Berkeley and Beyond

BEST FREE ATTRACTIONS
in the SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA

article and images by Carole Terwilliger Meyers

          Many San Francisco Bay Area attractions are free!  And some that charge admission schedule free days.  Note that free admission policies sometimes change, as do free days and times.  Do check at the attraction’s website to confirm.  And do consider becoming a member of your favorite museums, as that often allows you and your family free admission and to participate in free days and events especially for members.


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THESE PENINSULA ATTRACTIONS ARE ALWAYS FREE:
MILLBRAE
SFO Museum
MOSS BEACH
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve
MOUNTAIN VIEW
NASA’s Ames Research Center Visitor Center
PALO ALTO
Cantor Arts Center
Museum of American Heritage
Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center and Palo Alto Duck Pond
SAN JOSE
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
SAN MATEO
Central Park and Japanese Garden


FREE DAYS/TIMES AT MORE PENINSULA MUSEUMS AND ATTRACTIONS:
BURLINGAME
Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia  1st Thursday.
SAN JOSE
San Jose Museum of Art  Search website for “free day”; 1st full weekend for Bank of America Card holders.
The Tech Museum  1st full weekend for Bank of America Card holders.
SAN MATEO
CuriOdyssey  Search website for “Community Days.”
San Mateo County History Museum  1st Friday.
 

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Carole Terwilliger Meyers

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