How does shark week and beer go together? Sharktoberfest! at the Cal Academy of Sciences
Each week the museum hosts a different theme for the special nightlife program. This month it was sharks and beer. The museum opens after hours, which is kind of cool, and admission is only available to those 21 and older. Patrons get the entire run of the museum, and there are food vendors and bars set up around random exhibits--think club night for the intellectual crowd.
My roommate, Courtney, and I had a good time exploring all the exhibits, handling starfish in the marine touch-tank, trying to figure out where all the shark displays were, getting freaked out by the albino alligator--all while enjoying some nice craft beer...For a shark week theme, we couldn't find too many exhibits relating to sharks (I think we counted 2). It was the one disappointment of the night.
Admission for nightlife is only $12, compared to the normal day price of $20 for adults. It's actually a brilliant business plan--charging a low cover and raising the premium on drinks-- which is exactly what they did. Eight dollar beers, eleven dollar wine, food was reasonable though--I'm sure they made a killing!
Still, it's fun exploring the museum at night--another one of those activities that are uniquely San Franciscan...
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