| San Francisco has been characterized by a high | | | | national touring productions of Broadway theatre |
| standard of living. The downtown has seen a | | | | shows in a number of year 1920s-era venues in |
| renaissance driven by redevelopment of the | | | | the "Theater District" including the "Curran", |
| Embarcadero, with the strong neighborhoods | | | | "Orpheum", and in "Golden Gate Theatres". |
| South Beach and Mission Bay. Boutiques along | | | | Museums |
| Fillmore Street in Pacific Heights are centralized by | | | | The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art |
| commerce and shopping districts downtown, with | | | | (SFMOMA) has 20th Century contemporary |
| the Financial District and the area around Union | | | | pieces. It moved to iconic building in South of |
| Square, are very well-known. | | | | Market during 1995 and attracted 600,000 people |
| Performing arts | | | | annually. The "Palace of the Legion of Honor" has |
| San Francisco's "War Memorial" and the | | | | primary works done by Europeans. The "De |
| "Performing Arts Center" features some of the | | | | Young Museum" and the "Asian Art Museum" |
| longest running and performing arts companies | | | | have a significant anthropological and non-European |
| throughout the United States. The "War Memorial | | | | holding. |
| Opera House" houses the "San Francisco Opera" | | | | The "Palace of Fine Arts", was originally built for |
| and "San Francisco Ballet", where as the "San | | | | the 1915 "Panama-Pacific Exposition", now houses |
| Francisco Symphony" is played in Davies | | | | the "Exploratorium", a popular science museum |
| Symphony Hall. The "Herbst Theatre stages" an | | | | devoted to teaching through hands-on-hands |
| eclectic mix of real music performances, plus | | | | interaction. The "California Academy of Sciences" |
| public radio's "City Arts & Lectures". | | | | is a natural history museum, which hosts the |
| The "Fillmore" is a music venue located in the | | | | "Morrison Planetarium" and "Steinhart Aquarium". |
| Western Addition. It is the second incarnation of a | | | | The "San Francisco Zoo" cares for about 250 |
| venue that gained fame in the 1960s. Beach | | | | animal pet's species out of which 39 have been |
| "Blanket Babylon" is a zany musical revue and also | | | | deemed endangered or threatened. |
| a civic institution. San Francisco often hosts | | | | |