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NASA/Caltech facility managing robotic spacecraft missions — covers aerospace engineering, planetary science, and space exploration.

National park featuring desert ecology, geology, and plant adaptation — ranger programs cover the Joshua tree ecosystem and rock formation.

Active fossil excavation site and museum where Ice Age megafauna are still being recovered — covers paleontology, geology, and taphonomy.

Active volcanic landscape with hydrothermal features, lava fields, and ranger programs covering volcanology and plate tectonics.

National monument with lava tube caves and volcanic geology — covers speleology, volcanology, and the 1872 Modoc War battlefield history.

Major encyclopedic art museum with 150,000+ works spanning 6,000 years — supports art history, world cultures, and visual arts curriculum at the highest level.

Major accredited zoo with 270+ species and active conservation programs — covers zoology, animal adaptations, and global ecosystems.

Membership booth for the Los Angeles Zoo — entry point to a major AZA-accredited zoo with strong wildlife conservation and zoology programming.

Fleet of historic ships on San Diego Bay — covers naval history, maritime technology, and U.S. military and trade history from the 1500s to WWII.

World-class aquarium on Monterey Bay — marine biology, ocean ecology, food webs, and conservation science across dozens of exhibit halls.

World-class aquarium with Seafood Watch conservation program — marine biology, ocean ecosystems, and sustainable fisheries science.

Full-dome digital planetarium inside the California Academy of Sciences — covers astronomy, the solar system, and light physics through immersive projection.

National Monument preserving old-growth coastal redwoods — covers forest ecology, dendrology, and conservation biology via ranger-led programs.

NASA research center with public visitor areas and the Exploration Center exhibit — covers aeronautics, space science, and the history of NASA research programs.

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center visitor area at Edwards AFB — covers aeronautics, experimental flight history, and aerospace engineering.

Major natural history museum with dinosaur halls, gem and mineral collections, and biodiversity exhibits — spans paleontology, geology, and ecology.

Four-story living rainforest dome inside the California Academy of Sciences — covers tropical ecology, biodiversity, and the water cycle with live specimens.

National park featuring volcanic rock formations, talus caves, and rare California condors — covers geology, ecology, and cave biology.

National Seashore on the Point Reyes Peninsula with ranger programs, tule elk, tide pools, and diverse coastal and forest ecosystems.

Old-growth coastal redwood ecosystem with ranger programs covering forest ecology, tree biology, and the tallest living organisms on Earth.

Presidential library and museum covering Reagan's governorship, Cold War policy, and the presidency — includes Air Force One and primary-source government documents.

Full-dome planetarium at Griffith Observatory with live astronomy shows — covers stellar science, cosmology, and celestial mechanics.

Major aerospace museum with aircraft, spacecraft, and flight-simulation exhibits covering aeronautics, physics, and aviation history.

Major natural history museum with paleontology, mineralogy, and regional ecology collections covering Earth science, evolution, and biodiversity.