Best museums in San Francisco

11 places from 6 San Francisco travel vlogs, most-mentioned first. The play button jumps to that moment in the video.

11 places · most mentioned first

Cable Car Museum
Museum · Nob Hill
A free-admission museum explaining the history and workings of San Francisco's cable cars.
17:27· Island Hopper TVin 4 vlogs
Musée Mécanique
Museum · Fisherman's Wharf
A collection of antique coin-operated arcade games and mechanical shows that are still playable.
11:21· Aly Smallsin 4 vlogs
de Young Museum
Museum · Golden Gate Park
A fine arts museum in Golden Gate Park, with openings throughout the building that frame views of the surrounding park.
2:34· The New York Timesin 4 vlogs
California Academy of Sciences
Museum · Golden Gate Park
A family-friendly science museum with an indoor rainforest dome where visitors walk among butterflies and other wildlife.
4:48· Island Hopper TVin 2 vlogs

7 more picks, each from a single vlog, so not ranked.

Walt Disney Family Museum
Museum · Presidio
A museum about Walt Disney's life in the Presidio.
7:24· California Through My Lens1 vlog
Chinese Historical Society of America Museum
Museum · Chinatown
Museum in Chinatown documenting the history of Chinese Americans.
6:14· Island Hopper TV1 vlog
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Museum · SoMa
The city's modern and contemporary art museum.
11:41· Wolters World1 vlog
Wells Fargo History Museum
Museum · Financial District
Museum on the history of the Wells Fargo bank and its role in the development of the West.
11:45· Wolters World1 vlog
Asian Art Museum
Museum · Civic Center
Museum dedicated to Asian art, one of the city's many cultural institutions.
11:56· Wolters World1 vlog
San Francisco Railway Museum
Museum · Embarcadero
Small museum on the city's rail and streetcar history.
11:56· Wolters World1 vlog
Cartoon Art Museum
Museum · Fisherman's Wharf
Museum dedicated to cartoon and comic art.
12:01· Wolters World1 vlog