| San Franciscos museums, arts and galleries | | | | |
| are a great departure from commercial | | | | Experience the Wild West at the extraordinary |
| attractions and offer the visitors to | | | | Wells Fargo History Museum. It is one of the |
| discover the history and art of this amazing | | | | Californias largest bank houses, an old west |
| city. You will have a unique personal | | | | history museum at the banks head office. View |
| experience when you admire the works done at | | | | the Concord Coach used by the bank during |
| the Asian Art Museum or take part in science | | | | 1800's and displays featuring gold rush |
| experiment at the Exploratorium. You may | | | | vestiges including; photographs, mining |
| choose any attraction, it is sure that it | | | | equipment with ore. The Wells Fargo History |
| would inspire and provide you an | | | | Museum has free entry and is open to the |
| understanding of great art and history of San | | | | public. |
| Francisco. | | | | |
| | | | If modern art interests you, do visit to the |
| Asian Art Museum in the Civic Center is one | | | | unbelievable San Francisco Museum of Modern |
| of the largest museum devoted to Asian | | | | Art (SFMOMA) perhaps the perfect way to spend |
| artwork in Western world. Different mediums | | | | an afternoon. This South of Market area |
| have been represented with sculptures, | | | | museum boasts for about 23,000 pieces with |
| paintings, bronzes and jade objects by all | | | | works from Matisse, Pollock and de Kooning. |
| hands. All areas of Asia symbolize and focus | | | | The museum further houses a wide set of |
| on works from China, Korea, and Japan. | | | | photography from the likes of Ansel Adams and |
| Discover 6,000 years of Asian history through | | | | few other remarkable modern photographers. |
| works of art at this outstanding museum. | | | | The museum is open to the public on a normal |
| | | | fee and Thursday night's entrance is half |
| Visit the seas and learn everything about | | | | off. |
| sailing, whaling and fishing at the San | | | | |
| Francisco Maritime National Historical Part | | | | For an exclusive and interestingly amusing |
| Museum. This museum is located at the west | | | | day, visit the Exploratorium in the Marina |
| end of Fishermans Wharf. The best features | | | | District at the Palace of Fine Arts. Rated |
| are that the museum is shaped like an Art | | | | the best science museum in the world by |
| Deco shop and it offers the visitors | | | | Scientific American magazine, this museum is |
| interesting videos, storytelling, interactive | | | | an interactive quest in the science. Children |
| displays and models. Visit some of the | | | | and parents would thrill at the original |
| historic ships by moving two blocks east to | | | | exhibits requiring participation. The |
| Hyde Street Pier. Here you might look and | | | | Exploratorium makes science so amusing that |
| learn about the museum's renovation progress | | | | it is hard to pull yourself away from this |
| of these historic boats. | | | | hands-on science fair setting. |