The Exploratorium Museum’s relocation to San Francisco’s waterfront has given new life to the historic Piers 15 and 17 and set a precedent for revitalizing the City’s aging piers. Founded by physicist Frank Oppenheimer in 1968 as the museum of Science, Art, and Human Perception, it pioneered the concept of a hands-on, interactive science museum, inspiring institutions worldwide. It was the first major pier rehabilitation on the Embarcadero following the Loma Prieta earthquake and the demolition of the freeway that had divided downtown from the waterfront. This project, which converted a crumbling parking lot into an outdoor education exhibit space centered around a new lagoon, demonstrates how the integration of infrastructure and landscape can be transformative for cities.