If you’re visiting San Francisco towards the beginning of the month, take a look at the city’s free museum days. On the first Tuesdays and Wednesdays of every month, several of San Francisco’s museums offer free admission to the public. And thus, savings for you.
Exceptions to the first Tuesday/Wednesday include the Asian Art Museum, which offers free admission on the first Sunday instead, and the brand new California Academy of Sciences, which is free to visit on the third Wednesday of every month. The Museum of Craft & Folk Art if free every Tuesday in 2008 (it need not be the first).
What’s more, the Legion of Honor and the de Young Museum are sister museums, so admission to one museum means free admission to the other if on the same day. Thus, regardless of which day you’re in town, you can explore both fine-arts museums at half-price, should you decide to visit both. The Legion of Honor is in Lincoln Park, the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park: both offer wonderful views. Bring your camera!
And finally, the Cable Car Museum, located in the Washington-Mason powerhouse, is always free to visit. So, to help you plan your itinerary/ies, keep in mind these free museum days for when you’re next in San Francisco. Hopefully one (or more) will fit into your busy schedule.
Tuesday:
Cartoon Art Museum | Conservatory of Flowers | de Young Museum | Legion of Honor | Museum of Craft & Folk Art | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Wednesday:
Exploratorium (first Wednesday)
California Academy of Sciences (third Wednesday)
Sunday:
Asian Art Museum
(Click on the placemarkers below for location information, open hours, and official museum sites.)
* Front entrance to the Academy. Photo (c) California Academy of Sciences.
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