San Francisco's New Golden Gem In Golden Gate Park

Yes, there is a new gem in San Francisco, another reason to leave your heart in this "Golden" city. The name of this gem is California Academy of Science and it is a very good reason to pack your pages and head to this city of cities.nnCalifornia Academy of Science is setting a new dimension and standard for sustainable eco-architecture, but not only that the exhibits and the building itself is absolutely amazing. There is a living roof with 7 hills that cover the domed planetarium, rainforest, and aquarium exhibits. All this can be viewed from a platform on the rooftop.nnThis is a gathering for research, education, entertainment, museum and exploration into worlds like never before exhibited. They had their grand opening which; was really a grand gala; and the town is still a buzz with the amazement of it all.nnYou will want to see the African Hall Diorama; the Amazonian Flood Forest, which has over 1,600 live species from exotic reptiles to a bat cave; African penguins; living coral-reef display that is said to be the deepest one living display. You can see all of this Mon-Sat 9:30am-5:00pm and Sun 11;00am-5:00pm, plan to come at opening stay until closing, it is a full day spectacular. Memberships are available for people that will want to visit come back and visit often and the regular fees in part are adults $24.95, seniors $19.95 with children under 6 free. A bargain for being transported to another world/worlds.nnGolden Gate Park has always been a magical place to visit and once again this city has out done it's self, there is no need to Borneo, Madagascar or Costa Rica all this splendor is right here in San Francisco, and plus so much more, put your passport away and take a trip the city where you can leave your heart. Your personal website travel agent has last minute travel deals all the time to even make your trip fit into your holiday budget, how about San Francisco for Thanksgiving, now that is a great idea. nn