California Academy of Sciences

The California Academy of Sciences is one of the ten largest natural history museums in the world. It is located in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, and comprises of an aquarium (the Steinhart Aquarium), planetarium, and natural history museum. The Academy began life in 1853 as a learned society and still carries out a large amount of original research, though its main role is now public education. The Academy's main buildings in Golden Gate Park are closed for major refurbishment until 2008, though it has reopened in temporary accommodation at 875 Howard Street as of May 1, 2004.

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Natural history - Museum - Golden Gate Park - San Francisco - Aquarium - Planetarium - 1853 - Refurbishment - May 1 - 2004

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