Location, Directions, and Parking

Getting Here

Exploratorium

Pier 15, San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 528-4444

Public Transit

Within San Francisco

Muni’s F Market streetcar stops in front of the Exploratorium at Embarcadero and Green Street.
Muni bus lines 2, 6, 14, 21, 31, and metro rail lines J, K, L, M, T, N stop within walking distance. Bus lines 1, 10, 12, 41, and 38 also stop in the vicinity.
Embarcadero BART, Muni stations, and ferry terminals at the Ferry Building are all a 10- to 15-minute walk away.

From the East Bay

The Embarcadero BART station is a 10- to 15-minute walk away.
Numerous AC Transit lines terminate at the Transbay Temporary Terminal, a 20-minute walk away.
The San Francisco Bay Ferry departs from Alameda Main Street, Harbor Bay, and Jack London Square in Oakland and arrives at the Ferry Building, a 10-minute walk away.

From the North Bay

Golden Gate Transit bus lines 10, 70, 80, 101, and 101x terminate at the Transbay Temporary Terminal, a 20-minute walk away.
Golden Gate Ferry offers ferry service from Larkspur and Sausalito and arrives at the Ferry Building, a 10-minute walk away.
Blue and Gold Fleet offers ferry service from Tiburon and Sausalito and arrives at the Ferry Building, a 10-minute walk away.
The San Francisco Bay Ferry provides service from Vallejo and arrives at the Ferry Building, a 10-minute walk away.

From the Peninsula and South Bay

All BART lines stop at the Embarcadero Station, a 10- to 15-minute walk north along the Embarcadero to Pier 15.
Take Caltrain to the San Francisco station at Fourth and King streets, then transfer to Muni Metro Lines N or T. Exit at Embarcadero station, a 10- to 15-minute walk from the Exploratorium.
The SamTrans routes 391 (weekday rush-hour only) or KX and 292 (daily) to the Temporary Transbay Terminal, a 20-minute walk away.
The San Francisco Bay Ferry departs from the South San Francisco/Oyster Point ferry terminal (Wednesdays and Fridays only) and arrives at the Ferry Building, a 10-minute walk away.

Parking

Hourly Parking

Directly across the street from the museum's entrance at the Priority Parking Lot, 1050 Front St. at Green St. and Embarcadero: $5.00/hour for the first four hours; $3.00 for each 20 minutes after that. Open 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on weekdays; 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on weekends.
Metered parking is available along the Embarcadero and on side streets for $3.00/hour.

Discount, validated* parking is available at two places:

the Embarcadero Center (about a 10- to 15-minute walk): $10 flat fee on weekdays from 4:00 p.m. until midnight and from 6:30 a.m. to midnight on weekends, plus all day on New Year's Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, the day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Eve.
Levi’s Plaza Garage (about a 5- to 10-minute walk): $10 for up to four hours on weekdays from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and on weekends from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

* To get these discounted rates, you must have your parking ticket validated by the Exploratorium at the Info Desk with proof of same-day ticket purchase. If you're a member, you can validate your ticket by showing a current membership card at the Info Desk.

Lots are not owned or operated by the Exploratorium.

All discount parking is subject to availability.

Donors receive special parking privileges.