San Francisco Visitors Planning Guide - Summer/Fall 2008 - (Page 48)

SEE & DO EXPLORATORIUM Palace of Fine Arts, 3601 Lyon St. 415-561-0360, www.exploratorium.edu Experience exciting and interactive exhibits that make learning fun, regardless of your age or familiarity with science. Tu–Su 10am–5pm year-round. Closed M except holidays. Admission $14 adults; $11 students, seniors, disabled and youth (13–17); $9 children (4–12) and under 4 free. Tactile Dome $17, includes museum admission and requires reservations. First W of every month is free. GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER HISTORICAL SOCIETY 657 Mission St., Suite 300 415-777-5455, www.glbthistory.org The museum collects, preserves and promotes an active knowledge of the history, art and culture of sexually diverse communities in Northern California and beyond. Tu–Sa 1–5pm. Admission $4, $2 students, seniors and low income. HAAS-LILIENTHAL HOUSE 2007 Franklin St. 415-441-3000, www.sfheritage.org San Francisco’s only Queen Anne Victorian open to the public offering docent-led tours. See a unique view of Victorian life during tour through the fully furnished principal rooms of this designated landmark. House tours W and Sa noon–3pm (Sa occasionally closed for a private party), Su 11am–4pm and a two-hour walking tour of Pacific Heights every Su 12:30pm. Admission $8, $5 seniors and children 12 and under. LEGION OF HONOR 100 34th Ave. and Clement 415-750-3600, www.legionofhonor.org Ancient and European art from 2500 B.C. through the 20th century. Artists represented include El Greco, Rembrandt, Rubens, Monet and Picasso. One of the world’s leading collections of Rodin sculpture and dramatic views of the Golden Gate and The City make this a must-see museum. Multilingual tours available. Open Tu–Su 9:30am–5pm. Admission is $10, $7 seniors 65 and older, $6 ages 13–17, children 12 and under are free. Free first Tu of the month. MUSEUM OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA 685 Mission St., 415-358-7200, www.moadsf.org MoAD is the only museum of its kind to inform and educate about how all people, ultimately, are African. Original works addressing the dispersal movements out of Africa that populated the rest of the world, as well as traveling exhibitions, film, video and multimedia that will tell the exciting untold stories of the African Diaspora. Museum and store hours Su noon–5pm. Closed M–Tu. W–Sa 10am–6pm. Admission $10 adults, $5 seniors (65 and over), $5 full-time students with ID, free children (12 and under) and members. THE NATIONAL LIBERTY SHIP MEMORIAL Pier 45, The Embarcadero 415-544-0100, www.ssjeremiahobrien.org Fully restored and operational, the Jeremiah O’Brien, America’s last unaltered Liberty ship in operating condition, is one of a great fleet that operated during World War II. Open daily 9am–4pm. Closed Jan. 1, Thanksgiving and the day after, Dec. 24, 25 and 31. Admission $8; $5 seniors; $4 under age 14; children under 6 free. Engine is running the third weekend of every month except May, Oct. and Dec. Check our Web site for current cruise information. OCTAGON HOUSE – A MUSEUM OF DECORATIVE ARTS 2645 Gough St., 415-441-7512 Former 1861 residence, now museum of early American decorative arts and documents including signatures of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Informal tours second Su, second and fourth Th, noon–3pm. Closed Jan. and holidays. Free tours, donations appreciated. Group tours by advance reservation only. SAN FRANCISCO CABLE CAR BARN & MUSEUM 1201 Mason St., 415-401-3119 The City’s cable car system is run from a circa-1907 red brick barn. Examine the winding machinery designed to make the motorless cars navigate city streets and study Andrew Hallidie’s original prototype Car No. 8. Open daily 10am–5pm. Free. SAN FRANCISCO CENTER FOR THE BOOK 300 De Haro St., Suite 334 415-565-0545, www.sfcb.org The center offers classes, exhibitions, lectures and events in the book arts: letterpress, printing, traditional bookbinding and innovative book structures. 10am–5pm. Free. Individual tours in advance. SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT P.O. Box 8097, 94128 650-821-5000, 800-I-FLY-SFO, www.flysfo.com Exhibitions throughout the airport terminals and the Aviation Library and Museum located in the International Terminal feature aviation in the Pacific and showcase the unique cultural life of San Francisco and travel destinations. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Aviation Library and Museum open Su–F 10am–4pm with library services by appointment during open hours, closed Sa and holidays. Free admission. SAN FRANCISCO MARITIME NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Jefferson at Hyde below the cable car turnaround 415-447-5000 Visitors relive America’s seafaring past on National Historic Landmark ships at Hyde Street Pier. Board the 1886 square-rigger Balclutha, famous for its bit part in the classic film “Mutiny on the Bounty.” Venture onto the 1907 steam tugboat Hercules, the 1895 sailing schooner C.A. Thayer, and 1890 steam ferryboat Eureka. Round out the visit by strolling the grounds and beach of Aquatic Park, the 1930s Landmark District with buildings and architecture that take one back to another era. Exhibits featuring San Francisco’s rich maritime history are displayed in the Visitor Center. Educational ranger tours and programs throughout the day. Junior Ranger booklets are free for children who want to earn their own “badge.” Daily 9:30am– 5:30pm, Memorial Day to Sept. 30; 9:30am–5pm, Oct. 1 to May 27. Admission free to Hyde Street Pier, Visitor Center and Historic District; $5 adults for combined ship boarding pass; free for supervised children under 16. Field trip guide and school curricula available online. Group/tours available. 48 San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau http://www.exploratorium.edu http://www.glbthistory.org http://www.sfheritage.org http://www.sfcb.org http://www.flysfo.com http://www.legionofhonor.org http://www.moadsf.org http://www.ssjeremiahobrien.org

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