San Francisco Bay Area Resources - Recreation Resources

Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39
Opened in 1996 and enhanced in 2001, Aquarium of the Bay is a unique educational and entertainment facility dedicated to the rich and diverse aquatic life of San Francisco Bay and its surrounding waters. The Aquarium provides a window to the Bay that focuses on its distinctive ecosystems to entertain, educate and inspire preservation of this wonderful natural resource.
1-888-SEA DIVE (1-888-732-3483) 415-623-5300
Aquarium of the Bay
PIER 39, Embarcadero at Beach Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
San Francisco Bay Model Visitor Center, Sausalito, California
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary They have a Museum on Chrissy Field.
The Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is one of the largest urban national parks in the world.
Point Reyes National Seashore
Point Reyes National Seashore contains unique elements of biological and historical interest in a spectacularly scenic panorama of thunderous ocean breakers, open grasslands, bushy hillsides and forested ridges.
Hakone Tea Gardens Hakone Gardens 21000 Big Basin Way Saratoga CA 95070
http://www.hakone.com/gardens/tearooms.html
Muir Woods National Monument Muir Woods National Monument
Mill Valley, CA 94941 (415)388-7059
http://www.visitmuirwoods.com/
Golden Gate National Park
http://www.sfgov.org/site/recpark_index.asp
Alcatraz Island http://www.nps.gov/alcatraz/

San Francisco Bay Area Science and Nature

Point Reyes Bird Observatory
PRBO Conservation Science is dedicated to conserving birds, other wildlife, and ecosystems through innovative scientific research and outreach.
Oikonos
Oikonos increases ecosystem knowledge through science, art, technology, education, and applied conservation.
The Marine Mammal Center
The Marine Mammal Center recognizes human interdependence with marine mammals and their importance as sentinels of the ocean environment, the health of which is essential for all life. It is our responsibility to use our awareness, compassion and intelligence to foster marine mammal survival and the conservation of their habitat. The Marine Mammal Center works toward this end.
Chabot Space & Science Center>/i?
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

HD Video under the tanks at the Aquarium of the Bay. SFBAYIMAGES.com
Aquarium of the Bay - Pier 39 San Francisco.
A walk through the underwater aquariums at the pier 39 Aquairum of the Bay stocked with indigenous fish and marine wildlife from the San Francisco Bay and surroundig waters. Aquarium of the Bay is a unique nature center dedicated to inspiring conservation of the San Francisco Bay and all marine environments.
The 50,000 square foot facility features 300 feet of crystal clear acrylic tunnels holding over 700,000 gallons of filtered Bay water. The Aquarium is home to over 20,000 aquatic animals, including sharks, bat rays and skates. It also encompasses three touch pools and numerous other displays. Please enjoy an SFBAYIMAGES.com rendition of our visit.