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Beat Museum, San Francisco

Features quite an extensive collection of exhibits, books and manuscripts that focus on Jack Kerouac and the literary Beat Generation.

Features quite an extensive collection of exhibits, books and manuscripts that focus on Jack Kerouac and the literary Beat Generation. Plenty of books and T-Shirts for sale here as well.


Hours

Sun

10:00

22:00

Mon

10:00

18:00

Tue

10:00

18:00

Wed

10:00

22:00

Thu

10:00

22:00

Fri

10:00

22:00

Sat

10:00

22:00

About Beat Museum

 540 Broadway, San Francisco, CA, United States

 +1 415-399-9626

 www.kerouac.com

Beat Museum and Nearby Sights on Map

Jack Kerouac Alley

This tiny paved pedestrian alley was named after the famous Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac who used to hang out in the alley a lot

City Lights Bookstore

Co-founded by Beat poet Lawrence Ferlenghetti, City Lights was one of the centers of the Beat community in the 1950s

Stylers Art Gallery

Enjoy authentic Chinese artwork at this gallery

Columbus Tower/Sentinel Building

This flatiron (wedge shaped) copper-green building is an unmistakable San Francisco beauty

Matsu Temple

Dedicated to Matsu, goddess of the Sea, but has only been around since 1986

Bank of Canton

Built in 1891, it was destroyed and rebuilt in 1909, originally the building housed the country's only Chinese telephone exchange

Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory

Opened in 1962, this tiny factory produces more than 20,000 fortune cookies a day

Telegraph Hill

Telegraph Hill earned its name in the days of the Gold Rush when it was used as a signaling post to relay messages about incoming ships to the bay

Chinatown Alleys

Though Grant Avenue has a lot to offer, it is quite touristy; thus, it is essential that you examine the more authentic areas in the alleys, such as Waverly Place, Pagoda Place, Spofford Lane, and Ross Alley, between Grant and Stockton

Engine No. 1 - Firehouse

One of the original Fire Houses in the city, it used horse-drawn equipment and was built in 1868