San Francisco: History Museum
Places and attractions in the History museum category
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- Concerts and shows
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- Specialty museum
- Art museum
- Art gallery
- Historical place
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- History museum
- Neighbourhood
- Monuments and statues
- Sacred and religious sites
- View point
- Shopping centre
- Playground
- Skyscraper
- Tower
- Music venue
- Lighthouse
- Library
- Gothic Revival architecture
- Cinema
- Garden
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- Vernacular architecture
- Architecture
- Natural attraction
- Science museum
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- Sport
- Sport venue
- Bookshop
- Postmodern architecture
- Trail
- Square
- Forts and castles
- Performing arts
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- Boat or ferry
- Universities and schools
- Restaurant
- Island
- Lake
- Beach
- Concert hall
- Nature
- Sculpture
- Hiking trail
- Hiking
- Nature and wildlife
- Game and entertainment center
- Ship
- Golf
- Event space
- Piers and boardwalks
- Music and shows
- Synagogue
- Bars and clubs
- Modernist architecture
- Entertainment district
- Victorian architecture
- Neo-renaissance architecture
- Romanesque architecture
- Queen Anne architecture
- Arenas and stadiums
- Tunnel
Main Prison
The main prison in San Francisco, known as Alcatraz, is a place with a rich and dark history that today attracts throngs of tourists as a museum. Located on Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay, it was once the most famous and impenetrable federal prison in the...
Musee Mecanique
Nestled in the picturesque Fisherman's Wharf of San Francisco, Musée Mécanique is a vibrant homage to the bygone era of arcade entertainment. This interactive museum is a treasure trove of over 300 mechanical machines, ranging from 20th-century penny arcade games...
Cable Car Museum
Vintage cable cars and mechanical displays The Cable Car Museum in San Francisco stands as a testament to the city's rich transportation history and its iconic cable car system, one of the last of its kind in the world. Nestled in the picturesque Nob Hill neighborhood, this museum not only offers a glimpse into...
Maritime Museum
Exhibits on the oceangoing experience Nestled along the scenic waterfront of San Francisco, the Maritime Museum stands as a beacon of the city's rich seafaring history. Housed in an art deco building that mirrors the waves of the ocean, the museum offers a deep dive into the maritime heritage of the West...
GLBT History Museum
Nestled in the heart of San Francisco's vibrant Castro District, the GLBT History Museum stands as a testament to the rich and often tumultuous history of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Known as the first stand-alone museum of its kind in the...
USS Pampanito
WWII submarine turned museum and memorial USS Pampanito, a Balao-class submarine, was a United States Navy ship, the third one named for the pompano fish. She completed six war patrols from 1944 to 1945 and served as a United States Naval Reserve training ship from 1960 to 1971.
SS Jeremiah O'Brien
Functioning WWII-era ship and museum SS Jeremiah O'Brien is a Liberty ship built during World War II and named after the American Revolutionary War ship captain Jeremiah O'Brien.
Angel Island Immigration Station
Angel Island Immigration Station was an immigration station in San Francisco Bay which operated from January 21, 1910 to November 5, 1940, where immigrants entering the United States were detained and interrogated. Angel Island is an island in San Francisco Bay.
American Bookbinders Museum
The American Bookbinders Museum is a small, not-for-profit museum in San Francisco, California, dedicated to showcasing the artistry, history, and craft of bookbinding. The Museum opened as a private museum in 2009.
Haas-Lilienthal House
The Haas–Lilienthal House is a historic building located at 2007 Franklin Street in San Francisco, California, United States, within the Pacific Heights neighborhood. Built in 1886 for William and Bertha Haas, it survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and subsequent fire.
San Francisco Mint
The San Francisco Mint is a branch of the United States Mint. Opened in 1854 to serve the gold mines of the California Gold Rush, in twenty years its operations exceeded the capacity of the first building.
Letterform Archive
Letterform Archive is a non-profit museum and special collections library in San Francisco, California dedicated to collecting materials on the history of lettering, typography, printing, and graphic design.
Museum of the African Diaspora
The Museum of the African Diaspora is a contemporary art museum in San Francisco, California. MoAD holds exhibitions and presents artists exclusively of the African diaspora, one of only a few museums of its kind in the United States.
California Historical Society
The California Historical Society is the official historical society of California. It was founded in 1871, by a group of prominent Californian intellectuals at Santa Clara University.
Mexican Museum
El Museo Mexicano or The Mexican Museum was a museum in San Francisco, California, United States created to exhibit the aesthetic expression of the Latino, Chicano, Mexican, and Mexican-American people.
McElroy Octagon House
The McElroy Octagon House, also known as the Colonial Dames Octagon House, is a historic octagonal house now located at 2645 Gough Street at Union Street in the Cow Hollow neighborhood of San Francisco, California.
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