California Academy of Sciences

The California Academy of Sciences, based in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, is home to an aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, and natural history museum–all under one living roof! Inside one of the greenest museums in the world, visitors can find captivating experiences including nearly 60,000 live animals, with new exhibits added every year. Every visit supports the Academy’s mission to regenerate the natural world.

Visiting with CityPASS® tickets

CityPASS offers 2 great ways to see California Academy of Sciences: San Francisco CityPASS or San Francisco C3. No matter which one you choose, you’ll save.

  • One simple purchase gives you admission to multiple attractions. And with 9 days to use your tickets, you’ll have plenty of time to spend at each attraction.
  • Save time researching. Only the best attractions, like California Academy of Sciences, are included in CityPASS tickets. Rest assured you’re going to see the best San Francisco has to offer.
  • Admission to California Academy of Sciences:
    San Francisco CityPASS: General admission to all exhibits
    San Francisco C3: General admission to all exhibits

Gayle Laird ©California Academy of Sciences

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So happy I bought the citypass in San Francisco. It helped make my trip there unforgettable. Would definitely do it again!
Great
I bought Citypass for my boyfriend’s birthday to show him some cool places in the city and I thought it was perfect. We went to four different places, and it was extremely affordable. 10/10 would recommend.
Great Deal
Easy to use and save you quite a bit of money. Our family had a trip to San Francisco and didn’t know what to do out there and this gave us a great option to enjoy activities as a family while still getting to know parts of San Francisco.
Great value for money!
It was a great trip and we loved the city pass . Will definitely recommend !!
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We had an amazing experience visiting Northern California and much of it had to do with the activities included within the San Francisco CityPASS we purchased. Thank you, CityPASS, for helping to create lasting memories for my family!
San Francisco CityPASS is rated 4.7 out of 5 by 3307.
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Exactly what we wanted, highly recommended I was skeptical about CP but since it included all four attractions in the SF area we were interested in I figured “why not?” First off, it saved us money and time. It was clearly cheaper than buying tickets at each individual attraction, even on their own Website. Secondly, it saved us a bunch of time in waiting in lines or other queues. We just walked right in. The app needs a little work or at least wasn’t very intuitive for me. Every time I opened it, I had to select the city and proper pass. It would be nice not to have to go through these selections every single time once I made my purchase. (I’m obviously not going to book a City Pass in Chicago during my SF trip) Each experience offers its own QR code through this city pass app and it was simple enough to just present these to the various attraction ticket scanners. Although I surprisingly enjoyed the bay cruise. booking was a little different because we had to select a time in advance. But let’s be honest, that was a very minor hiccup. I actually called City Pass for assistance and the customer service was great. (It was user error, no surprise there) We tried to get all four experiences done in two days and we were successful, however A: they were long days, B: He is old enough to keep up (wouldn’t recommend to power through these attractions with kids under 8-10yrs old minimum, C: We showed up exactly when the attraction opened and stayed until closing (Exploratorium, Cal. Academy of Science) and D: My son and I were very nimble in navigating from one experience to the next. I’m not sure I would recommend trying to get four things done with the entire family in two days. Pro tip: if you’re in the San Francisco Bay area, download the SpotHero app to find parking garages and schedule them in advance. This made a HUGE difference and took a lot of the guess work out of our expenses and overall trip.
Date published: 2024-09-14
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Saved money and was super convenient A friend was visiting for a weekend in San Francisco so I bought two CityPASS for us. It saved us a bunch of money over the individual cost of tickets, and was very simple to use with the phone app that manages everything. Would absolutely use CityPASS again.
Date published: 2024-09-08
Rated 5 out of 5 by from とても便利でした Appleウォレットに入れられるし、まわるべき場所がセットになっていたので、考える手間が省けました。
Date published: 2024-09-03
Rated 2 out of 5 by from Not great experience. I bought CityPASS but actually wasted money as I was only able to visit two places. It would be great to offer more options with less places to visit such as two but lower prices.
Date published: 2024-09-01
Rated 3 out of 5 by from It was awesome I loved it but I didn’t end up using all the tickets and didn’t know there was an option for only 4 tickets until after buying it. It was too cold in San Francisco to do the cruise.
Date published: 2024-08-24
Rated 4 out of 5 by from I always get CP. Great value I wish it had a little more choices and come back to Costco please
Date published: 2024-08-08
Rated 3 out of 5 by from Great, if you can walk miles and miles... The options are not elderly friendly. Basically, you have to walk miles and miles at each attraction. The exception being the Blus & Gold boat tour. Unfortunately, even the boat tour was a literal washout, as we got soaked by a wave half way through the expedition. So if you're elderly or just can't walk that well or much, then avoid this product. They really need to add more options for people that aren't very mobile, such as admission to the ferris wheel or a Muni day pass or admission to a comedy or magic show, etc...
Date published: 2024-08-04
Rated 4 out of 5 by from CityPASS WAS TERRIFIC...MOSTLY! CityPASS was a fantastic value! We were able to do so much on our San Francisco vacation! One of our picks was the San Fran zoo though. I do not recommend it as it was quite run down and there were not many animals. It was very disappointing. The other attractions were all great though!
Date published: 2024-07-30
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Absolutely 💯 great idea for the money! CityPASS ABSOLUTELY the bang for the buck! No reason to rush. 4 attractions in 1 day.
Date published: 2024-07-26
Rated 5 out of 5 by from A good experience The San Francisco CityPASS was an excellent opportunity to see this amazing place.
Date published: 2024-07-24
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