Art, History and Discovery Museums in the Bay Area

Below is a list of many, if not all, of the main museums in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you know of any others, feel free to let me know via comment. I have visited several of these museums but not all of them. I hope to have commentary for all of them either from me or others, so please pass on your comments for your fellow moms if you have an experience with any of them. It is a great way to get your child interested in the world around him and familiar with other cultures, countries and various art. Some museums have partnerships for discounted rates with memberships for frequent visitors such as the national parks. This is a great family activity and educational too! Enjoy!

African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO)http://www.oaklandlibrary.org/AAMLO/
Alcatraz Island
http://www.nps.gov/alcatraz/
Arts Benicia
http://www.artsbenicia.org/
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
http://www.asianart.org/
Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center
http://www.apiculturalcenter.org/
Badè Museum of Biblical Archaeology
http://bade.psr.edu/bade
Bay Area Discovery Museum
http://www.badm.org/
Bayanihan Community Center
http://www.bayanihancc.org/
Berkeley Art Center
http://www.berkeleyartcenter.org/
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)
http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/
Berkeley Historical Society
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/histsoc/
Cable Car Barn
http://www.sfcablecar.com/
Cable Car Museum
http://cablecarmuseum.com/
California Academy of Sciences
http://www.calacademy.org/
California Historical Society
http://www.calhist.org/
California History Center
http://calhistory.org/
California Indian Museum
http://www.cimcc.org/
California Palace of Legion of Honor
http://www.famsf.org/legion/
Campbell Historical Museum
http://www.ci.campbell.ca.us/communityandarts/museum.htm
Camron-Stanford House
http://cshouse.org/
Cantor Center for Visual Arts
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/ccva
Capp Street Project
http://www.wattis.org/cappstreet/
Cartoon Art Museum
http://www.cartoonart.org/
Center for the Arts at Yerba Buena Gardens
http://www.yerbabuenaarts.org/
Chabot Space and Science Center
http://www.chabotspace.org/
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
http://www.cdm.org/
Chinese Culture Center
http://www.c-c-c.org/
Chinese Historical Society of America
http://www.sfsu.edu/~museumst/www.chsa.org
Coit Tower
http://coittower.org/
Computer History Museum
http://www.computerhistory.org/
COPIA
http://www.copia.org/
Coyote Point Museum
http://www.coyoteptmuseum.org/
Creative Growth Art Center
http://www.creativegrowth.org/
de Saisset Museum
http://www.scu.edu/desaisset/
Death Valley National Park - Scotty's Castle
http://www.nps.gov/deva/
Exploratorium and Palace of Fine Arts
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
Filoli Center
http://www.filoli.org/
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
http://www.thinker.org/
Fort Point National Historic Site
http://www.nps.gov/fopo/
Galeria de la Raza
http://www.galeriadelaraza.org/
GGNRA
http://www.nps.gov/goga/
GGNRA-Point Reyes National Seashore
http://www.nps.gov/pore/home.htm
GLBT Historical Society
http://www.glbthistory.org/
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
http://www.parkconservancy.org/
Haas-Lilienthal House
http://www.sfheritage.org/house.html
Habitot Children's Museum
http://www.habitot.org/
Hall of Health
http://www.hallofhealth.org/
Healdsburg Museum and Historical Society
http://www.healdsburgmuseum.org/
Hiller Aviation Museum
http://www.hiller.org/
History San Jose
http://www.historysanjose.org/
Holocaust Center of Northern California
http://www.holocaust-sf.org/
Japanese American Museum of San Jose (JAMSJ)
http://www.jamsj.org/
Judah L. Magnes Museum
http://www.magnes.org/
Lawrence Hall of Science
http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/
Los Altos Historical Museum
http://www.losaltoshistory.org/
Luther Burbank Home and Garden
http://www.parks.sonoma.net/burbank.html
M.H. de Young Museum
http://www.thinker.org/deyoung/index.asp
Manilatown Center
http://www.manilatown.org/
Marin Historical Society
http://www.marinhistory.org/
Marin Museum of the American Indian
http://www.marinindian.com/
Mendocino County Museum
http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/museum/
Mexican Museum
http://www.mexicanmuseum.org/
Mills College Art Museum
http://www.mills.edu/museum/
Mission Cultural Center of Latino Arts
http://www.missionculturalcenter.org/
Miwok Archaeological Preserve of Marin (MAPOM)
http://www.mapom.org/
Monterey Bay Aquarium
http://www.mbayaq.org/
Monterey History and Art Association
http://www.montereyhistory.org/
Monterey Museum of Art
http://www.montereyart.org/
Morrison Planetarium
http://www.calacademy.org/planetarium/
Museo Italo Americano
http://www.museoitaloamericano.org/
Museum of American Heritage
http://www.moah.org/
Museum of Craft and Folk Art (MOCFA)
http://www.mocfa.org/
Museum of the African Diaspora
http://www.museumoftheafricandiaspora.org/
Napa Valley Museum
http://www.napavalleymuseum.org/
National Japanese American Historical Society
http://www.nikkeiheritage.org/
Native American Cultural Center
http://www.nativecc.com/
Oakland Asian Cultural Center
http://www.oacc.cc/
Palo Alto Art Center
http://www.paacf.org/
Pardee Home Museum
http://www.pardeehome.org/
Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
http://www.hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu/
Precita Eyes Mural Arts & Visitors Center
http://www.precitaeyes.org/
Richmond Art Center
http://www.therichmondartcenter.org/
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
http://www.egyptianmuseum.org/
San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum
http://www.sfbotanicalgarden.org/
San Francisco Museum of Craft+Design
http://www.sfmcd.org/
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SF MOMA)
http://www.sfmoma.org/
San Francisco National Maritime Park Association
http://www.maritime.org/index.htm
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art (SJ ICA)
http://www.sjica.org/
San Jose Museum of Art (SJMA)
http://www.sjmusart.org/
San Mateo County Historical Museum
http://www.sanmateocountyhistory.com/
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
http://www.santacruzmah.org/
Seymour Marine Discovery Center
http://www2.ucsc.edu/seymourcenter/
SF Performing Arts Library & Museum (SF PALM)
http://www.sfpalm.org/
Society of California Pioneers
http://www.californiapioneers.org/
Sonoma County Museum
http://www.sonomacountymuseum.com/
The Contemporary Jewish Museum
http://www.thecjm.org/
The Oakland Museum of California
http://www.museumca.org/
The Tech Museum of Innovation
http://www.thetech.org/
Triton Museum of Art
http://www.tritonmuseum.org/
USS Hornet Museum
http://www.uss-hornet.org/
USS Potomac
http://www.usspotomac.org/
Works/San Jose
http://www.workssanjose.org/

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