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 Museum Directory.
ALWAYS FREE
Cable Car Museum
1201 Mason St
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 474-1887
Chinese Cultural Center Gallery
750 Kearny St, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 986-1822
Museo ItaloAmericano
Fort Mason Center, Building C
99 Marina Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 673-2200
San Francisco Fire Department Museum
655 Presidio Ave (at Pine)
San Francisco, CA 94115
During museum hours: (415) 563-4630
After hours msg: (415) 558-3546
Visitor Center & Hyde Pier at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
499 Jefferson St (at Hyde)
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 447-5000
Worth seeing at Visitor Center: First Order Fresnel lighthouse lens.
Wells Fargo History Museum
420 Montgomery St (between California & Sacramento)
San Francisco, CA 94163
(415) 396-2619
FREE BAY AREA MUSEUMS
Cantor Arts Center
328 Lomita Dr (at Museum Way)
Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 723-4177
Hearst Museum of Anthropology
102 Kroeber Hall (corner of Bancroft & College)
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510) 642-3682
General admission is free.
Marin History Museum
1125 B St
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 454-8538
Takara Sake Museum
708 Addison St
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 540-8250
One-room museum display and free sake tastings
Profile of Takara Sake Museum
FREE GUIDED WALKS
San Francisco City Guides Walking Tours
Various Locations
c/o SF Public Library
100 Larkin St
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 557-4266
Free Guided Walks at SF Botanical Gardens
9th Ave & Lincoln Way/Main Gate Bookstore
San Francisco, CA 94122
Daily - check site for times
San Francisco Botanical Garden Photos
For more walking tours see Guided Walks in San Francisco and Free Bay Area Nature Walks