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

Think you have a lot in common with a kiwi fruit? Genetically speaking, you do.

Ever wonder what you might weigh on Mars or the moon? Here's your chance to find out.

Not all bubbles are made with soap!

Attivita per le classi Elementari e Medie.

Dig into the succulent science of making things grow.

A series of talks celebrating both the historical and contemporary dimensions of the Eames design legacy.

From 1977 until 2003, the Exploratorium published a quarterly magazine. The Exploratorium Magazine Online is a companion to selected issues of the print magazine, providing key articles and activities and including multimedia features.

The Okeanos Explorer is the newest vessel in NOAA's fleet and the first to be dedicated solely to exploration and discovery missions. Follow along with the scientists and crew on their discovery voyages.

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.

Grow your own stalagmites in luscious colors.

Get a taste of how the earth's plates move.

A fish-eye view of the brain

See why these beautiful flowers have attracted generations of admirers.

Get up close and personal with a sucrose molecule.

Follow along with expedition leader Bob Ballard and his crew on the exploration vessel Nautilus as they search for hydrothermal vents, underwater volcanoes, and ancient shipwrecks.

A brief introduction to the land of the midnight 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.

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

Take a peek at the colorful world of plant sex.

Listen to bird songs and try to figure out which are songs, which are companion calls, and which are alarms.

Crabeaters have extraordinary teeth, Weddells are downright cute, and leopards are as fierce as their namesake

Ever notice how noisy people are?

A window on regeneration

This ancient temple holds a secret...can you reveal the mystery?

Explore the deadly beautiful world of carnivorous plants.

What brings archeologists and astronomers alike to this ten-mile canyon in remote New Mexico?

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.

Explore the unknown world inside your brain with these fun activities.

An incubator for innovative public space ideas, projects and news

Follow our crew as they visit the Dry Valleys and hike the slopes of volcanic Mt. Erebus.

A little physics can go a long way on that shortboard.

Can a gum wrapper have a story? Discover just how important and meaningful an object can be.

Decorate your desktop with some of the most intriguing pattern and perception images from the Exploratorium.

Discover secret colors hidden in a black marker!

Find out how different kinds of candy are made in the Candy-o-matic!

Design and build a musical instrument that responds to changing light.

Find out how a cochlear implant helped one man regain the ability to listen.

Specialized cells have a common origin. What sets them on separate paths?

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.

Make a photographic image without a camera!

Download a PDF file with step-by-step instructions for doing your own cow's eye dissection.

Activities and History

Learn about the inner workings of a cell through this interactive exhibit.

A little physics can go a long way on that shortboard.

In February 2009, the Exploratorium hosted Darwin Days, a series of presentations, debates, and discussions exploring the ways scientists continue to learn from and apply their knowledge of evolutionary biology to a broad range of pursuits.