Free things to do around the bay:
Always FREE
Mommy and Me at Westgate Mall
(best for 1-6 yr old) free every 2nd Wednesday of the month 10am-12pm
Mommy and Me at the Row (Santana Row)
(best for 1-6 yrs old) free every 2nd Tuesday of the month 10am-12pm
Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
(1451 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, 650-329-2111)
Museum of American Heritage
(351 Homer Ave, Palo Alto, 650-321-1004, Science, Innovation and Handicraft; Great for 10-yrs up)
Cantor Arts Center
(Sanford Campus, near the main quad. 650-723-4177)
Intel Museum
(Intel headquarter, Santa Clara; Great for school age kids)
NASA Exploration Center
(Moffet Field; Great for school age kids)
Maritime Museum of Monterey
(Across from Fisherman's Wharf in downtown Monterey; 831-372-2608)
Santa Cruz Surfing Museum
(701 W. Cliff Dr. Santa Cruz; 831-420-6289)
Randall Museum
(199 Museum Way, San Francisco, 415-554-9600)
Cable Car Museum
(San Francisco, 415-474-1887)
Emma Prusch Farm Park
(San Jose)
Lakeshore Learning Center: free crafts for kids. Ages 3 and up, every Saturday 11:00 - 3:00, every store!
FREE First Weekend
“Museums on Us” by Bank of America Any Card from Bank of America gives you free general admission to over 70 museums nationwide.(call to double check) List of museums in the bay area:
o Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (limited kids programs)
o Museum of the African Diaspora
o De Young Museum
o San Jose Museum of Art
o The Tech Museum of Innovation
FREE first Sunday
Coyote Point Museum
San Mateo, (650) 342-7755
FREE First Thursday
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
(Berkeley. Regular admission: $5-$8; UCB affiliate & Children under 12 free)
FREE First Friday
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
( Regular admission: $6.5-$8; Children under 12 free)
FREE Second Sunday
The Tech Museum of Innovation (Not include IMAX)
Oakland Museum of California
(Oakland. Regular admission:$5 - $8)
FREE First Tuesday
Cartoon Art Museum
(San Francisco. Regular admission:$2 - $6)
De Young Museum
(Golden gate Park. Regular admission: $6 - $10. 12 and under: FREE)
SF MOMA
(San Francisco. Regular admission: $7 - $12.5; kids 12 and under: FREE)
Conservatory of Flowers
(Golden gate park. Regular admission: $1.5 - $5)
Legion of Honor
(San Francisco. Regular admission: $6-$10; kids 12 and under FREE)
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
(San Francisco. Regular admission: $3-$7.)
FREE First Wednesday
Bay Area Discovery Museum
(Sausalito. Regular admission $8 - $10)
Exploratorium
(San Francisco. Regular admission $9-$14. Great place to learn science.)
San Francisco Zoo -- free for SF residents
FREE Third Wednesdays
California Academy of Sciences
(Golden Gate Park. Regular admission $14.95 - $24.95, 6 and under FREE)
Other Discounts
* The Tech Museum of Innovation
Public Library Pass Program: offers significantly reduced prices for museum galleries admission. This does not include IMAX Theater admission. Go to the San Jose Public Library or Santa Clara County Library for more information and to pick up passes. Passes are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Open Access Policy: If you cannot afford the full admission fee, please see the staff at the Ticketing counter in the center of our lobby at the start of your visit.
MY Museum (Monterey County Youth Museum)
$2 (instead of $7) on first Tuesday of the month. For kids 8 and under.
Free on Mother's Day!
* KORET Museum Days: FREE admission for 17 Bay Area Museums, including
o Asian Art Museum, SF
o Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito
o Chabot Space & Science Center, Oakland
o Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose
o Contemporary Jewish Museum, SF
o De Young Museum, SF
o Exploratorium, SF
o Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley
o Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley
o Legion of Honor, SF
o Museum of the African Diaspora, SF
o Oakland Museum of California
o San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
o San Francisco Zoo
o San Jose Museum of Art
o IMAX movie at The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose
o Zeum, SF
请阅读更多我的博客文章>>>