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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  • Museum
  • …is also known as “The Beat Museum”
  • Opening hours:
    10:00 AM–7:00 PM
    Tuesday: closed
    Wednesday: closed
  • Description: literary museum in San Francisco, California
  • Address: 540 Broadway, San Francisco, 94133

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Transamerica Pyramid and Great Star Theater.
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The Center is a pyramid-shaped… is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Beat Museum.
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Theater building
The , formerly known as Great China… is situated 630 feet south of Beat Museum.
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Scenic viewpoint
is a 210-foot tower in the … 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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Neighborhood
is a hill and surrounding neighborhood in , California.
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Quarter
The , centered on Grant Avenue and Stockton…

Beat Museum

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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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