D is for the de Young Museum

@ de Young Museum

The de Young Museum, a favorite of San Francisco residents and visitors since 1895, is located at 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.

The de Young Museum had significant damage after the Loma Prieta Earthquake in 1989 and was renovated after a successful multimillion-dollar fundraising campaign re-opened on October 15, 2005. The de Young museum has successfully hosted artwork on loan from the Louvre, Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay, Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne and Beyond: Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay, Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs, Warhol Live, and The Quilts of Gee’s Bend.

Hours

Tuesday through Sunday 9:30 am to 5:15 pm
Friday (March 30 through November 30 only) 9:30 am to 8:45 pm
Monday Closed

The de Young is closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Days. The museum closes at 4 pm on December 24 (last special exhibition admission at 2:30 pm).

The Hamon Education Tower Observation Deck closes at 4:30 pm (8 pm Fridays from late March through November).

General Admission

Adults $10
Seniors 65+ $7
Youths 13–17 $6
College students with valid ID $6
Children 12 and under Free
First Tuesday of the month Free (special exhibition fees still apply)
FAMSF members Free
Audio tour $7 ($6 FAMSF members)

Additional fees may apply for special exhibitions.

Admission tickets to the de Young include same-day general admission to the Legion of Honor (special exhibition fees not included).

C is for California Academy of Sciences

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California Academy of Sciences

@ 2012 The Academy of Sciences

The Academy of Sciences is the only place in the world with an aquarium, a planetarium, a natural history museum, a 3D theater, a lecture hall, a Naturalist Center, two restaurants, an adjacent garden and aviary, a roof terrace, and a 4-story rainforest all under one roof, which is located in world-famous Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA. The Academy is a stunning architectural achievement with hundreds of unique exhibits and nearly 40,000 live animals.

The Academy of Sciences renovation took ten years to complete and cost $100 million privately funded dollars. The Academy’s commitment to sustainability earned the platinum rating (highest rating possible) for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).

The museum is open 363 days a year (closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas) Monday – Saturday 9:30 am – 5:00 pm and Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased on-site or online. During peak periods, a $5 admission surcharge is added to ticket purchases at the door. This surcharge does not apply to tickets purchased online, which are valid any day, including peak periods. More more information please visit http://www.calacademy.org/visit/

General Admission Buy Tickets
Adult $29.95
Senior (ages 65 and over) $24.95
Student $24.95
Youth (ages 12-17) $24.95
Child (ages 4-11) $19.95
Ages 3 and under FREE