The state's official historical group has focused its efforts on assembling this impressive collection of Californiana. The vaults hold half a million photographs and thousands...

Formerly the Chinese Historical Society Museum, this facility opened in 2001 in the historic Chinese YWCA building, which was designed by renowned local architect Julia Morgan...

This collection of ex-military buildings features various cultural institutions, including the Museo ItaloAmericano (Building C, 673 2200, www.museoitaloamericano.org) and the...

Pack a pocketful of quarters before you visit this wonderful museum, a vintage arcade housing more than 170 old-fashioned coin-operated gizmos dating from the 1880s, ranging...

Opened in November 2005, in an $11-million centre on the first three floors of the St Regis Museum Tower, the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) is the world's first museum...

The second-largest US museum devoted to modern art, SFMOMA moved here from Civic Center in 1995, reaping enthusiastic approval as much for its $60-million design as for the...

Operated by descendants of the state's first settlers, this small museum, a treasure trove for the historically inclined, has occasional intriguing displays on California's...

Wells Fargo is California's oldest bank, and this collection of Gold Rush memorabilia gives a good history of banking in California. You'll find gold nuggets, an old telegraph...