California Academy of Sciences Museum #3

The first California Academy of Sciences Museum opened in 1874, but was leveled during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. #2 was opened in 1916, but was again damaged beyond repair from the 1989 earthquake. #3 reopened on September 27, 2008 and almost 2 months later, the museum still draws a huge crowd.

Touted as one of the greenest buildings in the world, runoff rainwater collects in receptacles in the basement used to irrigate the 2.5 acres of plants on the museum rooftop.

- Karen