San Francisco Value Guides

Perhaps you live in a small town and you’ve always felt that something was missing; you’d like to know what it’s like to enjoy a vibrant urban atmosphere if only for a little while. Or, you live in the suburbs of a large metropolis but hate all the driving that you have to do, not to mention the weather.

Visitors to San Francisco have a choice of three major options when seeking an aquarium. Fortunately, there’s no way to go wrong - all three are terrific.

Founded by Frank Oppenheimer, the brother of J. Robert Oppenheimer and himself a physicist, the Exploratorium contains over 650 exhibits that can’t be properly described - they have to be experienced.