San Francisco is not a city friendly to broke artists. That shouldn’t prevent you from seeing any San Francisco museum you can for as little money as possible. Just do me a favor, and spend that saved money on an independent artist or arts foundation, would ya?
Save 43% on attractions with the SF CityPass plus unlimited cable car rides!
Art Museums
De Young
Free first Tuesday of every month or with a ticket from the Legion of Honor on the same day.
Legion of Honor
Free first Tuesday of every month or with a ticket from the De Young on the same day.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Free first Tuesday of every month or with your performance/film ticket.
Asian Art Museum
Free first Sunday of every month.
Museum of Craft and Design
Free first Tuesday of every month.
Cartoon Art Museum
First Tuesday of the month is pay-what-you-wish.
SFMoMA
Free on the first Tuesday of every month.
Gardens & Zoos
Japanese Tea Garden
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays free before 10am entrance.
San Francisco Botanical Gardens
Free second Tuesday of every month, or free if you are a resident of San Francisco.
Conservatory of Flowers
Free first Tuesday of every month.
San Francisco Zoo
Free on the first Wednesday of the month for San Francisco residents.
History & Science
GLBT
Free first Wednesday of every month.
Contemporary Jewish Museum
Free first Tuesday of every month.
Chinese Historical Society of America
Free on the first Thursday of the month.
California Academy of Sciences
Once a quarter. (That’s the stingiest free museum day schedule I’ve ever seen, by the way).
Cable Car Museum
Always free.
Fire Department Museum
Always free.
San Francisco Railway Museum
Always free.
Musée Mécanique
Always free.
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Enjoy San Francisco! Are there any other San Francisco museum free days that you know about? Leave a comment!
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