Beat Museum

The Beat Museum is located in San Francisco, California and is dedicated to preserving the memory and works of the Beat Generation. The Beat Generation was a group of post-WWII artists who challenged the social norms of the 1950s, encouraged experimentation with drugs and sexuality, practiced various types of Eastern religion, and desired to grow as humans.
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  • Opening hours:
    10:00 AM–7:00 PM
    Tuesday: closed
    Wednesday: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: literary museum in San Francisco, California
  • Also known as: “The Beat Museum”
  • Address: 540 Broadway, San Francisco, 94133

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Transamerica Pyramid and Great Star Theater.

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The Center is a pyramid-shaped 48-story modernist skyscraper in San Francisco, California, United States, and the second tallest building in the San Francisco skyline. is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Beat Museum.

Theater building
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The , formerly known as Great China Theater, is a 410-seat theater located at 636 Jackson Street in . It was built in 1925 for the Chinese opera and is the last Chinese theater in any Chinatown in the United States. is situated 630 feet south of Beat Museum.

Scenic viewpoint
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is a 210-foot tower in the neighborhood of , California, overlooking the city and . The tower, in the city's Pioneer Park, was built between 1932 and 1933 using Lillie Hitchcock Coit's bequest to beautify the city of San Francisco. is situated 1,600 feet north of Beat Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown-North Beach and Telegraph Hill.

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in combines two adjoining neighborhoods that are culturally, politically, and aesthetically distinct, while geographically blending into each other.

Neighborhood
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is a hill and surrounding neighborhood in , California. It is one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills". The iconic stands at the apex of .

Quarter
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The , centered on Grant Avenue and Stockton Street in , California, is the oldest in and is one of the largest Chinese enclaves outside .

Beat Museum

Latitude
37.79806° or 37° 47′ 53″ north
Longitude
-122.40618° or 122° 24′ 22″ west
Open location code
849VQHXV+6G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5581588797
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q43080164
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Highlights: City Lights Booksellers and Sheila Kelly S Factor.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Marconi Hotel and Broadway Cigar & Liquors.

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Worth a closer look: Golden Gate and Chinatown-North Beach.

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