Exploratorium
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At most museums exhibits are behind glass cases and velvet ropes and DO NOT TOUCH signs. Not so at the Exploratorium, San Francisco’s interactive playhouse dedicated to the science of psychology and perception. Here every exhibit is an activity: Refract light, create illusions, defy gravity, distort sound and mess with your mind. Even the preponderance of children isn’t enough to make it uncool for grown-ups (although you’ll cut down on number of tykes running around by visiting during a school day). Don’t let the Exploratorium’s classical exterior fool you — this is as unstuffy and well, fun, as a museum can get.
