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Dec
54°F 12°C
44°F 6°C
5 in 11 cm
Jan
54°F 12°C
44°F 6°C
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Feb
55°F 12°C
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46°F 7°C
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49°F 9°C
Wednesday
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52°F 11°C
Lo:
49°F 9°C
Thursday
31 Dec
Hi:
54°F 12°C
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49°F 9°C
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Things to Do: Zoo/aquarium

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Aquarium of the Bay
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #158 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

Visitors view two large saltwater tanks that are filled with the many types of marine wildlife found in San Francisco Bay.

Attraction type: Aquarium
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San Francisco Zoo
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #189 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

The penguins win the popularity contest at this zoo. You can watch being fed daily at 3 PM. Or, if you prefer the big cats, come an hour earlier.

Attraction type: Zoo; Other
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California Academy of Sciences
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #222 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

The California Academy of Sciences is a world-class scientific and cultural institution based in San Francisco. The Academy's new facility in Golden Gate Park houses an aquarium, a planetarium, a natural history museum and a 4-story rain forest all under one living roof. The new facility is also home to the Academy's staff of world-class scientists, an education department that provides a wide range of student and teacher services, and an extensive science library with over 20 million specimens and artifacts.

Attraction type: Science museum; Aquarium; Educational site; Natural history museum; Observatory/planetarium
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Natural History Museum
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #303 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

This museum makes its home in the California Academy of Sciences.

Attraction type: Aquarium; Natural history museum
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Steinhart Aquarium
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #452 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

The California Academy of Sciences is the home of Steinhart aquarium.

Attraction type: Aquarium
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