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North Beach Museum, San Francisco

Photographs, pictures and artifacts that shed light on the rich history of North Beach..

Photographs, pictures and artifacts that shed light on the rich history of North Beach.


Hours

Sun

Closed

Mon

9:00

16:00

Tue

9:00

16:00

Wed

9:00

16:00

Thu

9:00

16:00

Fri

9:00

18:00

Sat

Closed

About North Beach Museum

 1435 Stockton St

 + 1 415 391-6210

North Beach Museum and Nearby Sights on Map

Juana Briones Monument

See the monument erected in honor of this humanitarian and pioneer settler of Yerba Buena (now North Beach)

Ping Yen Mural

Created by Darryl Mar, this mural celebrates the history of Chinatown and what life is like there today

Washington Square

Every day at around 8AM-10AM, locals practice tai-chi, the martial art and meditation practice

Sts. Peter and Paul Church

A white statuesque, neo-Gothic Roman Catholic Cathedral situated directly in front of Washington Square

City Lights Bookstore

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

Beat Museum

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

Woh Hei Yuen Park

Small park and recreation center that has some interesting public art like the ''Five Carved Stones'' by Marcia Donahue and ''Tectonic Melange'' by Lampo Leong

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

Matsu Temple

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

Chinese Historical Society of America Museum & Learning Center

This is well worth a visit, with exhibits on the history and experience of Chinese immigrants to San Francisco over the past 150 years