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Many museums in San Francisco offer at least one free day per month, and some discounted days or evenings.
See a map of San Francisco Museums as well as an A to Z Directory.
ALWAYS FREE
Cable Car Museum
1201 Mason Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel: (415) 474-1887
Chinese Cultural Center Gallery
750 Kearny Street, Third Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Tel: (415) 986-1822
Museo ItaloAmericano
Fort Mason Center, Building C
99 Marina Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94123
Tel: (415) 673-2200
San Francisco Fire Department Museum
655 Presidio Avenue (at Pine)
San Francisco, CA 94115
Tel (during museum hours): (415) 563-4630
After Hours Voicemail: (415) 558-3546
Visitor Center & Hyde Pier at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
499 Jefferson Street (at Hyde)
San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel: (415) 447-5000
Worth seeing at the Visitor Center: the First Order Fresnel lighthouse lens.
Wells Fargo History Museum
420 Montgomery Street (between California & Sacramento)
San Francisco, CA 94163
tel: (415) 396-2619
FREE BERKELEY MUSEUMS
Hearst Museum of Anthropology
102 Kroeber Hall (corner of Bancroft & College)
Berkeley, CA 94720
Tel: (510) 642-3682
General admission to the museum is free.
Takara Sake Museum
708 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
Tel: (510) 540-8250
FREE EVERY TUESDAY
Museum of Craft and Folk Art
51 Yerba Buena Lane
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: (415) 227-4888
FREE GUIDED WALKS
San Francisco City Guides Walking Tours
Various Locations in SF
c/o SF Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tel: (415) 557-4266
Free Guided Walks at SF Botanical Gardens
9th Avenue& Lincoln Way/Main Gate Bookstore
San Francisco, CA 94122
Daily: 1:30p - Sat & Sun: Also at 10:30a


