Museum Of African Diaspora
Three floors of art and history off Yerba Buena Gardens. Compact, calm, and stronger with school-age kids than with toddlers.
685 Mission St
Kid essentials
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Wednesday
- 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Thursday
- 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Friday
- 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Saturday
- 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Sunday
- 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
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