Bay Area Museums with
"Free" Days
One of my new favorite websites is called "Red Tricycle" (
http://redtri.com/). It's a great site for parents with children or grandparents who have grandchildren. They offer up national and regional information about family friendly places to go, things to do with children, keeping school lunch boxes interesting, kid friendly meals and more. I signed up for their e-mail service and I get tips and ideas every day. Since we are located near San Francisco, I signed up for that particular information.
Today, they sent me an e-mail about the San Francisco Bay Area free museum days. I jumped for joy and thought I'd share the info gathered by SF editor, Erin Feher. Mark your calendars and then come stay at Pillar Point RV Park and take in a museum or two....for free!
de Young MuseumFree: First Tuesday of the month.
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr.
San Francisco, Ca
415-750-3600
Online: deyoung.famsf.org
California Academy of SciencesFree: Four Sundays throughout the year. Dec. 7th is the final date in 2014.
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, Ca
415-379-8000
Online: calacademy.org
Asian Art MuseumFree: First Sunday of the month.
200 Larkin St.
San Francisco, Ca
415-581-3500
Online: asianart.org
Legion of Honor
Lincoln Park
100 34th Ave.
San Francisco, Ca
415-750-3600
Online: egionofhonor.famsf.org
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Free: First Tuesday of the month.
(Free admission to the gallery anytime if guests check in on Foursquare.)
701 Mission St.
San Francisco, Ca
415-978-2787
Online: ybca.org
Free: First Wednesday of the month.
Fort Baker
557 McReynolds Rd.
Sausalito, Ca
415-339-3900
Online: baykidsmuseum.org
Free: Groundhog Day; Pi Day (March 14); Mother’s Day; Engineering Day (Sept. 28, 2014); Founder’s Day (Oct. 12, 2014)
Pier 15
San Francisco, Ca
415-528-4444
Online: exploratorium.edu
San Francisco Botanical Garden
Free: Second Tuesday of the month, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Jan. 1. (Always free for SF residents with ID)
9th Ave. & Lincoln Way, Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, Ca
415-661-1316
Online: sfbotanicalgarden.org
Cartoon Art Museum
“Pay What You Wish Day:” First Tuesday of the month.
655 Mission St.
San Francisco, Ca
415-227-8666
Online: cartoonart.org
Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia
Free: First Thursday of the month.
214 California Dr.
Burlingame, Ca
650-347-2301
Online: burlingamepezmuseum.com
Oakland Museum of California
Free: First Sunday of the month.
1000 Oak St.
Oakland, Ca
510-238-2200
Online: museumca.org
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Free: First Thursday of the month (PFA Theater programs excluded)
BAM at 2626 Bancroft Way
Berkeley, Ca
510-642-0808
Online: bampfa.berkeley.edu
Museum of Craft and DesignFree: First Tuesday of the month.
2569 Third St.
San Francisco, Ca
415-773-0303
Online: sfmcd.org
Free: First Tuesday of the month.
736 Mission St.
San Francisco, Ca
415-655-7800
Online: thecjm.org
Photograph of de Young Museum from the
deyoung.famsf.org website.