The front of the California Academy of Sciences is a popular gathering spot in San Franciscos Golden Gate Park. A money-saving tip: The museum offers free admission on the third Wednesday of every month. But get there early on free Wednesdays, the lines are monstrous. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)
Visitors get a birds-eye view of the living roof, which features plants and skylights, at the Academy of Sciences. The museum’s exhibits include a planetarium and an aquarium, but the main attraction is Rainforests of the World. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)
Fish are viewed from above and below inside the aquarium at the museum in Golden Gate Park. The aquarium is home to 38,000 animals from around the globe, representing more than 900 species everything from African penguins to stingrays to piranhas. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)
Gaze into the aquariums Philippine Coral Reef its one of the deepest exhibits of live coral in the world. Keep an eye out for blacktip reef sharks, stingrays and colorful reef fish. And both soft and hard coral, of course. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)
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Penguins cozy up inside their exhibit. Get there at the right time, and you can watch their feeding. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)
A butterfly feeds on nectar inside the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. (Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times)
