Clarion Alley is one of The 15 Best Places for Arts in San Francisco.

1. Clarion Alley

8.7
Clarion Alley (btwn 17th & Sycamore St), San Francisco, CA
Street Art · Mission District · 47 tips and reviews

TaraTara: The art here is always changing, be sure to visit often. And when you do, pay close attention to the details. Look up, down, and all around. Every surface tells a story. Everything is a collaboration.

Guillaume F.Guillaume Flandre: Great street art, do not miss it!

Andrea S.Andrea S.: Definitively worth a visit! Fantastic street art.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is one of The 15 Best Places for Arts in San Francisco.

2. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

9.4
151 3rd St (btwn Mission & Howard St), San Francisco, CA
Art Museum · SoMa · 242 tips and reviews

Reinaldo P.Reinaldo Parreiras: I had an amazing art experience in this museum. Strongly recommend if you are in SF.

Shivram S.Shivram S: Great way to spend the afternoon admiring and learning about art. Wonderful rooftop garden to top it off. Took about 3 hours to get through.

TEMPTU AIRbrush MakeupTEMPTU AIRbrush Makeup: Beautiful rooftop sculpture garden and constantly changing exhibits make SFMOMA a must-go place in SF for any art and design lovers.

de Young Museum is one of The 15 Best Places for Arts in San Francisco.

3. de Young Museum

9.1
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr (at John F Kennedy Dr), San Francisco, CA
Art Museum · Golden Gate Park · 279 tips and reviews

Mikey M.Mikey Mizrahi: The modern art and Mayan art is amazing.

Jinnie L.Jinnie L: great view from the top floor :) variety of works n arts♥ lots to see here! check out the gift shop on ur way out

X-tina 🦄X-tina 🦄: Great art. Great architecture.

Legion of Honor is one of The 15 Best Places for Arts in San Francisco.

4. Legion of Honor

9.2
100 34th Ave, San Francisco, CA
Art Museum · 114 tips and reviews

Jules C.Jules C: this place is simply stunning: inside and out! I recommend this place to anyone who enjoys art or anyone who would like to learn a piece of history! great for school field trips, families or dates! ;)

Akshay D.Akshay Dave: Amazing art place ..paintings and artifacts from ancient europe and Mediterranean places..and very well organized too..enjoyed it.

Jerry C.Jerry C: Stunning Parisian photo stop right in San Francisco. Excellent European-focused Fine Arts museum.

Balmy Alley is one of The 15 Best Places for Arts in San Francisco.

5. Balmy Alley

8.9
50 Balmy St (btwn 24th & 25th St), San Francisco, CA
Street Art · Mission District · 15 tips and reviews

SFistSFist: The original 'mural alley', Balmy Alley is a maintained outdoor mural gallery instrumental in the outdoor art movement.

ChrisChris: Great collection of murals

Catriona H.Catriona Hunter: Lots of murals, different styles, themes and messages. Really interesting place. San Francisco City Guides do a free walking tour of the murals twice a month http://www.sfcityguides.org/

Asian Art Museum is one of The 15 Best Places for Arts in San Francisco.

6. Asian Art Museum

9.4
200 Larkin St (at McAllister St), San Francisco, CA
Art Museum · Civic Center · 111 tips and reviews

Charnell M.Charnell McQueen: Great Art district with many spectacular museums but its such a shame that the city is in poverty and in distress :/

Sergei P.Sergei Polikin: Wonderful exposition. Three floors. 1 floor: ancient&contemporary art exhibition Gorgeous, store, cafe. 2 floor: China,Korea,Japan art. 3 floor: China,Southeast Asia,Persian,Himalayas & Tibetian art

Bennett W W.Bennett W Wong: Great way to educate yourself and enhance your knowledge on the history of fine arts. First Sunday of each month - free admission? Bonus points!

Park Life is one of The 15 Best Places for Arts in San Francisco.

7. Park Life

8.9
220 Clement St (at 3rd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Art Gallery · Inner Richmond · 16 tips and reviews

Jenee L.Jenee Li: Find cool art, cards, T-shirts, books and jewelry here.

ppstvvq ..ppstvvq .: You can find various art books and design gift items. And there is a small gallery space.

Carla M.Carla Monaghan: Funky little book store we like to visit when in the city. Small & sometimes interesting art gallery in back room.

Minnesota Street Projects Gallery is one of The 15 Best Places for Arts in San Francisco.

