For over fifteen years the San Francisco Bay Aquarium has mesmerized, fascinated and entertained more than 7,000,000 visitors to its glistening 50,000 square foot facility in the heart of the City By the Bay. The conservation-minded aquarium holds steadfast in their mission to provide visitors plenty of educational as well as entertaining interaction with hosts of captivating native San Francisco Bay creatures. Step into their home: the facility’s 300 feet of crystal clear acrylic tunnels through 700,000 gallons of fastidiously maintained bay water gets you face time with approximately 20,000 aquatic residents-giant pacific octopuses, graceful bat rays, menacing sharks and sleek skates among them. Gaze into mesmerizing walls of undulating translucent moon jellies and prickly sea nettles…lose yourself in galaxies of wriggling sea stars! Each fabulous exhibit showcases distinctive ecosystems supporting a diversity of vibrantly colorful and captivating Bay marine life. A touch pool teeming with juvenile bat rays, leopard sharks, big skates and others awaits the fearless -they prefer company at breakfast; you’ll even encounter some pretty interesting terrestrial creatures at the Aquarium! PG&E’s Bay Lab Station highlights land-lubbing residents from near and far with critical messages to impart about climate change and their Bay habitats; furry pink-toed tarantulas, prickly pygmy hedgehogs , blue-tongued skinks and their friends await your group’s rapt audience. Wonderful interactive experiences, 3D shorts, behind-the-scenes feeding tours and dozens of daily and engaging free programs ensure student groups on San Francisco excursion a relaxing yet action-packed and informative few hours exploring the Aquarium – the perfect place to unwind before getting on about the serious business of fulfilling that jam-packed California vacation agenda!