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Free Museums and Free Museum Days in San Francisco

By Ingrid Taylar, About.com

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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

Index: Free Museums and Free Museum Days in San Francisco

  1. Always Free
  2. Weekly Discounts
  3. Free First Week of Month
  4. Free Second Week of the Month

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