Top rated Museums in San Francisco

Experience the best that San Francisco has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 38 places from Museum category.

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Gregangelo's Velocity Arts & Entertainment
Circus
Opulently decorated house, HQ & museum for avant-garde entertainment troupe, with private tours.
4.90 (125 reviews)
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WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall
Museum
Humble museum preserving the history of China's military efforts during WWII, with photos & models.
4.90 (34 reviews)
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San Francisco Botanical Garden
Botanical garden
55 acres of serene gardens showcasing diverse plants from around the world & a magnolia collection.
4.80 (6.9K reviews)
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The Interval at Long Now
Cocktail bar
Coffee shop, bar & event space boasting a modern setting complete with views & a librarylike vibe.
$$ $$
4.80 (759 reviews)
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Legion of Honor Museum Store
Gift shop
Sophisticated shop for art books, posters & prints, plus gifts inspired by the museum's collection.
4.80 (49 reviews)
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San Francisco Fire Department Museum
Museum
Small, free museum exhibiting antique fire engines, helmets, extinguishers & other SFFD memorabilia.
4.80 (44 reviews)
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Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye
Museum
👍👍 FREE, with interesting information and hands-on exhibits, what else could you ask for? I enjoyed the exhibit, which included interesting trivia about how our sight is sometimes fooled and detail explanations about how it anatomically works. I highly recommend it.
4.80 (34 reviews)
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ICA SF
Museum
👍👍 The free exhibition I checked out was beautiful and timely.
4.80 (33 reviews)
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Musée Mécanique
Museum
Old-fashioned spot featuring antique coin-operated mechanical instruments & vintage arcade games.
4.70 (6.8K reviews)
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San Francisco Cable Car Museum
Rail museum
Antique cable cars on exhibit in the historic building that houses the cable-pulling equipment.
4.70 (5.5K reviews)
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Legion of Honor
Art museum
4,000 years of ancient & European art in a beaux arts building overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge.
4.70 (3.8K reviews)
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Conservatory of Flowers
Botanical garden
Golden Gate Park's Victorian-era glass greenhouse has more than 2,000 species of plants & flowers.
4.70 (3.2K reviews)
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SS Jeremiah O'Brien
Maritime museum
Functioning World War II–era naval ship serving as a living museum for the Liberty class of ships.
4.70 (1.3K reviews)
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The American Bookbinders Museum
Museum
Museum devoted to bookbinding history with vintage equipment, changing exhibits & group tours.
4.70 (106 reviews)
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Hyde St. Pier Historic Ships
Museum
👍👍 A great place for anyone interested in sailing and history. You can tour the ships in peace and understand their importance to the development of Alaska and the west coast of the United States.
4.70 (76 reviews)
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Osher Rainforest at the California Academy of Sciences
Museum
👍👍 A must visit when you go to the Academy. If you visit during the. Nightlife events on Thursdays make sure you stop here first before the last entry at 7:30pm. The dome is full of plants, butterflies and birds. On each floor there are small terrariums and exhibits with lizards, insects, frogs that l...
4.70 (56 reviews)
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Asian Art Museum
Art museum
Over 18,000 Asian artworks & artifacts in the updated former main library opposite City Hall.
4.60 (3.7K reviews)
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The Walt Disney Family Museum
Museum
Presidio museum exploring the life of Walt Disney featuring hands-on exhibits & original artwork.
4.60 (3.4K reviews)
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USS Pampanito Museum and Memorial
Museum
This restored Navy vessel from World War II now serves as a museum, memorial & historical landmark.
4.60 (2.1K reviews)
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Pier 15
Seaport
👍👍 TICKETS SERVICE HAPPY NEW YEAR MERRY CHRISTMAS GIFT FESTIVAL FOOD CSI TABLE! PIER 15
4.60 (1.4K reviews)
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