NEW EXHIBIT at the California Academy of Sciences! Unseen Oceans takes you to the depths of the ocean with glowing supersized models of plankton, fish, and turtles, as well as several interactive exhibits. It's open daily through September 7. | SFTourismTips

A full day of exploration awaits at Cal Academy! Come face-to-face with 13 life-size dinosaurs, marvel at glowing fish, dig for fossils, and step inside a deep-sea submersible. Don’t miss Dino Days and Unseen Oceans—2 new exhibits, 1 epic experience. Get your tickets today. | California Academy of Sciences

This is the best science museum I've ever visited! During my recent trip to San Francisco, I got the chance to visit the Exploratorium and it did not disappoint. There is truly something here for everyone, from the youngest curious minds to adults who still hold onto that curiosity. This is definitely a must-see when you visit San Fransisco! What impressed me most is that the Exploratorium creates almost all of their exhibits in-house and shares them with 80% of science centres worldwide. How aw

3.9K reactions · 597 shares | Here comes cute! Well, sort of. They squeak when threatened, and females deliver a painful sting — meet the velvet ant (actually a kind of wasp, but you can see where the common name comes from). | California Academy of Sciences | Facebook

2.3K reactions · 211 shares | It's always mlem o'clock somewhere! For our day gecko, there's never a bad time to mlem on some fruit. In the wild, however, day geckoes only eat fruit to supplement their primarily insectivorous diet. | California Academy of Sciences | Facebook

6K reactions · 124 shares | Every island has a unique set of plants & animals found nowhere else on Earth — yet 95% of all recent extinctions have taken place on them. A new video on what's at stake, & how our #Islands2030 initiative is partnering with island communities to change the future. | California Academy of Sciences | Facebook