How green? The roof is made of recycled jeans!

If you're looking for an earth-friendly holiday idea, then look to San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences located in Golden Gate Park.  

California Academy of Sciences is an aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum - all in one - the only place in the world to offer so much under one "living" roof.

A perfect place for families and children, it offers a mix of education and learning, leading-edge research in natural sciences, and a variety of ways to exposure the natural world.  

Greenest museum on Earth

Quickly becoming one of the most popular museums in San Francisco (with 1.5 million visitors in its first 8 months of operation), the California Academy of Sciences is also the "greenest" museum in the world.

One of the world's most innovative museum building programs, the new Academy building is topped with a living roof, insulated with recycled blue jeans, supported by recycled steel, and powered in part by solar panels. Designed by Pritzker Prize winner Renzo Piano, it employs a wide range of energy-saving technologies and has earned a higher rating from the U.S. Green Building Council than any other museum.

For more information, please go to: www.calacademy.org.

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