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Free Every Day
Cable Car Museum
1201 Mason St., San Francisco (415) 474-1887
Chinese Cultural Center Gallery
750 Kearny St, 3rd Floor, San Francisco (415) 986-1822
Museo Italo Americano
Fort Mason Center, Building C, 99 Marina Blvd, San Francisco (415) 673-2200
San Francisco Fire Department Museum
655 Presidio Ave., San Francisco (415) 563-4630
Visitor Center & Hyde Pier at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
499 Jefferson St., San Francisco (415) 447-5000
Wells Fargo History Museum
420 Montgomery St., San Francisco (415) 396-2619
Cantor Arts Center
328 Lomita Dr., Palo Alto (650) 723-4177
Randall Museum
199 Museum Way, San Francisco (415) 554-9600
Hearst Museum of Anthropology
102 Kroeber Hall, Berkeley (510) 642-3682
Marin History Museum
1125 B St., San Rafael (415) 454-8538
Free on day indicated:
Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin Street (between Fulton & McAllister)
Civic Center, across from City Hall, San Francisco (415) 581-3500
Also discounted every Thursday evening: $5.00 after 5:00p
Free 1st Tuesday
Bay Area Discovery Museum
East Fort Baker, 557 McReynolds Rd., Sausalito (415) 339-3900
Free first Tuesday from 9 am to 4 pm
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
2621 Durant Ave., (Between College & Telegraph), Berkeley (510) 642-0808
Free first Thursday to the galleries, public programs, and 5:30p PFA screening.
Burlingame Pez Museum
214 California Dr., Burlingame (650) 347-2301
Free first Thursday
Cartoon Art Museum
655 Mission Street (between 2nd & 3rd), San Francisco (415) 581-3500
Free first Tuesday is “Pay What You Wish Day.”
Coyote Point Museum
1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo
Free first Wednesday and free for teachers always
de Young Museum
Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco (415) 863-3330
Free first Tuesday, also: $2 discount on regular admission with Muni pass or transfer.
Exploratorium at the Palace of Fine Arts
3601 Lyon St., San Francisco (415) 561-0399
Free first Wednesday but groups of 10+ must have reservations
Habitot Children's Museum
2065 Kittredge, Berkeley (510) 647-1111
Varies, check the museum's website
Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park, 34th Avenue & Clement St., San Francisco (415) 863-3330
Free first Tuesday, also: $2 discount on regular admission with Muni pass or transfer.
Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak St., Oakland (510) 238-2200
Free Second Sunday
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
151 Third Street (between Mission and Howard), San Francisco (415) 357-4000
Free first Tuesday, also discounted every Thursday evening: Half price admission from 6:00-9:00 pm
Yerba Buena Center Galleries
701 Mission St., San Francisco (415) 978-2700
Free 1st Wednesday
Free Museum Days and other Free Destinations in Bay Area