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Latitude: 37° 48' 14" North Longitude: 122° 26' 53" West
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Our
Address:
Exploratorium
at the Palace of Fine Arts
3601 Lyon Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
Directions to the Museum (recording): (415) 561-0399
The
Exploratorium is located in the landmark Palace of Fine
Arts building in San Francisco's Marina district, off of
Highway 101 near the Golden Gate Bridge. Free parking is
available in our lot. (Please refer to the Bus
Routes page for bus routes to and from the Exploratorium,
including alternate routes for buses 11'3" and taller.)
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 From the North Bay:
Cross the Golden Gate Bridge, following signs indicating downtown San Francisco.
Take the Marina exit on the left. (You'll see the Marina exit sign overhead.)
Do not take the Lombard Street exit. Take a sharp right turn at the light at
the end of the exit ramp. This is the entrance to the museum. The parking lot
entrance is about 500 feet ahead on the right.
From the East Bay:
Cross the Bay Bridge. Follow the signs to the 9th Street exit. Stay in the right-hand
lane. Go one block and turn right onto 9th. Stay in the left-hand lane. Immediately
after Market, veer left onto Hayes Street. Make a right turn onto Van Ness Avenue.
Take Van Ness to Lombard (look for signs to the Golden Gate Bridge). Turn left
onto Lombard. Once on Lombard, get into the right-hand lane. Follow Lombard to
Lyon Street. At Lyon Street turn right. At the "T", turn left onto
Palace Drive. Follow it around the Palace of Fine Arts to the entrance of the
parking lot, on your left.
From the South Bay or the Peninsula:
Take 101 North to the Market Street/Van Ness exit. Take Van Ness to Lombard (look
for signs to the Golden Gate Bridge.) Turn left onto Lombard. Once on Lombard,
get into the right-hand lane. Follow Lombard to Lyon Street. At Lyon Street turn
right. At the "T", turn left onto Palace Drive. Follow it around the
Palace of Fine Arts to the entrance of the parking lot, on your left. |
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 The
Exploratorium is a scenic, fairly easy, approximately
two-mile bicycle ride from Fisherman's Wharf.
Take Northpoint west to Van Ness, then go
right toward the Municipal Pier. At the Pier,
there's a dedicated, off-street bike path.
Follow it west toward Fort Mason and Marina
Boulevard. Stay on Marina Boulevard for approximately
1.5 miles and bear to the right at the last
traffic light, just past the Marina Yacht
Club. (Look for a large row of eucalyptus
trees and Old Mason Street; if you enter
Crissy Field, you’ve gone too far.)
The Exploratorium is located within the Palace
of Fine Arts, just across the street, on
your left. Be careful crossing the street;
it can be tricky. |
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 The
Exploratorium has convenient access to public
transportation. We are accessible by San
Francisco Muni buses #30, #43, #28 and #29.
Muni bus lines #22, #41 and #45 also stop
in the vicinity. From Fisherman's Wharf take
the #30 Stockton bus. For more information,
call Muni at (415) 673-6864 or check the Transit
Info Web site.
If you're taking BART, get off at the Montgomery Street station, walk one half-block
up Market Street to Third Street and catch the #30 Stockton bus on the corner.
Virtually all downtown-bound Golden Gate Transit buses stop nearby the Exploratorium.
Ask your driver for directions or call Golden Gate Transit Information at (415)
332-6600. |
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