Are you looking for a museum that the entire family can enjoy, one that is filled with interactive exhibits that explore science, art and human perception? The Exploratorium Museum, located in San Francisco, offers hundreds of permanent exhibits to captivate the entire family, and issues a variety of coupons to help save you money too! The museum offers dollars off savings in the form of discount tickets and printable coupons, and is a City Pass attraction. The museum also offers free admission to everyone on the first Wednesday of each month.

The Exploratorium opened in 1969, and was the brainchild of Frank Oppenheimer, a noted educator and physicist.http://www.exploratorium.edu/about/about_explo.html Today, the museum is visited by more than half a million people each year, and is home to over 400 permanent exhibits. Education and research is an important part of the museum's operations, with more than 6,000 teachers in 47 states participating in workshops designed by the museum.http://www.exploratorium.edu/about/fact_sheet.html

If you would like to learn more about the museum, and ways to save on admission, this page offers information and links on where to find Exploratorium coupons and discounts.

The Exploratorium is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., and is closed every Monday, as well as Thanksgiving and Christmas. The museum is the home to 400 permanent exhibits, which are divided into the categories: mind, seeing, listen and life.http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/index.html

Ticket Prices

• Adults (18-64): $15
• Children (4-12): $10
• Seniors (65+): $12
• Students: (18+ with ID): $12
• Children 3 and under are free
• Free admission on the first Wednesday of each month.

1. Visit the museum free on the first Wednesday of every month.
2. Get printable coupons from websites such as Destination Coupons. They offer $2 off adult admission and $1 off child admission through December 31, 2010.http://www.destinationcoupons.com/California/sfo/activity_Exploratorium/coupon.html
3. Bay Area on the Cheap also offers $2 off admission anytime when you purchase advance tickets through their website.http://arestravel.com/4188_attraction-tickets_a153.html
4. Exploratorium is part of the San Francisco City Pass program, which for one discounted price will grant you access to 6 different San Francisco attractions.http://www.citypass.com/attraction/exploratorium.html