8. Minnesota Street Projects Gallery

9.2
1275 Minnesota St (at 24th St), San Francisco, CA
Art Gallery · 8 tips and reviews

Paul C.Paul Curto: Great showcase of new and innovative artists experimenting with new methods and forms

Vivian W.Vivian Wang: Pretty awesome space with contemporary art galleries, almost like a mini museum.

Halim M.Halim Madi: Great galleries and amazing talks organized by art groups!

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is one of The 15 Best Places for Arts in San Francisco.

9. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

8.7
701 Mission St (at 3rd St), San Francisco, CA
Art Museum · SoMa · 50 tips and reviews

Natalia S.Natalia S: Taste the art! It is in the droppers in Gallery 2 as part of the Brazilian exhibit through 1/31/10. The colors don't match the taste at all. Read more.

Sasha S.Sasha Sugar: Amazing exhibition on Indian contemporary arts!!

Claire L.Claire Lee: Arts + Innovation + Social Change. YBCA's got it right: contemporary art is not about consumption or bling but about being provoked to rethink assumptions from aesthetic experience. Amazing.

SOMArts Cultural Center is one of The 15 Best Places for Arts in San Francisco.

10. SOMArts Cultural Center

8.9
934 Brannan St (btwn 8th & 9th), San Francisco, CA
Art Gallery · Showplace Square · 16 tips and reviews

Cynthia T.Cynthia Tom: Exhibition: A Place of Her Own. 23 artists respond to the question,"IF you had a place of your own, what would it be?" thru May 27 T-F 12-7, Sat 12-5 Read more.

Manixs M.Manixs Marwan: Opening Reception: I Am Crime: Art on the Edge of the Law | SOMA from 6 to 9pm

Jane S.Jane Super: Check out the Day of The Dead Art Show

Coit Tower is one of The 15 Best Places for Arts in San Francisco.

11. Coit Tower

8.8
1 Telegraph Hill Blvd (btwn Lombard & Union St), San Francisco, CA
Monument · Telegraph Hill · 329 tips and reviews

Monica T.Monica Turner: Check out the mini murals in the rock wall along the walking path

James R.James Rosales: Awesome mural...try and find this cow

Jared Z.Jared Zimmerman: Build as a firemens memorial it has great views of the city as well as amazing murals from the Public Works of Art Project, the precursor to the WPA.

San Francisco Art Institute is one of The 15 Best Places for Arts in San Francisco.

12. San Francisco Art Institute

8.9
800 Chestnut St (Jones St), San Francisco, CA
Trade School · Russian Hill · 15 tips and reviews

Kurt G.Kurt Gielen: Walk further down when you've seen the mural to discover a great view of SF bay!

Pete I.Pete Ippel: Check out the great view from Pete's Cafe. Enjoy the fish pond in the courtyard, view the Diego Rivera mural, Walter McBean Gallery, and look out for ghosts coming from the tower, it's art school too

Alana W.Alana Washington: Check out this open air campus. The entire building's structure that is designed to carve out picture perfect views of SF. Rivera mural is fantastic as are the current student installations.

3 Fish Studios is one of The 15 Best Places for Arts in San Francisco.

13. 3 Fish Studios

8.8
4541 Irving St (46th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Art Gallery · Outer Sunset · 10 tips and reviews

scott ..scott ...: Come here and meet the talented artists, Annie Galvin and Eric Rewitzer, behind the gorgeous prints.

Ali A.Ali Anderson: Check online for class and workshop registration. Stop by during normal hours to see artists in action!

Ben R.Ben Russo: The art is fantastic. Great prints?

1:AM Gallery is one of The 15 Best Places for Arts in San Francisco.

14. 1:AM Gallery

8.7
1000 Howard St (at 6th St), San Francisco, CA
Art Gallery · SoMa · 10 tips and reviews

LeonLeon: Great show on at the moment. And a nice collection of prints from awesome street artists. Super cool staff and oh so friendly and helpful! If I could live here I would!!

DoniaDonia: Street art loving gallery. Get your cans and paint pens here.

Paul M.Paul Mison: Nowhere does their website say that the gallery is closed on Tuesday. If you want to see an exhibition rather than overpriced street art tshirts, come some other time.

Gray Area Art & Technology Theater is one of The 15 Best Places for Arts in San Francisco.

15. Gray Area Art & Technology Theater

9.0
2665 Mission St (23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Performing Arts Venue · Mission District · 3 tips and reviews

Renae M.Renae Mason: Lovely Art Deco theatre space.

Liza P.Liza P: Great art and tech performance space! Reliably interesting shows and great events!

Megan AllisonMegan Allison: What a lovely adaptive reuse of an art deco theater. Great venue for art, tech talks, parties, etc. Cash bar.