Though the California Academy of Sciences is currently in a temporary location, it will re-open in its new permanent home in Golden Gate Park in 2008. Regardless of its home, it's worhtwhile to spend a day here, exploring the wonders of earth, ocean, and space. The museum complex features three separate museums with each offering its own unique experience.
The Natural History Museum has dioramas of animals in natural surroundings, the Life Through Time exhibit - a 3.5 billion-year journey through life, and the new interactive Earthquake exhibit. Also not to be missed is the Gary Larson ("The Far Side") room.
The Steinhart Aquarium has the most diverse aquarium collection in the world, including the Fish Roundabout which surrounds you with schools of swimming fish, the popular penguin colony and the new seahorse breeding display.
Lastly, the Morrison Planetarium presents daily sky shows and Laserium laser light shows choreographed to rock or classical music on select evenings.
With eight scientific research departments, the Academy's natural history collections are utilized by scientists from around the world. They provide essential tools for comparative studies in biodiversity, and are ranked among the world's largest. As the museum's valuable collections of natural history specimens have grown, so have the public exhibits. Educational exhibits and events bring the message of Academy research to the public with the goal of inspiring concern over our natural environment. A variety of classes, lectures and trips are offered for adults, children, and teachers.
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