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San Francisco Museums 
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Academy of Sciences, California
An aquarium, planetarium, natural history museum, and a 4-story rainforest all under one roof!
55 Music Concourse, Golden Gate Park 379-8000, calacademy.com
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Aquarium of the Bay
Walk through crystal clear tunnels filled with 20,000 sharks, rays, skates and 20,000+ other local marine animals at San Francisco’s only waterfront aquarium. PIER 39. 1-888-SEA-DIVE, aquariumofthebay.com
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Asian Art Museum
One of the largest Asian art collections in the Western world, over 13,000 art objects spanning 6,000 years of history.
200 Larkin/McAllister 581-3500, asianart.org
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Boudin Museum & Bakery Tour
Facts, myths & legends of SF & the Boudin Bakery. Open Mon.-Sun. 10am-7pm. Admission includes trip to tasting room.
160 Jefferson/Mason 928-1849, boudinbakery.com
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Cable Car Barn & Museum
Displays the history of San Francisco's cable cars and the underground cables that pull the cars along the tracks.
1201 Mason/ Washington 474-1887, cablecarmuseum.org
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Contemporary Jewish Museum
Presenting contemporary perspectives and Jewish views on art, history, and culture.
736 Mission/3rd St. 655-7800 thecjm.org
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de Young Museum
American art from the 17th through 20th centuries and art of the native Americas, Africa,
and the Pacific in a state-of-the-art new facility. GG Park 863-3330, famsf.org/deyoung
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Haas-Lilienthal House
This Victorian survived the 1906 Earthquake. Authentic furnishings and San Francisco artifacts.
Tours Wed. & Sat. 12-3, Sun. 11-4. 2007 Franklin/Washington 441-3004, www.sfheritage.org
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Museum of the African Diaspora
Exhibitions and programs featuring the art, history, culture of Africa and of people of African descent world wide. 685 Mission/3rd St. (N8) 358-7200
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
20th Century art in a variety of media. The museum is closed Wednesday.
151 3rd St./Mission 357-4000, sfmoma.org
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San Francisco Railway Museum
See how streetcars and cable cars helped build and still energize one of the world's greatest cities. Free.
77 Steuart/Market 974-1948, streetcar.org
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USS Pampanito
Authentic WWII submarine. Exclusive iPod audio tour features voices of Pampanito crewmen. National Historic landmark.
Fisherman's Wharf, Pier 45 775-1943, maritime.org
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Wells Fargo History Museum
Interactive exhibits, rare artifacts from California's early history: stagecoach, mining tools, gold, maps.
420 Montgomery/California 396-2619, wellsfargohistory.com
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
A multidisciplinary arts center presenting visual and performing arts, films and public programs.
701 Mission/3rd St. 978-ARTS (2787), ybca.org
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Bay Area Museums
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Aircraft Carrier USS Hornet
Restored WWII and Apollo recovery ship. WWII bomber, F-14 fighter, Apollo quarantine facility and command module.
707 W Hornet, Alameda. (510) 521-8448, uss-hornet.org
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Bay Area Discovery Museum
Spectacular setting under the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge. Hands-on exhibitions for children ages 1-8.
Fort Baker, Sausalito 339-3900, baykidsmuseum.org
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Intel Museum
Get inside Silicon Valley. 30+ interactive, informative exhibits. Mon-Fri, 9am-6pm; Sat, 10am-5pm.
2200 Mission College Blvd. Santa Clara, (408) 765-0503, intel.com/museum
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Lawrence Hall of Science
This user-friendly museum features interactive experimentation in geology, animal behavior and plant life.
UC Berkeley (510) 642-5134, lhs.berkeley.edu
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Monterey Bay Aquarium
This nonprofit aquarium is home to more than 6,500 specimens of Marine life indigenous to the Monterey Bay.
Monterey (408) 648-4888, montereybayaquarium.org
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Oakland Museum of California
The only museum devoted exclusively to the art, ecology and history of California.
Downtown Oakland (510) 238-2200, museumca.org
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The Tech Museum of Innovation
See how technology is changing the way we live. Featuring the IMAX® Dome theater.
201 South Market St., San Jose (408) 294-TECH, thetech.org
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University Art Museum
At UC Berkeley, this museum features works by Rothko, Cézanne, Rubens, local area artists. Special rotating exhibits.
Berkeley (510) 642-1295, bampfa.berkeley.edu
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USS Potomac
Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Floating White House" is now a National Historic Landmark and floating museum.
Port of Oakland, FDR Pier (510) 839-8256, usspotomac.org
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Academy of Art University Galleries
A training ground for some of the country's best new fine & commercial artists. 625 & 688 Sutter St.;
79 New Montgomery St.; 618-6305, www.academyart.edu.
Three nonprofit galleries showcase painting, sculpture, photography, etchings and lithographs by senior and master students,
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