San Francisco Relocation Guide - Antevia
San Francisco Relocation Guide - Antevia
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De Young Museum<br />
Main article De Young Museum<br />
The De Young Museum was opened January 1921. Its original building had been part of<br />
The Midwinter Fair. The California Academy of Sciences, a complex of a library, a<br />
research lab, a planetarium, an aquarium and a natural-history museum, is also located in<br />
Golden Gate Park. The de Young has been completely rebuilt and re-opened in 2005<br />
Academy of Sciences<br />
Main article Academy of Sciences<br />
The California Academy of Sciences is a Natural History Museum which also houses the<br />
Steinhart Aquarium and the Morrison Planetarium. The Academy of Sciences carries<br />
exibits of reptiles and amphibians, astrology, prehistoric life, various gems and minerals,<br />
earthquakes, and aquatic life.<br />
In September 12, 2005, Academy of Sciences started a complete reconstruction, with<br />
completion scheduled for 2008; until will be temporarily located downtown in the SoMa<br />
area.<br />
Strybing Arboretum<br />
Main article Strybing Arboretum<br />
The Strybing Arboretum was laid out in the 1890s, but funding was insufficient until<br />
Helene Strybing willed funds in 1926. Planting was begun in 1937 with WPA funds<br />
supplemented by local donations. This 70 acre (280,000 m²) arboretum contains more<br />
than 6,000 plant species.<br />
A trail through the redwood forest section of the arboretum.