Onsite Exhibits

Physical exhibits that are on display at the Golden Gate Bridge Visitor Area near the south tower allow visitors the opportunity to learn more about the engineering and history of the Bridge.

This project was funded by the National Science Foundation to support STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning.

This online version of these physical exhibits goes deeper - adding information about an offsite exhibit, providing additional photos, and giving links to outside resources.

Exhibit Area 1 - Entrance to Lower Level

• Facts & Figures About the Bridge
• Tall and Strong - The Bridge Towers (includes "What is a Rivet?")
• Steel, Fog, Salt, Rust, and Paint
• Art Deco on a Grand Scale
• Types of Bridges
• How the Bridge Spans the Golden Gate 

Exhibit Area 2 - Upper level near flagpole

• How the Bridge Vibrates
• When It's Foggy - Foghorns
• Fort Point Arch
• Bridge Deck Deflection

Exhibit Area 3 - Under the Bridge, west side

• Historic Preservation: Lattice Strut Retrofit
• Historic Preservation: Seismic Isolator
• Bridge Deck Aerodynamics
• Plate Techtonics
• Ships of the Golden Gate

Exhibit Area 4 - Lower level by stairs

• The History of the Design and Construction of the Bridge
  • Bridging the Gate - The Beginning
  • Engineering the Design
  • Working Under Water
  • A Bathtub for the South Tower
  • World's Tallest Bridge Towers
  • Spinning the Main Cables
  • Hanging the Roadway Deck
  • All In A Day's Work
  • A Lasting Monument
• Suspension Cable Tension vs. Tower Height
• Battery Lancaster - Defending the Golden Gate
• Resisting the Twisting
• Wind Speed and Wind Pressure

Exhibit Area 5 - Near the Welcome Center

• LIFETILES: Animation of the Construction of the Bridge
• Braille / Tactille Model of the Bridge
• Cross-section of the Main Cable

Offsite Exhibit - Located onboard a Golden Gate Ferry boat

• What Suspends a Suspension Bridge? - Steel Suspender Rope Exhibit