Do you hold a deep thirst for the natural history of this great state we live in? Then haul your brain over to “California: State of Nature,” the newest permanent exhibition at San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences.
The all-female-designed exhibit has scads of fresh, native treasures divided into the categories of forests, coasts, deserts and cities. The supposed last grizzly bear in California, Monarch, is back on display for the first time since 2012. Two augmented-reality experiences explore the fascinating lives of condors and bobcats. The popular earthquake simulator Shake House has been retrofitted to focus on natural structures like beehives and bird nests.
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There’s even a Smell-o-Vision version of an arboreal forest.
It’s a scientific feast for all five senses under one roof (which in this case, is a grass-covered living roof).
Details: Through September; open 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park in San Francisco; timed tickets available, prices vary and are subject to change; calacademy.org.