Exploratorium

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San Francisco: Go City Explorer Pass with 2-5 Attractions

1. San Francisco: Go City Explorer Pass with 2-5 Attractions

Explore San Francisco at your own pace and according to your interests with an easy-to-use sightseeing pass. Select 2, 3, 4, or 5 must-see, must-do attractions and tours from a comprehensive choice of over 30 things to do in San Francisco. Save up to 50%* off on top attractions, compared to buying separate tickets. Ride the hop-on-hop-off Big Bus tour and get to know the city, enjoy a San Francisco bay cruise, visit informative museums, rent a Go Car for an hour, experience the thrills of Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, and much more. Tours and cruises: • Big Bus Hop-on Hop-off San Francisco: 1-day Classic Tour • San Francisco Bay Cruise • Escape from the Rock - Cruise around Alcatraz • All-Day Comfort Bike Rental by Blazing Saddles • Go Car Tours San Francisco 1-Hour • Fisherman's Wharf Walking Tour • Murder, Mayhem and Music: True Crime Tales from the Haight • Ultimate LGBTQ+ Castro District Walking Tour • 2-Hour eBike Rental from Unlimited Biking • San Francisco 4-Hour Bike Rentals from Unlimited Biking • Mission District Foodie Walking Tour • Painted Ladies and Victorian Homes of Alamo Square Tour • Hands-on Ghost Hunting Tour of Chinatown • Highlights of Golden Gate Park Bike Tour by Unlimited Biking • San Francisco Pier Fishing • 1-Day Muni Pass: Ride the San Francisco Cable Cars Museums and places of interest: • California Academy of Sciences • Aquarium of the Bay • Exploratorium • Madame Tussauds • Six Flags Discovery Kingdom • San Francisco Zoo & Gardens • The Flyer at PIER 39 & 7D Ride Experience – Anytime Combo Ticket • The Walt Disney Family Museum • California's Great America • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) • de Young Museum and Legion of Honor • Legoland Discovery Center • USS Pampanito • Asian Art Museum • USS Hornet Museum • The Contemporary Jewish Museum Please note attractions and tours are subject to change. Check your included digital guide for an up-to-date attraction line-up including opening times and instructions on how to access each attraction with your pass before you go. *Saving based on itineraries on the local partner's website.

San Francisco: Go City All-Inclusive Pass 30+ Attractions

2. San Francisco: Go City All-Inclusive Pass 30+ Attractions

The San Francisco All-Inclusive Pass is an all-access sightseeing pass that offers the ultimate in convenience, cost savings, and flexibility for visitors to the Bay Area. Customers choose 1, 2, 3, 5, or 7-day passes at a low, pre-paid price. Use the pass to gain access to any and all of the 30+ included attractions, saving up to 50%* off compared to full retail admissions. The California Academy of Sciences, Aquarium of the Bay, Exploratorium, bay cruises, theme parks and rides, bike rental, and much more are all included! See below for the complete list. The free digital guide helps you decide what to do, where to go, and how to get there. With the San Francisco All-Inclusive Pass, you’ll spend your time in the Bay Area collecting memories instead of credit card receipts. Attractions and activities included with the San Francisco All-Inclusive Pass: Tours, Cruises & Activities • Big Bus Hop-on Hop-off San Francisco: 1-day Classic Tour • Escape from the Rock - Cruise around Alcatraz • San Francisco Bay Cruise • Go Car San Francisco 30-min Rental •All-Day Comfort Bike Rental by Blazing Saddles • Fisherman's Wharf Walking Tour • Murder, Mayhem and Music: True Crime Tales from the Haight • Ultimate LGBTQ+ Castro District Walking Tour • 2-Hour eBike Rental from Unlimited Biking • San Francisco 4-Hour Bike Rentals from Unlimited Biking • Mission District Foodie Walking Tour • Painted Ladies and Victorian Homes of Alamo Square Tour • Hands-on Ghost Hunting Tour of Chinatown • Golden Gate Park 24 Hour Rollerblade Rentals by Unlimited Biking • San Francisco Pier Fishing • San Francisco Pier Fishing Museums and Places of Interest • Aquarium of the Bay • Exploratorium • Madame Tussauds • California Academy of Sciences • The Walt Disney Family Museum • Six Flags Discovery Kingdom • The Flyer at PIER 39 & 7D Ride Experience – Anytime Combo Ticket • California's Great America • San Francisco Zoo & Gardens • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) • Legoland Discovery Center • de Young Museum and Legion of Honor • USS Pampanito • Asian Art Museum • USS Hornet Museum • The Contemporary Jewish Museum • The Beat Museum Attractions and tours are subject to change. Check your included digital guide for an up-to-date attraction line-up including opening times and instructions on how to access each attraction with your pass before you go. *Savings based on itineraries on Go City website.

