Exploratorium After Dark: Interactive Adult-Only Exhibits
4.6
37 Ratings
San Francisco
Experience the Exploratorium After Dark, an adult-only event with interactive exhibits, mind-bending mirrors, and a journey through total darkness. Discover a new perspective on perception, art, and science.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Exploratorium - Expand your mind by exploring the hundreds of interactive machines, contraptions and artworks at San Francisco’s Exploratorium, a quick 10-minute walk from the Ferry Building and a 15-minute walk from Fisherman’s Wharf. Head down on any Thursday at 6pm for the wildly popular After Dark event, when the museum stays open until 10pm for a full evening of adults indulging their curiosity about science and art. Each night revolves around a different theme. The Exploratorium is an intellectual playground for adults
- part art gallery, part museum, part laboratory with a dash of party thrown in the mix.
What's Included
- Admission to After Dark event at the Exploratorium (18+)
What's Not Included
- Regular daytime admission to the Exploratorium
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Tactile Dome
Additional Information
Perceive the Unusual After Sundown. Experience It Firsthand.
Join us every Thursday night from 6-10pm at the Exploratorium, exclusively for adults (18+).
Engage in over 600 hands-on displays that delve into the realms of awareness, art, and science. Invite your pals, grab a beverage, and plunge into diverse attractions ranging from a cloud suspension bridge, a breathtakingly vast kaleidoscope, radiant light spectacles, puzzling mirrors and more. Venture through absolute darkness in our renowned, maze-like Tactile Dome. Or relish in adults-only activities featuring extraordinary guest lecturers, superb music, avant-garde movies and exceptional happenings. It will reshape your understanding of the world around you. But don’t rely on our description—experience it yourself.
You can find the Exploratorium on Pier 15 of San Francisco’s Embarcadero - just a short trip from the Embarcadero BART Station, Pier 39 and the Ferry Building.
- Ages 18 years and older only (no exceptions)
- Coin-operated lockers are located just past ticketing and the Info desk
- Guide dogs and other certified assistance animals are welcome
- Wheelchair accessible. A limited number of wheelchairs are available for loan, free of charge, at the Info Desk on a first-come first-serve basis
- Complimentary museum maps are available in English, Spanish, French, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic and Filipino.
- Visitors must be age 21+, with a valid government-issued ID to purchase and consume alcoholic beverages.
Location
Exploratorium
Green Street
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(37 Ratings)
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Salvo68
Mar 7, 2024
To spend hours there in a very pleasant atmosphere - The evening visit to the Exploratorium was truly a great experience. In addition to the countless scientific exhibits (especially physics but also biology and mathematics), which are extremely interesting, there is the possibility of tasting a good beer or dancing in the small disco corner.
In the four-hour visit I barely managed to try all the proposed scientific experiments. When the bell rang at 10pm I was very disappointed.
Don't miss the view of San Francisco's illuminated downtown from the terraces of the interactive museum.
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Carly_s
Mar 4, 2024
Fun date - This was such a fun experience! Told my boyfriend we were coming here for date night. After coming, I think we will be back as we did not get through all the exhibits in 3 hours.
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Meccam2018
Feb 26, 2024
Fun times - This was an awesome experience. It did not disappoint at all. It was a very entertaining interactive experience. Great music, good drinks.
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Emily_m
Dec 29, 2023
Fun experience - Fun experience worth the trip! Glad we made the last minute decision to go and we learned a few things.
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Charlottekp2234nw
Dec 22, 2023
Great Date Night! - We had a lovely time! Enjoyed exploring scientific knowledge through such a wide variety of kinesthetic experiences. Especially fun to see adults having fun during the After Dark experience!
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Judy_f
Dec 15, 2023
Cool night time experience - Fun activity, not crowded. It was an enjoyable experience where you had the chance to try all the exhibits with no wait times.
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Taryn_o
Dec 10, 2023
Amazing Experience at the Exploratorium - This was the BEST thing I've ever done in the city. We literally had the best time ever! My boyfriend and I booked this trip after talking to a friend and just asking, "what's your favorite unique thing to do in the city?" She said that the Academy of Sciences does this Night Life event once a month. Which didn't interest me much but then I figured out the Exploratorium does it too! We unfortunately got there an hour after it started which was a mistake because we didn't see everything in the museum. Get there as it opens and just explore ;) I have been recommending this to everyone I know. So much fun ! And no kids in sight, at least 3 bars we spotted, lots of lovely couples and respectful adults. The vibes were immaculate, truly. Also ! don't forget to check out the upstairs ice exhibits and outside on the pier!
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Anne_b
Nov 11, 2023
Fun in the dark - Getting to spend as much time as we wanted on an exhibit without children paint in front or rushing us. The adults were very polite
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Giancarlo_m
Mar 15, 2024
Night in SF - The tour guy hosting a quick seminar. He talked about marginal rates and elasticity problems some brain teasers for the group.
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Brennan_g
Dec 29, 2023
Fun night out without kids - This was fun, but more crowded than I expected. I would recommend it to others, but would caution them that if you are expecting to experience every exhibit, you will need to wait. With that said, there was only one that I really wanted to experience that I did not get to.
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