The Maritime Museum offers a huge collection of historic ships that can be toured. Located in the Fisherman's Wharf neighborhood, you'll get to explore the Pacific Coast's maritime history.
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One of the two main fine arts museums in San Francisco. Located ear the Lands End walk, this museum offers an eclectic collection from old world masters to Impressionists to contemporary artists as well as a rotating exhibit. It also has great views over the Golden Gate and a lovely cafe.
One of the two fine arts museums in San Francisco, the de Young Museum houses a variety of artists with a constant rotating special exhibit. The copper building is slowly oxidizing to green in the park and sports a tall tower (free to go to the top) that gives a 360-degree view of the city.
The Rock (now a National Park) was a famous federal prison where the worst of the worst criminals were kept. It was said when lavish parties in the 1920s occurred on the mainland, the prisoners could hear it from their cells way out at sea. The tour includes a cruise from San Francisco and audio tour of the cell blocks that's great.
Rainforest, aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum—all under one living roof. This LEED-certified green museum has more than 40,000 creatures living under it's natural roof.
Perhaps our favorite science museum anywhere, the exploratorium focuses on "hands on" interactive activities. Located right on the wharf in San Francisco in a 9-acre glass walled building, it's easy to spend hours here.
Chihuly is a Washington artist who blows amazing sculptures out of glass. The art is truly mind boggling. You won't even believe some of the amazing colorful glass creations are made out of glass. Yo…
The surrealist artist Salvador Dali lived in this house in Port Lligat, a short drive from Cadaques, and now you get to explore the artist's life as it was left in 1982 when his wife died and Dali moved. It's far more than a house, it's another manifestation of Dali, surreal in its extreme with spectacular views of the sea.
Ok, I loved this museum, and not everyone in our group did, but it's just SO WEIRD. It's amazing. That being said, this is the best Dali sight probably anywhere.
A relatively small museum in the town of Aidone near Morgantina, Museo Archeologico di Aidone houses a collection of artifacts unearthed in the surrounding areas. The highlights include the rare and remarkably complete Hades head and several well-preserved Greek statues, some of which were recovered from American museums after questionably legal sales.
