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Area Attractions
Surrounded by world-renowned museums, hotels, educational institutions, and shopping, Yerba Buena Gardens boasts dozens of area attractions including cultural, artistic, retail, and educational facilities for everyone to explore and enjoy.
California Historical Society
The California Historical Society is a membership-based, non-profit organization with a mission to inspire and empower people to make California’s richly diverse past a meaningful part of their contemporary lives.
Contemporary Jewish Museum
The Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) makes the diversity of the Jewish experience relevant for a twenty-first century audience with innovative exhibitions and unique programs that educate, challenge, and inspire.
Jessie Square
The expansive plaza at Jessie Square intertwines grass, shrubs, and water to serve as a grand entrance to the Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM). The result is a compelling place to relax, enjoy lunch, and absorb the spectacular juxtaposition of San Francisco’s modern and historic architecture.
Moscone Center
Moscone Center is San Francisco’s premier convention, exhibit, and meeting space that includes three buildings and over 2 million square feet of convention space. Yerba Buena Gardens is built on top of and around Moscone Center’s various buildings.
Museum of the African Diaspora
The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) showcases the history, art, and the cultural richness that resulted from the dispersal of Africans throughout the world.
SFMOMA
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is dedicated to making the art for our time a vital and meaningful part of public life. The museum is committed to fostering creativity and embracing new ways of seeing the world through its unparalleled collections, exhilarating exhibitions, and engaging public programs.
SPUR
As a member-supported nonprofit organization in the San Francisco Bay Area, SPUR promotes good planning, good government, and solutions to the biggest problems facing cities through research, education, and advocacy.
Yerba Buena Lane
YBL is a petite walking lane located across the street from Yerba Buena Gardens and accessible from Mission or Market streets. It’s home to unique restaurants, captivating museums, galleries devoted to the arts and even a seasonal farmers market featuring locally grown foods.