Free Bay Area Museums
The Bay Area is home to a wealth of intriguing and informative museums, but the entry fee for many will put a serious dent in your own wealth. Producers at Eye on the Bay have put together this list of free days at local attractions - included are several local attractions that are always free to the public.
San Francisco
SF Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
151 3rd St
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 357-4000
SFMOMA
Free first Tuesday of every month
Half Priced Admission on Thursdays from 5pm to 8:45pm
Families with children are free the first and third Sunday of every month
The de Young Museum
(415) 750-3683
deYoung Museum
Free first Wednesday of each month
Center for the Arts at Yerba Buena Gardens
701 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 978-2787
YBCA
Free first Tuesday of each month 6-8pm
Legion of Honor
100 34th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 750-3600
Legion of Honor
Free first Tuesday of each month
Randall Museum
199 Museum Way
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 554-9600
Randall Museum
Always Free!
East Bay
Oakland Museums Natural Sciences Gallery
(510) 238-3884
Oakland Museum of California
Free First Friday of every month
Sausalito
Army Corps of Engineers Bay Model
2100 Bridgeway
Sausalito, CA 94965
(415) 332-3871
Bay Model Visitor Center
Always Free!
Peninsula
CoyotePoint Museum
1651 Coyote Point Dr
San Mateo, CA 94401
(650) 342-7755
Coyote Point Museum
Free First Sunday every month
Woodside Store Park
3300 Tripp Rd
Woodside, CA 94062
(650) 851-7615
Woodside Store Park
Free Tuesdays and Thursdays 10-4pm, Saturdays 12-4pm
South Bay
Museum of American Heritage
351 Homer Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 321-1004
Museum of American Heritage
Always Free!
Mountain View
NASA Exploration Center
(650) 604-6274
NASA Exploration Center
Always Free!
Triton Museum of Art
1505 Warburton Ave
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(408) 247-3754
Triton Museum of Art
Free Admission and Parking
De Saisset Museum (at Santa Clara University)
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(408) 554-4528
De Saisset Museum
Always Free!
Tech Museum of Innovation
201 South Market Street
San Jose, CA 95113-2008
(408) 294-8324
Tech Museum of Innovtion
Free 2nd Sunday of every month
