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.
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.
- Exploratorium - Broaden your horizons by discovering the numerous interactive devices, gadgets, and artworks at San Francisco’s Exploratorium, conveniently located just a 10-minute walk from the Ferry Building and a 15-minute walk from Fisherman’s Wharf. Visit on any Thursday at 6pm for the highly popular After Dark event, where the museum remains…
- Exploratorium - Broaden your horizons by discovering the numerous interactive devices, gadgets, and artworks at San Francisco’s Exploratorium, conveniently located just a 10-minute walk from the Ferry Building and a 15-minute walk from Fisherman’s Wharf. Visit on any Thursday at 6pm for the highly popular After Dark event, where the museum remains open until 10pm, offering an entire evening for adults to explore their curiosity about science and art. Each evening features a unique theme. The Exploratorium serves as an intellectual playground for adults — combining elements of an art gallery, museum, and laboratory, with a touch of festivity added to the experience.
- Skip the line admission
- After Dark at the Exploratorium
- Ages 18+
- Skip the line admission
- After Dark at the Exploratorium
- Ages 18+
- Regular daytime admission to the Exploratorium
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Tactile Dome
- Regular daytime admission to the Exploratorium
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
- Tactile Dome
Things Look Different After Dark. See for Yourself.
6-10pm every Thursday night at the Exploratorium. Adults-only (18+).
Lose yourself in more than 700 interactive exhibits exploring perception, art and science. Grab your friends and a drink and get immersed in everything from a fog bridge, to a large-scale kaleidoscope, dazzling light displays,…
Things Look Different After Dark. See for Yourself.
6-10pm every Thursday night at the Exploratorium. Adults-only (18+).
Lose yourself in more than 700 interactive exhibits exploring perception, art and science. Grab your friends and a drink and get immersed in everything from a fog bridge, to a large-scale kaleidoscope, dazzling light displays, mind-bending mirrors and more. Journey through total darkness in our twisting, turning, world-famous Tactile Dome. Or savor adults-only programming: featuring unique guest speakers, great music, cutting-edge films and one-of-a-kind activities. It’ll change how you think about the world around you. But don’t take our word for it—see for yourself.
The Exploratorium is located at Pier 15 on San Francisco’s Embarcadero – just minutes away 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, Italian, 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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
