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Legion of HonorvsPalace of Fine Arts Theatre
Both are rated very highly by travel writers. On balance, Legion of Honor scores slightly better than Palace of Fine Arts Theatre. Legion of Honor comes in at 86 with accolades from 9 reviewers such as Lonely Planet, Not For Tourists and Travel + Leisure.
Legion of Honor
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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." Full review
Concierge "This magnificent Beaux Arts building commands dramatic views of Golden Gate Bridge."
Lonely Planet "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." Full review
Travel + Leisure "This museum displays more than just a fabulous collection of European and American art from antiquity to the 1900s." Full review
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." Full review
Not For Tourists "Our prettiest museum. Ancient, European, and decorative arts."
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"A gift to San Francisco from Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, the spirited wife of sugar magnate Adolph Spreckels, this museum houses Alma's collection of great sculptures by Auguste Rodin." Full review
Where "High on the headlands above the Golden Gate—where the Pacific Ocean spills into the San Francisco Bay—stands this grand museum, the gift of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels to the city of San Francisco." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"Among one of the finest museums of the city, architecturally it is an exact replica of Paris' Palace of the Legion of Honor, located in a delightful park and home to splendid European art collections." Full review
Afar Magazine "San Francisco's Legion of Honor, in Lincoln Park in the northwest corner of the city, has stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge." Full review
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre Fodor's Concierge Lonely Planet
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3601 Lyon Street, San Francisco, CA 94123
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Fodor's "At first glance this stunning, rosy rococo palace seems to be from another world, and indeed, it's the sole survivor of the many tinted-plaster structures." Full review
Concierge "A mock-classical ruin erected for the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition in 1915, the Palace of Fine Arts was originally fashioned from wood, plaster, and burlap."
Lonely Planet "Like a fossilized party favor, this romantic, ersatz Greco-Roman ruin is the memento San Francisco kept from the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "A mock-classical ruin erected for the Panama-Pacific International Exhibition... was eventually recast in concrete in the '60s." Full review
Not For Tourists "Designed for the 1915 World's Fair by Bernard Maybeck, the Roman ruin's grandeur is strikingly beautiful."
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Ranking among San Francisco's best-known landmarks, this grand rotunda and peristyle were replicated from structures designed by renowned architect Bernard Maybeck." Full review
Where "Featuring a lagoon with swans, today this is a popular spot to stroll and take photos." Full review
Atlas Obscura "The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition. " Full review
Afar Magazine "Standing out in San Francisco's Marina District, this historic landmark is a leftover from the 1915 Pan-Pacific International Expo and was designed by Bernard R. Maybeck." Full review
Afar Magazine "One of my favorite things to do in San Francisco is to walk on the Bay Trail from the parking lot by the Beach Hut Cafe west to Torpedo Wharf." Full review
