San Francisco Bay Area family weekend planner
Best museums in San Francisco
Best museums in San Francisco. Browse 30 family-friendly spots and 26 upcoming events on FamHop.
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Upcoming museums
- Aquarium of the Bay — animal encounters · Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Aquarium of the Bay, San Francisco · $$$
- Penguin Feeding Talk · Wednesday, June 17, 2026
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco · $$$
- Coral Reef Dive Show · Wednesday, June 17, 2026
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco · $$$
- Family exhibits + tinkering · Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Exploratorium, San Francisco · $$$
- Aquarium of the Bay — animal encounters · Thursday, June 18, 2026
Aquarium of the Bay, San Francisco · $$$
- Penguin Feeding Talk · Thursday, June 18, 2026
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco · $$$
- Coral Reef Dive Show · Thursday, June 18, 2026
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco · $$$
- Family exhibits + tinkering · Thursday, June 18, 2026
Exploratorium, San Francisco · $$$
- Aquarium of the Bay — animal encounters · Friday, June 19, 2026
Aquarium of the Bay, San Francisco · $$$
- Penguin Feeding Talk · Friday, June 19, 2026
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco · $$$
- Coral Reef Dive Show · Friday, June 19, 2026
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco · $$$
- Family exhibits + tinkering · Friday, June 19, 2026
Exploratorium, San Francisco · $$$
- de Young Museum Free Saturday for Bay Area Residents · Saturday, June 20, 2026
de Young Museum, San Francisco · Free general admission for Bay Area residents (special exhibitions ticketed)
- Time · Saturday, June 20, 2026
Randall Museum, San Francisco
- Aquarium of the Bay — animal encounters · Saturday, June 20, 2026
Aquarium of the Bay, San Francisco · $$$
- Penguin Feeding Talk · Saturday, June 20, 2026
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco · $$$
- Family Tour: Heroes · Saturday, June 20, 2026
de Young Museum, San Francisco
- Time · Saturday, June 20, 2026
Randall Museum, San Francisco
- Time · Saturday, June 20, 2026
Randall Museum, San Francisco
- Time · Saturday, June 20, 2026
- Coral Reef Dive Show · Saturday, June 20, 2026
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco · $$$
- Family exhibits + tinkering · Saturday, June 20, 2026
Exploratorium, San Francisco · $$$
- MAKE! with SCRAP: Drawing with Instructions · Sunday, June 21, 2026
- Time · Saturday, June 27, 2026
- Time · Saturday, June 27, 2026
- Time · Saturday, June 27, 2026
Top-rated museums
- Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center · San Francisco
- Misalignment Museum · San Francisco
- San Francisco Fire Department Pioneer Museum · San Francisco
- Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye · San Francisco
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- Legion of Honor · San Francisco
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- WWII Pacific War Memorial Hall · San Francisco
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- Cable Car Powerhouse and Barn · San Francisco
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- Randall Museum · San Francisco
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- Exploratorium · San Francisco
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- Musée Mécanique · San Francisco
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- San Francisco Maritime Visitor Center · San Francisco
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- Asian Art Museum of San Francisco · San Francisco
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- American Bookbinders Museum · San Francisco
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- GLBT History Museum · San Francisco
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- Haas-Lilienthal House · San Francisco
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- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · San Francisco
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- California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco
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- de Young Museum · San Francisco
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- USS Pampanito · San Francisco
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- Walt Disney Family Museum · San Francisco
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- Museum of the African Diaspora · San Francisco
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- The Beat Museum · San Francisco
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- San Francisco Railway Museum · San Francisco
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- Museo Italo Americano · San Francisco
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- Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum · San Francisco
- Museum of Russian Culture · San Francisco
- Cartoon Art Museum · San Francisco
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- Letterform Archive · San Francisco
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- Japantown Peace Gallery · San Francisco
- Chinese Historical Society of America · San Francisco