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Dec
54°F 12°C
44°F 6°C
5 in 11 cm
Jan
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47°F 8°C
Thursday
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Things to Do: Educational activities

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Castro Theatre
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #123 of 640 attractions in San Francisco
Attraction type: Cinema; Other
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American Conservatory Theater
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #131 of 640 attractions in San Francisco

This award-winning stage is known for its innovative productions.

Attraction type: Theatre; Other
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California Academy of Sciences
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #222 of 640 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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San Francisco Opera
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #225 of 640 attractions in San Francisco

Opera season runs September through November.  Generally a dozen Operas are staged each season, running in repertory.  With little exception, the same Opera is not performed two nights in a row.  If...

Attraction type: Opera
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San Francisco Symphony
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #226 of 640 attractions in San Francisco

Runs from September through June, with summer pops in July.

Attraction type: Symphony
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Tattoo Art Museum
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #329 of 640 attractions in San Francisco
Attraction type: Other
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The Cafe
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #334 of 640 attractions in San Francisco

One of the Castro's few dance bars with a mix of gay and lesbian clientele.

Attraction type: Gay bar
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Zinc Details
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #341 of 640 attractions in San Francisco
Attraction type: Speciality shop; Other
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Sue Fisher King
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #342 of 640 attractions in San Francisco
Attraction type: Speciality shop; Other
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Alabaster
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #343 of 640 attractions in San Francisco
Attraction type: Speciality shop; Other
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Bulo Men
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #344 of 640 attractions in San Francisco
Attraction type: Speciality shop; Other
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