Travel Reference
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San Francisco's Best: Museums and Galleries
Museums and galleries in the city range from the
Legion of Honor and the de Young Museum to the
contemporary art of the Museum of Modern Art
and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. There are
several excellent science museums, including the
Exploratorium and the California Academy of
Sciences. Other museums celebrate San
Francisco's heritage and the people and events
that made the city what it is today. More details
on the area's museums and galleries are given on
pages 40 and 41.
de Young Museum
This landmark art museum showcases
collections of art from the Americas, Africa,
and the Pacific, as well as an astounding
collection of textiles, photography, sculptures,
crafts, and modern and contemporary art.
Presidio
Legion of Honor
Sailboat on the Seine
(c.1874) by
Monet is part of a collection of
European art from medieval
times to the 19th century.
Golden Gate Park
and Land's End
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California Academy of Sciences
Sensitively integrated into the environment
of Golden Gate Park, the California Academy
of Sciences includes an aquarium,
planetarium, and natural history museum.
