California Palace of the Legion of Honor - San Francisco Museum

  • Address: El Camino Del Mar and 34th Avenue,San Francisco, CA 94121
  • Phone: +1 415 863 3330
  • Website:www.thinker.org
Average Rating
4.5
 7+ reviews
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Yahoo! Travel
4.5
 6+ reviews
Frommers
2.0
 1+ reviews

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California Palace of the Legion of Honor
El Camino Del Mar and 34th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94121

California Palace of the Legion of Honor Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • The Legion of Honor, San Francisco's most beautiful museum, displays an impressive ... more on Museum Stuff
  • Built in the early part of the 20th century by San Francisco socialite Alma Spreckels, the museum features 106 works by her favorite artist, the French sculptor Rodin. Many other examples of European art are contained here as well, including some fine French Impressionist ... more on gocitykids.com
  • Designed as a memorial to California's World War I casualties, this neoclassical structure is an exact replica of the Legion of Honor Palace in Paris, right down to the inscription HONNEUR ET PATRIE ... more on frommers.com
  • Commissioned by a wealthy society lady who was also an art student, this neoclassical building was ... more on weather.com
  • You can't beat the combination of world-class exhibitions and ... more on NileGuide

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5.0
do NOT miss the Monet

(June 06, 2008 00:00)

ok i agree with all the previous reviewers' comments about the second or third city status of the ... By A Yahoo! User from albany, ca, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

5.0
Great Art, Good Photo Opportunity!

(April 06, 2012 00:00)

I really loved the setting for this building; beautiful location overlooking the Bay and ocean. And set in the ... By A Yahoo! User from Midwest, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

5.0
Amazing view, fine exhibits

The collection, mostly comprised of European art, was was impressive, ... By tchu_yhoo from Mountain View, CA, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

5.0
European Art in a Great Location

(February 05, 2010 00:00)

It's amazing how many visitors choose SFMOMA over the Legion, just because the former is downtown. Unless you really love making sense of very abstract, contemporary art -- ... By A Yahoo! User from San Francisco, CA, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

3.0
Pretty good museum

(May 05, 2012 00:00)

The collection of this museum is fine. As other reviewers have noted, masters from Fra Angelico, Rembrandt, and Rubens, to Monet, Degas, and Van Gogh are represented in the collection of the California Palace ... By A Yahoo! User from Paris, France, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

Directions

Enter at Clement St. and 34th Ave. Parking is easy; Bus 18 can get you there.

In Lincoln Park (34th Ave. and Clement St)

Hours

Tues-Sun 9:30am-5pm

Miscellaneous

  • Admission: Adults $10; youths $6 (12-17); children under 12 free; admission free Tuesdays
  • Collections: European Painting .. European Decorative Art .. Works on Paper .. Ancient Art .. The Reva and David Logan Collection of Illustrated Books

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