Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Best
Museums & Galleries
Museums
MH de Young Museum
Wonder at craftsmanship and artistic vision, from ancient Olmec
heads to James Turrell light installations. (
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Asian Art Museum
Trip through 6000 years and 4000 miles in an hour, with masterpieces
from Mumbai to Tokyo. (
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California Academy of Sciences
Chase butterflies under the rainforest dome or shuffle
with the penguins inside this living museum. (
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Cartoon Art Museum
Original artwork from legendary comics, from Superman to R
Crumb. (
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Contemporary Jewish Museum
Artworks by Warhol, Houdini, Lou Reed and Gertrude
Stein prove great minds don't always think alike. (
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Legion of Honor
SF eclectic: ancient Mesopotamian art, John Cage soundscapes and
weekend organ recitals in the Rodin sculpture gallery. (
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History
Alcatraz
Tour the notorious island prison, from solitary cells to attempted escape routes. (
USS Pampanito
Dive into history inside this WWII submarine. (
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California Historical Society Museum
Gold Rush telegrams, earthquake photos, psyche-
delic rock posters and other essential SF ephemera. (
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Murals
Coit Tower
Murals showing SF during the Great Depression got 27 artists labeled first
communists, then national treasures. (
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