Exploratorium

The Exploratorium is a of science, technology, and arts in , California. Founded by physicist and educator Frank Oppenheimer in 1969, the museum was originally in the where it founded Pi Day in 1988.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: museum in San Francisco
  • Also known as: “exploratorium.edu”, “The Exploratorium”, “探索博物馆”, “探索館”, and “科學探索館”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Palace of Fine Arts and Walt Disney Family Museum.

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The is a monumental structure… is situated 360 feet southeast of Exploratorium.

Museum
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The is an American … is situated 3,000 feet west of Exploratorium.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 2,200 feet west of Exploratorium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marina District and Pac Heights.

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The is a neighborhood located in , .

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Pacific Heights is a wealthy neighborhood in San Francisco, California, United States.

Neighborhood
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is a small, extremely affluent gated…

Exploratorium

Latitude
37.80382° or 37° 48′ 14″ north
Longitude
-122.44886° or 122° 26′ 56″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
849VRH32+GF
Geo­Names ID
5347240
Wiki­data ID
Q206518
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Exploratorium” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إكسبلوراتوريوم”
  • Chinese: “探索馆”
  • Chinese: “舊金山探索館”
  • Dutch: “Exploratorium”
  • Finnish: “Exploratorium”
  • French: “Exploratorium”
  • German: “Exploratorium”
  • Indonesian: “Exploratorium”
  • Italian: “Exploratorium”
  • Japanese: “エクスプロラトリアム”
  • Latin: “Exploratorium”
  • Macedonian: “Експлораториум”
  • Persian: “اکسپلوراتوریوم”
  • Portuguese: “Exploratorium”
  • Romanian: “Exploratorium”
  • Russian: “Эксплораториум”
  • Spanish: “Exploratorium”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Cow Hollow and The Marina.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Saint Francis Yacht Club and Thoreau Center for Sustainability.

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