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Alcatraz Island vs de Young Museum
Both are highly recommended by professional travelers. Overall, de Young Museum is preferred by most reviewers compared to Alcatraz Island. de Young Museum has a TripExpert Score of 92 with praise from 13 sources such as Fodor's, Where and Travel + Leisure.
Alcatraz Island
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Alcatraz Landing, Pier 33, Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94133
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Concierge
"Enjoy a chilling tour of the jail, closed in 1963, and while strolling the exercise yard, imagine how the dazzling view of San Francisco must have tantalized inmates."
Fodor's
"Thousands of visitors come every day to walk in the footsteps of Alcatraz's notorious criminals."
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The audio tour, highly recomended
Travel + Leisure
"The island itself has remained more or less the same since the Park Service first opened it to visitors in 1973, but the tours of the world-famous prison have been getting better and better."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The federal maximum-security penitentiary known as the Rock... in 1972, Alcatraz was designated part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area."
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Tours of the ruins have been fascinating visitors ever since.
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"Enjoy a chilling tour of the jail, closed in 1963, and while strolling the exercise yard, imagine how the dazzling view of San Francisco must have tantalized inmates."
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de Young Museum
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50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA 94118
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Fodor's
"The building almost overshadows the de Young's respected collection of American, African, and Oceanic art."
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"The permanent collection comprises American, African, Oceanic, American Indian, New Guinea, Maori, and Filipino art and includes some notable works by Frida Kahlo."
Travel + Leisure
"The aggressively 21st-century recycled-copper-clad building looms in the park like an avant-garde aircraft carrier with a crazily torqued tower."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"The beauty of the Beaux Arts-style Legion of Honor is matched only by the incredible views afforded by its hilltop, ocean-side setting...the focus is on ancient and European art here."
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"Comprises American, African, Oceanic, American Indian, New Guinea, Maori, and Filipino art and includes some notable works by Frida Kahlo."
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The museum stays open late for its "Friday Nights at the de Young" program
