Asian Art Museum
Civic Center, San Francisco · San Francisco · ~1.2 mi from downtown San Francisco
Chill
$20 for adults
Free first Sunday monthly
One of the world's great collections of Asian art — 18,000 works spanning 6,000 years, from Chinese bronzes and Japanese screens to contemporary installations — in the old main library across from City Hall.
Book tickets on the official site
Good for
6,000 years of Asian art in one calm building
Crowd
Art lovers and calm-afternoon seekers
Getting there
BART and Muni to Civic Center station, right across the plaza
Parking
Paid garages at Civic Center
Accessibility
Step-free throughout; wheelchairs available