Travel Reference
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Best
Freebies
Free SF History
Coit Tower
Free Saturday-morning tours cover SF history-redefining murals - including
secret stairway gems. (
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)
Rincon Annex Post Office
Murals cover San Francisco history, from Native American
oyster-gathering origins to McCarthy-era censorship. (
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)
Balmy Alley
Diego Rivera-inspired Mission garage-door murals, from the 1970s to today.
(
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)
Beach Chalet
Downstairs lobby lined with uplifting Depression-era murals depicting
Golden Gate Park history. (
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)
San Francisco Main Library
Volunteer-run neighborhood history walking tours
(
www.sfcityguides.org
)
and free on-site history exhibits. (
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)
City Hall
Free tours show where the first sit-in happened, and the first gay official was
elected…and assassinated. (
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)
Free Art Shows
Clarion Alley
Mission's open-air graffiti gallery constantly shows new public artworks. (
49 Geary
Free contemporary art shows across four floors, plus free wine and pretzels on
the first Thursday evening of each month. (
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)
Catharine Clark Gallery
Bold art banned elsewhere is shown here, and it's free for all. (
Luggage Store Gallery
Street artists earn museum cred at this urban art nonprofit. (
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Gallery Paule Anglim
Museum-caliber shows minus the admission fee. (
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)