Legion of Honor

"You can't beat the site of this museum of European art atop cliffs overlooking the ocean, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Marin Headlands." Full review

"This magnificent Beaux Arts building commands dramatic views of Golden Gate Bridge."

"A museum as eccentric and illuminating as San Francisco itself, the Legion showcases a wildly eclectic collection ranging from Monet water lilies to John Cage soundscapes." Full review

"This museum displays more than just a fabulous collection of European and American art from antiquity to the 1900s." Full review

"Designed as a memorial to California's World War I casualties, this neoclassical structure is an exact replica of the Legion of Honor Palace in Paris." Full review

"Our prettiest museum. Ancient, European, and decorative arts."

"A gift to San Francisco from Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, the spirited wife of sugar magnate Adolph Spreckels, this museum houses Alma's collection of great sculptures by Auguste Rodin." Full review

"High on the headlands above the Golden Gate—where the Pacific Ocean spills into the San Francisco Bay—stands this grand museum, the gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels to the city of San Francisco." Full review

"Among one of the finest museums of the city, architecturally it is an exact replica of Paris' Palace of the Legion of Honor, located in a delightful park and home to splendid European art collections." Full review

"San Francisco's Legion of Honor, in Lincoln Park in the northwest corner of the city, has stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge." Full review