Explore, Play, Discover: Websites, Activities, and More

Use the Science Journal mobile app to investigate the light around you.

Try your hand at explaining symbols both modern and ancient, and then make your own.

A rock-climbing physicist explores the mechanics of his hands.

How can something as light as air slow down a hit?

A brief introduction to the land of the midnight sun.

See why these beautiful flowers have attracted generations of admirers.

Explore the mysterious interactions between light and geography through the eyes and works of artists Charles Ross and James Turrell.

A trash-filled median blossoms into a community oasis.

Journey into Chaco Canyon, where ancient people built monuments to the cosmos. Journey to Chichén Itzá, where the Maya built monuments to the sun.

In 2009, the ECHO (Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations) Partners hosted a national symposium held at the Exploratorium to discuss the effects of climate change on the planet. You can watch archived webcasts of the symposium.

How are creative investigations sparked? What does a state of inspiration feel like? Can inspiration be transmitted from person to person? Join us for an audio slideshow series that explores the fascinating world of how we work creatively.

Looking at the night sky can help you see how your eyes and brain make sense out of moonlight.

Music, fear, sadness all can cause goosebumps. But why?

Use the Science Journal mobile app to investigate movement.

How do you stop and steer a bicycle? What forces keep the bicycle from falling over?

Activities and workshops for playful invention, investigation, and collaboration

San Francisco was born in gold dust, and nearly died in rubble and ashes.

Test your memory - and learn how to improve it!

See the tiny disk of Mercury slowly travel across the face of the sun in this rare event.

What do snowflakes look like on Mars?

Listen to the sound of a rainstorm – anytime, anywhere.

Make very, very, very tiny lightning, anytime you want!

Download desktop wallpaper for your computer.

What goes on under the ground during an earthquake? Use a Slinky to model the various seismic waves that make the earth tremble.

The Antarctic food web is the simplest on the planet, and krill are at its hub.

Find out why biodiversity benefits plants and people alike.

Find out why biodiversity benefits plants and people alike.

Make a simple rocket and a rocket launcher, and watch a demonstration of how the finished rocket will fly.

How can a microscopic organism lift several pounds of dough? Find out with this activity.

The 18,000-foot Mt. Parinacota presents some fitness challenges for climbers.

Did you know the Maya used two calendars? How did they know when to plan their big New Year's parties?

Have you ever wondered what makes blue cheese blue, or why some cheeses are hard and others soft?

Use dominoes to model a nerve cell's transmission of a signal

A comprehensive tour through the weird and wonderful world of frogs.

Play with the stuff that makes dough stretchy.

The only continent without any countries or government . . .

An introduction to the concepts and theories that contribute to contemporary complexity research.

Interact with the Cafe Wall Illusion.

Share some secret sounds with a friend.