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de Young Museum vs Legion of Honor
de Young Museum and Legion of Honor are both highly recommended by those who travel for a living. On balance, de Young Museum ranks significantly better than Legion of Honor. de Young Museum has a TripExpert Score of 92 with positive reviews from 13 reviewers like Travel + Leisure, Fodor's and goop.
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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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Concierge
"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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"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
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34th Ave & Clement St, Lincoln Park, San Francisco, CA 94121
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Fodor's
"You can't beat the site of this museum of European art atop cliffs overlooking the ocean, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Marin Headlands."
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Concierge
"This magnificent Beaux Arts building commands dramatic views of Golden Gate Bridge."
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"A museum as eccentric and illuminating as San Francisco itself, the Legion showcases a wildly eclectic collection ranging from Monet water lilies to John Cage soundscapes."
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Travel + Leisure
"This museum displays more than just a fabulous collection of European and American art from antiquity to the 1900s."
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Frommer's
"Designed as a memorial to California's World War I casualties, this neoclassical structure is an exact replica of the Legion of Honor Palace in Paris."
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