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California Academy of Sciences
5,949 reviews
"Located in Golden Gate Park, the California Academy of Sciences is both the educational and scientific home to an aquarium, planetarium and natural history museum including a grass topped roof!""They have a different exhibit for every season and the mainstays (aquarium, living roof, rainforest and more!) and the docents are super friendly and helpful."
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Walt Disney Family Museum
2,761 reviews
"Set in a spotless former barracks building in the Presidio, with a modern addition tucked in back that may just boast the most picturesque view of the Golden Gate, and staffed by friendly, informative employees, t...""In between, there is a great deal of content regarding everything: the first animations, creation of Mickey Mouse, the fantastic Fantasia, Disneyland, and the unrealized projects get very detailed treatments."
Shopping
Ferry Building Marketplace
7,356 reviews
"The Ferry Building has a wide array of attractions: wonderful restaurants like Slanted Door and Boulettes Larder, great food from top of the line local purveyors like Cowgirl Creamery and Acme Bread, shops with al...""The best of California is here: Cowgirl Creamery Cheese, Acme Bread, mushrooms, chocolates, meat, wine, oysters, dim sum, pizza, tacos, coffee, pantries and kitchen/cooking items."
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
2,038 reviews
"When I heard about the exhibition on the effervescent pop art of Andy Warhol at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art or SFMOMA, I turned to the pop art maestro for inspiration and motivation to keep on creating. .""The extensive renovation and additional space has transformed a wonderful space into one that can better showcase their permanent collection (now enhanced by their partnership with the Fisher family collection) an..."
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Legion of Honor
2,022 reviews
"Besides the appropriately morbid and sad holocaust memorial in front and the massive statue of the Thinker ( Rodin) as you enter the courtyard, there is a very selective on going exhibit of European paintings amon...""We just LOVED all the classical 1500-1800 european art collection, Degas, Rodin, Rembrandt, Manet etc etc. Beautiful rooms and they even have loads of period furniture."
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Cable Car Museum
3,702 reviews
"Great way to learn how the cable cars work - can see all in 30 minutes, free and makes you appreciate those cable cars!""The Cable Car Museum houses a collection of historic cable cars, photographs, mechanical displays and gift shop run by the Friends of the Cable Car Museum - a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation o..."
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de Young Museum
2,144 reviews
"And an extraordinary view over the Richmond District to the bay from the observation tower, which may be the best feature of this exceptional regional museum.""There are priceless gems of American expressionism; Mesoamerican treasures; extraordinary African art; modern glass, ceramics and bamboo in glorious permutations; the finest collection and presentation of Ruth Asa..."
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Musee Mecanique
2,868 reviews
"This was one of the absolute highlights - got to play a bunch of my old favourites while also checking out some crazy vintage coin operated machines.""This place is amazing with a wide range of old arcade games from cheesy old games that show some sort of scenario, to strength games, ski ball, common video games, love tests and our favorite; The Gypsy Queen fort..."
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Asian Art Museum
1,526 reviews
"The museum is an architectural icon, located in the same vicinity as the SF opera house, Davies Symphony Hall, the City Hall, etc., and it holds its own with these other great buildings.""A surprise delight was a special exhibit about the Sikh culture, about which we knew little despite both of us have Sikh-American friends."
Shopping
Ghirardelli Square
3,517 reviews
"I had the Muir Woods Black Cherry Vanilla Sundae, which consists of black cherry vanilla ice cream and handmade hot fudge topped with whipped cream, Ghirardelli Mini Dark Chocolate Chips, and a cherry.""If you love chocolate this is a must stop between the ice cream and the store with all the chocolate treats you wont go wrong"
Sights & Landmarks
Grace Cathedral
1,324 reviews
"A Lovely, and Iconic Cathedral In August, while staying on Nob Hill, I took the opportunity to explore Grace Cathedral, a block and a half from our hotel.""The Cathedral is breathtaking, 19th century English gothic architecture with soaring ceilings, Chartres style stained glass windows, Flying buttresses, and a wonderful labyrinth to evoke the deepest spirituality o..."
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SS Jeremiah O'Brien
443 reviews
"If you love this type of history this is a great self guided tour, a lot of info and learning about how the ship served in the war and her roll helping to secure victory for the allied forces in the Normandy invas...""The John W. Brown in Baltimore is in a similar status as the O’Brien, a haven for sea living volunteers - the O’Brian was acquired from the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet by the All Volunteer National Liberty Ship Memor..."
Transportation
Historic Streetcars
941 reviews
"I'm a Rail Fan and this is a wonderful collection of operating street cars; each cars has its history on board and is painted in the colors of what city it came from.""The F-Line streetcars are part of San Francisco's urban transport network and offer a great way to travel from the city centre and Market Street shopping areas to Fishermans Wharf."
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The Gregangelo Museum
97 reviews
"Stepping into the Gregangelo is like stepping through a portal into a magical world where, for the span of a few hours, you can let go of labels and embrace parts of yourself that have perhaps gotten lost over time.""We had a big group so we split up into two groups for the second half and we had a 90 minute break in between the 2 sections."
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Madame Tussauds
549 reviews
"It was set up and sectioned off very well and I liked how the exhibits were set up to nightlight the talents and contributions of the person on display.""Along the way is a detailed explanation about how the wax figures are made and different props like a straw hat or even a guitar to hold while standingnext to Jimmy Hendrix allowing for more interactive pictures w..."
Concerts & Shows
The Fillmore
60 reviews
"If you are lucky enough to secure one of these tables, send one of your party into the Poster Room, there's a variety of bar food such as nachos, vegetarian sliders, burgers, quesadillas, delicious cookies etc. Pa...""Easy to get in and out, large bar on premises, and just stuffed with historic posters and photos of all the legendary bands that have played here.Giant chandeliers in the main concert room are iconic."
Zoos & Aquariums
Aquarium of the Bay
1,644 reviews
"Its great for the whole family and the two tanks you get to walk through are amazing, you get up close to the sea life.""... 30,000 animals that are found in the bay and along the California coastline, including native seven-gill sharks, grand bat rays, giant Pacific octopuses, an array of jellies, and North American river otters."
