I had a great time today (Free admission day) at t...

I had a great time today (Free admission day) at the Academy. We got there at 9:37 am and the line was extremely long (probably because it was free), waited 1:30 hours to get in at 11 am. It wasn't too bad. Even though so many people tried to cut lines (Yes, I'm talking about you! You should feel ashamed of yourself!)

There's enough free parking on the street (all day) during the weekend as long as you are willing to walk a little.

The academy overall is not that big. I just lovee the aquarium with so many different kinds of fish!!! They are so pretty! I can't stress it enough. They are prettier than Monterey Bay's to me. The only thing I would come back for.

The rest are more educational for children. It is a good source of science education for kids but not really for adults if you have science background, so it was sort of boring to me.

- The albino alligator: I was kinda expecting them to feed Claude for us to see but I guess they wouldn't do it in front of kids. Don't waste your time waiting for the show, you will just be looking at an albino alligator that moves once every half an hour - his nature anyways. The show basically tells you background info on albino animal in general (again, basic biology).

- The naturalist: it was pretty cool. If you see something cool in their showroom (locked behind glass door), you can ask them to open and you can touch and talk to them about anything in there. I had a great time talking about elements with them (guess what kind of scientist am I?!).

- Planetarium: The chair was too comfortable and it was the end of my long day, I slept through it. But to be honest, it's similar to the Tech Museum show.

Shout out to the awesome staffs tho. I admire their commitment and dedication to teaching science to kids. The staffs tirelessly worked but always have a smile on their faces! You are the real MVPs! I enjoy seeing these young aspiring scientists (aka kids) and can't wait to see what they will bring to the scientific community.