From 6,000 year old artifacts in the Asian Art Museum to claymations created today at Zeum, San Francisco's museums offer a diverse wealth of exhibits.
MOMA cuts the edge of modern art - while the Legion of Honor and deYoung proffer exquisite fine arts.
World renowned for hands-on exhibits, the Exploratorium defines itself as "a museum of science, art and human perception". The California Academy of Science houses a rainforest, planetarium and multiple aquariums.
Outside, the Botanical Garden is home to immigrant and native plants in abundance, while the Zoo complements with fauna.
Many smaller museums are excellent as well - the Cable Car Museum runs the cables that run the cars, and the Fire Department Museum chronicles an era when local firefighters were heroes the old-fashioned way.
