# Best museums in San Francisco

Science, modern art and antique arcade games: the San Francisco museums visitors and locals recommend.

- 653 votes · 14 items
- Sep 24, 2021 · Matthew R.
- https://even.best/en/l/1430/best-museums-in-san-francisco

## Top 10

1. **California Academy of Sciences** (80 · ▲84 ▼4) — Aquarium, planetarium, rainforest and living roof in Golden Gate Park.
2. **de Young Museum** (64 · ▲70 ▼6) — American art and a free observation tower in Golden Gate Park.
3. **Legion of Honor** (51 · ▲56 ▼5) — European art in a Beaux-Arts palace overlooking the Golden Gate.
4. **SFMOMA** (44 · ▲55 ▼11) — One of the largest modern art museums in the US.
5. **Exploratorium** (39 · ▲49 ▼10) — Hands-on science museum on Pier 15.
6. **Walt Disney Family Museum** (37 · ▲45 ▼8) — Walt Disney's life story in the Presidio.
7. **Asian Art Museum** (37 · ▲44 ▼7) — One of the largest collections of Asian art in the West.
8. **Musée Mécanique** (36 · ▲39 ▼3) — Free-entry collection of antique arcade machines at Fisherman's Wharf.
9. **San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park** (29 · ▲32 ▼3) — Historic ships at Hyde Street Pier.
10. **Cable Car Museum** (27 · ▲35 ▼8) — Free museum inside the working cable car powerhouse.
11. **Chinese Historical Society of America Museum** (17 · ▲27 ▼10) — Chinese American history in Chinatown.
12. **Museum of the African Diaspora** (11 · ▲20 ▼9) — Art and culture of the African diaspora.
13. **Contemporary Jewish Museum** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Museum in Yerba Buena housed in a former power substation, with a Daniel Libeskind extension.
14. **Cartoon Art Museum** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Museum dedicated to comics and animation art, at Fisherman's Wharf.

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