Whether you live in the San Francisco area, nearby or planning a visit a trip to the California Academy of Science is a must!

It’s as if the new Academy brings the whole universe under one roof - an aquarium, a planetarium, a natural history museum and more! The 412,000 square foot structure is not only physically impressive, but it just may be the greenest museum on the planet, with a 2 ½ acre Living Roof, an expansive solar canopy, an extensive water reclamation system, and walls insulated with recycled blue jeans.

Some of the things to check out are: the deepest coral reef exhibit in the world, a 4-story tropical rainforest, a towering T-Rex skeleton, a colony of African penguins and a fully-immersive digital screen by which to fly to the farthest reaches of the Universe.