Eco-tourism has become a popular trend among tourist and locals a like. Eco-tourism is concentrated on developing travel practices that are environmental conscious. Travelocity has a section of its website dedicated to hotels, transportation, and other travel related things that are concentrate on green practices. On the website you can browse a list of green hotels, rent a hybrid, and learn ways to offset your carbon footprint.
When visiting San Francisco most travelers expect every possible aspect of their stay to be to be eco-friendly (hotel, restaurant, stores they shop in, attractions that they visit) If you are environmentally conscious or just looking for something fun to do you should stop by the California Academy of Science, its only the greenest museum in the world.Come on it has a living roof!
When planning for the California Academy of Sciences re-open in 2008, construction and design teams work diligently to make every possible aspect environmentally conscious. The construction processes may have destroyed the structure of the old building may be gone but it is still their in spirit. 90% of the destroyed building was broken down and recycled into the new Academy building. In side the new building benches and selves in the gift shop were made from fallen trees in Golden Gate Park.
After the re-opening day, The California Academy of Science didn’t stop advancing its green practice. The daily operations at the Academy concentrating on things that most people don’t even take into consideration. I wouldn’t notice the difference between a environmentally friend brochure and the general ones unless it was pointed out to me (which it was). The Academy staff thought of everything! –where things are purchased, material used to insulation, the ventilation system, energy usage, waste management. Being green is so important to the Academy that they have employees, the Green Team, that are responsible for solely focus on the green practices of the museum. The green practices that the California Academy of Sciences demonstrated earned them a double platinum LEED Certification!
The California Academy of Sciences has a variety of ticket options and events that you can take advantage of to experience the green kingdom – general admission, behind-the scenes, Nighlight, sleepover, and even birthday parties. My favorite part of the Academy is the Morrision Planetarium, its is the largest all- digital planetarium in the world. I literally felt like I was in space. You can experience the planetarium and so much more for your self for only $24.95 but make sure you have enough time to enjoy it all.
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