Seasonal & Holidays
Diving Santa Greets Children In San Francisco
The jolly fellow dove into a tank two-and-a-half stories tall at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Scuba Santa plunged into the holiday spirit at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Tuesday.
Children gathered for the annual event greeted Santa with a "Ho, Ho, Ho!" They also had the opportunity to high-five Santa after hearing about the fish swimming with the big guy in the Philippine Coral Reef exhibit. St. Nick even posed for selfies with the kids.
The 25-foot-deep tank is one of the deepest and largest displays of living coral in the world. Thousands of fish inhabit the reef along with eels, anemones, starfish, and coral.
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The California Academy of Sciences is open daily, including Christmas:
- Monday – Saturday: 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Sunday: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Christmas: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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-Video and image via AP/Jeff Chiu
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