San Francisco: Exploratorium Daytime Admission

3. San Francisco: Exploratorium Daytime Admission

Discover a world of adventure with a full-day ticket to the Exploratorium in San Francisco, the only place in the city where you can touch, tinker and play with 650+ interactive exhibits. The museum is conveniently located at Pier 15 between the historic Ferry Building and Pier 39 on the Embarcadero in San Francisco. Perhaps the most experimental museum in the world, the Exploratorium explores the world via large-scale art installations, studies of microscopic life, motion, color and light installations, and much more. Spread across six indoor and outdoor expansive galleries, you can embrace the wild wonders of the world and beyond with exhibits that you can feel, play with, and manipulate. A learning lab for all ages, it’s the best place to immerse yourself in San Francisco’s innovative culture.

San Francisco: Exploratorium After Dark Entry Ticket (18+)

4. San Francisco: Exploratorium After Dark Entry Ticket (18+)

Meet us at Pier 15. No kids allowed—but you can still act like one. Unplug and play with 650+ interactive exhibits exploring science, art, and human perception. Encounter the unexpected with unique programming that invites you into the worlds of the thinkers and creators changing our communities. Journey through total darkness in our twisting, turning, world-famous Tactile Dome. Get inquisitive and grab a drink. With 75,000 square feet of conversation starters, you'll never run out of things to talk about. Ages 18+ only.

San Francisco: 2-Hour Private Group Tuk Tuk Night Tour

5. San Francisco: 2-Hour Private Group Tuk Tuk Night Tour

Experience San Francisco by night in a tuk-tuk, a modern-day rickshaw that puts nothing between you and the sparkling City by the Bay. Have a blast on a 2-hour private group tour, enjoy panoramic views, and listen to live commentary from your guides. During your tour, marvel at the majestic Golden Gate Bridge and ominous Alcatraz Island from bustling Fisherman's Wharf. Cruise through the back alleys of Chinatown, breathe in the delicious aromas of dinners in North Beach, and feed your Instagram with glittering shots of the most gorgeous city in the world. Tours start at Fisherman’s Wharf at Umbrella Alley. Private tours are limited to 5 adult riders per tuk-tuk (or 6 riders if the group includes children and adults). Tour highlights include: • Fisherman's Wharf, Dungeness crab stands, and picturesque fishing harbors • Maritime Park and historic ships at Hyde Street Pier • Marina Green with views of Alcatraz Island and San Francisco Bay • Views of the Golden Gate Bridge from Crissy Field • The Palace of Fine Arts • Marina district • City Hall, Davies Symphony Hall, War Memorial Opera House, Asian Art Museum • Union Square • Dragon’s Gate and Chinatown • Jackson Square historic district • Transamerica Pyramid, Embarcadero Center, and Financial District • Ferry Building and Embarcadero • Exploratorium and cruise ship terminal • Broadway Street and tunnel • Lombard Street – the most crooked street (depending on traffic conditions) • North Beach Little Italy and Washington Square Park • Coit Tower and Telegraph Hill • Pier 39 and Ferry Arch at Pier 41

San Francisco: Embarcadero Self-Guided Audio Smartphone Tour

6. San Francisco: Embarcadero Self-Guided Audio Smartphone Tour

Visit San Francisco's Ferry Building and nearby piers at your own pace on a self-guided app-based walking tour. Journey through time along the Embarcadero as you listen to fascinating commentary with a focus on history and climate change. After installing the app on your smartphone, begin your tour on the day and time of your choosing at Rincon Park on the waterfront. Catch views of the Financial District’s skyscrapers on one side and the glistening bay on the other. Follow the audio instructions as you walk down piers and discover important landmarks like the Ferry Building. As you make your way toward the Exploratorium, hear stories about how rising seas and increasing storm surges impose a threat to the area's future and learn what can be done to save it. Enjoy narrated content that was curated by an award-winning radio producer. Pause or restart the tour at any time thanks to lifetime access.

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I screenshot both our passes for even easier access from my phone, and the passes were accepted gladly everywhere we used them. Note: At the California Academy of Sciences, don't get in the "ticketed" line. Instead, go to the group tickets desk and have the passes turned into entry tickets, then get in the line. Second note: Blue & Gold fleet doesn't take these passes for reservations over the phone. Go to their ticket office on the Wharf to show the passes and make reservations, for same day or later sailing. We used the passes at the Exploratorium, Aquarium, Blue&Gold Bay Cruise, USS Pampanito submarine, Madame Tussaud's. Most entries would have been $30-$40, so the passes were a fabulous bargain.

Obviously you can't do all the activities but there is a wide choice. They made the one-day panoramic big bus for two. For just $15 more you can add days. The cost of single activities without the city pass is very high. Only with what we did on the first day did we cover the cost of the city pass. Optimal!

The Sightseeing Pass is ideal if you are visiting a city for the first time. Many tours are included or linked together.

fantastic value for money...overall saved 60% on turn up prices

It has been a fantastic experience! Highly recommended