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Dime Tic-Tac-Toe
Dime Tic-Tac-Toe

This new version of an old game will bend your brain.

Cell Explorer
Cell Explorer

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

Skateboard Design
Skateboard Design

Is it just a glorified plank with roller skate wheels on it? Or is it a highly engineered device through which kids have reclaimed the urban landscape, bringing creativity and style back to the sterile asphalt spaces of sprawl?

Cardboard Automata
Cardboard Automata

Explore mechanical elements such as cams, levers, and linkages to create your own moving sculpture.

Exploratorium at Pier 15: Green Machine

Get to know Pier 15, one of the greenest buildings around.

Auroras: Paintings in the Sky
Auroras: Paintings in the Sky

Far north in the night sky, a faint glow appears on the horizon. Green and red flames of light stretch across the sky.

Science of Gardening: Bloom
Science of Gardening: Bloom

The brightest buds get all the glory – but they're not just for show.

Ocean Acidification in a Cup: What's going on

How does ocean acidification affect humans and sea life?

About Antarctica
About Antarctica

The only continent without any countries or government . . .

Cell Explorer
Cell Explorer

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

Turning Light into Sound with Wayne Grim and the Kronos Quartet

by Liz Ball • July 13, 2017

Join the Kronos Quartet for a performance like no other.

The Race of Microorganisms
The Race of Microorganisms

Pickling is the art of manipulating the microbial garden in foods.

Bird Call Quiz
Bird Call Quiz

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

Curious Contraptions

Explore small, surreal worlds through Curious Contraptions automata.

What is Community Radio?

Get your antennae ready for what's on the airwaves.

Exploratorium Exhibit Phenomena

Enjoy the colors and textures of phenomena demonstrated by Exploratorium exhibits.

Crusty Science: Bread
Crusty Science: Bread

Join us as we crunch our way through everything from our San Francisco sourdough to Injera and Pugliese.

Make Your Own Telescope
Make Your Own Telescope

Make your own refracting telescope from a pair of reading glasses.

The Making of a Bell

Follow the process of designing and casting our new bell.

Darwin Days
Darwin Days

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.

Better Hair through Chemistry
Better Hair through Chemistry

Learn the science behind bad hair days, and learn how hair increases its length when humidity increases, making curly hair frizz and straight hair go limp.

Bernie Lubell
Bernie Lubell

Meet a kinetic sculptor.

Pi Day
Pi Day

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Past Eclipse Expeditions
Past Eclipse Expeditions
Cloud Chamber

See evidence of invisible cosmic rays with Cloud Chamber.

Journey to Mars
Journey to Mars

Learn about the rovers that have been exploring Mars since 2004, and view the amazing images they've taken.

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Paul Clipson

Follow filmmaker Paul Clipson as he captures the Exploratorium's waterfront site.

Unpacking Identity: A Conversation Exploring Self in Society | Self, Made

Go behind the scenes of Self, Made with its curators and advisors.

Crusty Science: Bread
Crusty Science: Bread

Join us as we crunch our way through everything from our San Francisco sourdough to Injera and Pugliese.

Piezoelectric Microphones
Piezoelectric Microphones

Pick one and guess the source

Total Solar Eclipse China 2008
Total Solar Eclipse China 2008

View the full eclipse visible from China in 2008.

Science at Burning Man
Science at Burning Man

Join the Exploratorium on the playa in Black Rock Desert and explore the science of pyrotechnics, flight, dust devils, rainbows, and more.

Memory Artist
Memory Artist

An artist paints his childhood home from memory.

Build a Solar System
Build a Solar System

Make a scale model of the Solar System and learn the REAL definition of "space."

Skateboarding Glossary
Skateboarding Glossary

anatomy of a skateboard, skateboard tricks, types of skateboarding, physics glossary.

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