Museo Italo Americano

How do you see the world? Find out at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye®. It is the world’s only free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight. Through high-tech exhibits and a renowned collection of ophthalmic artifacts, you’ll discover surprising facts about how your vision works and the field of medicine devoted to protecting it.

Unique octagonal house & garden from 1861, today a decorative arts museum open twice a month.

WW II Submarine Museum and Memorial. Visitors tour through the submarine with a self guided audio tour. School age children learn history and technology in daytime and overnight programs.

Built in 1886, the Haas-Lilienthal House functions as a house museum, a popular venue for meetings, lectures, social events, as well as the home office of the nonprofit San Francisco Heritage. Members of the Haas-Lilienthal family donated the house to SF Heritage in 1973 with most of its contents and furnishings intact. The house is open for public tours and attracts visitors from around the world. It also serves as a classroom for SF Heritage’s educational programs such as “Heritage Hikes,” an interpretive tour for 3rd graders begun in 1981.

The world-class Museum Of 3D Illusions has finally arrived in San Francisco! Bring your families, friends and loved ones and create memories that will last a lifetime. The Museum of 3D Illusions is founded as a place to let the mind soar through a world of optical illusions. A visitor to the Museum of 3D Illusions is not a passive observer but a full-fledged participant of the paintings created by some of the world’s best artists. We’re not like other museums, the 40+ exhibits you will see are completely interactive and yes, photography is highly encouraged!

1849 Washington St

We are open! Please stop by our Polk Street location to take a peek at our unique Antique Vibrator Museum, open every day between the hours of 12:30-6:30pm. We're just over a block from the California Street cable car line! The story of our favorite household helper is stranger than fiction. See a century's worth of vibes-- admission is free to this San Francisco must-see! We look forward to seeing you soon!--Good Vibrations

1715 Octavia St