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Cartoon Art Museum
- 655 Mission St., San Francisco (map)
- 415-227-8666
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Chabot Space & Science Center
- 10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland (map)
- 510-336-7373
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The center’s features include indoor stargazing in the planetarium, outdoor viewing via telescope, IMAX-style movie screenings, after-school classes, and ongoing and rotating interactive exhibits.
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Children's Creativity Museum
- 221 4th St., San Francisco (map)
- 415-820-3320
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Cohen-Bray House
- 1440 29th Ave., Oakland (map)
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The mission of the Victorian Preservation Center of Oakland is to interpret the East Bay in the later nineteenth century.
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Contemporary Jewish Museum
- 736 Mission St., San Francisco (map)
- 415-655-7800
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Ever changing, the CJM is a non-collecting institution that partners with national and international cultural institutions to present exhibitions that are both timely and relevant and represent the highest level of artistic achievement and scholarship.
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Contra Costa History Center
- 610 Main St., Martinez (map)
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de Young Museum
- 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr., San Francisco (map)
- 415-750-3600
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Newly remodeled, this museum showcases an extensive collection of American painting, sculpture, and decorative arts; Mesoamerican, Central, and South American artifacts; African art; and Oceanic art.
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Exploratorium
- 3601 Lyon St., San Francisco (map)
- 415-561-0363
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Popular with kids and parents alike, this science museum emphasizes hands-on learning and offers free admission every first Wednesday of the month.
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Habitot Children's Museum
- 2065 Kittredge St., Berkeley (map)
- 510-647-1111
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The museum caters to infants through toddlers through interactive exhibits, hands-on programming, a safety campaign, toy lending library, and more.
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Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
- 103 Kroeber Hall, Berkeley (map)
- 510-643-7648
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Closed for renovations until 2014.
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Heritage Jazz Center
- 1320 Fillmore St., San Francisco (map)
- 415-255-7745
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More than just an arts facility, San Francisco's newly constructed Jazz Heritage Center is the only permanent cultural and educational complex dedicated to jazz music's storied history in San Francisco, and specifically the Fillmore district. The 6,000 square-foot center is part museum, part cultural center, and part art gallery: all jazz, all the time, right in the center of San Francisco's historic jazz district.
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Hiller Aviation Museum
- 602 Skyway Rd., San Jose (map)
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John Muir National Historic Site
- 4202 Alhambra Ave., Martinez (map)
- 925-228-8860
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Lacis Museum of Textiles
- 2982 Adeline St., Berkeley (map)
- 510-843-7290
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Lacis, both a retail store and a textile arts museum, is a fascinating place to visit even if you’re not a needlework or sewing aficionado.
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Legion of Honor
- 34th Ave. and Clement St., San Francisco (map)
- 415-750-3600
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This is last of San Francisco’s old-style museums, boasting an unbeatable view of the Golden Gate, along with collections of ancient art, illustrated books, European painting and decorative art, fine prints, and Rodin bronzes.
