitors must be age 21+, with a valid government-issued ID to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.