Legion of Honor
A Beaux-Arts museum of European art on a clifftop, with a cast of Rodin's The Thinker in the courtyard and Golden Gate views.
- Open
- Closed Mondays; check the website
- Price
- Paid; the courtyard is free
- Time Needed
- 2 hours
- Address
- 100 34th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121Google MapsApple Maps
- Getting There
- Bus 18 or a walk from Lands End.
Why Go
Modeled on the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur in Paris and built in 1924 to honor Californians lost in World War I, the museum holds European paintings from Rembrandt to Monet, and many Rodin sculptures. The Thinker sits in the Court of Honor.
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