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Asian Art Museum vs Coit Tower
Both are rated very highly by professionals. Overall, Asian Art Museum scores slightly better than Coit Tower. Asian Art Museum comes in at #4 in San Francisco with positive reviews from 7 publications like Lonely Planet, Where and Not For Tourists.
Asian Art Museum
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200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
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Fodor's
"You don't have to be a connoisseur of Asian art to appreciate a visit to this splendid museum, whose monumental exterior conceals a light, open, and welcoming space."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Imaginations race from ancient Persian miniatures to cutting-edge Japanese fashion through three floors spanning 6000 years of Asian arts."
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Not For Tourists
"Extensive Asian art collection in the old Beaux Arts style library building--a little claustrophobic in the galleries, but well worth your time."
Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The finest collection of Asian art in the nation."
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Tea ceremonies are held twice a month in the Japanese tea room.
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"Home to more than 18,000 exquisite art objects spanning 6,000 years of history and culture throughout Asia, this museum is one of the largest in the Western Hemisphere devoted exclusively to Asian art."
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Coit Tower
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1 Telegraph Hill Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94133
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Fodor's
"Whether or not you agree that it resembles a fire-hose nozzle, this 210-foot tower is among San Francisco's most distinctive skyline sights."
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Concierge
"Admire the WPA murals decorating the first floor and take the elevator to the top for the view."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Up the Filbert Street steps at Coit Tower , you'll find 360-degree views of downtown and wrap-around 1930s murals glorifying SF workers – once denounced as Communist, but now a landmark."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"Take the elevator to the top for the view... if you don't fancy the climb up Telegraph Hill."
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Afar Magazine
"Inside of Coit Tower are these wonderful frescos done in the 1930's during the Depression and funded by the WPA under Roosevelt's New Deal."
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