| Culture and contemporary life at San | | | | |
| | | | Museums |
| Francisco | | | | |
| | | | The San Francisco Museum of Modern |
| San Francisco has been characterizedby a high | | | | |
| standard of living. The downtown has seen a | | | | Art (SFMOMA) has 20th Century contemporary |
| renaissance driven byredevelopment of the | | | | pieces. It moved to iconic buildingin South |
| Embarcadero, with the strong neighborhoods | | | | of Market during 1995 and attracted 600,000 |
| South Beachand Mission Bay. Boutiques along | | | | people annually. The "Palaceof the Legion of |
| Fillmore Street in Pacific Heights are | | | | Honor" has primary works done by Europeans. |
| centralizedby commerce and shopping districts | | | | The "De |
| downtown, with the Financial District andthe | | | | |
| area around Union Square, are very | | | | Young Museum" and the "Asian Art Museum" have |
| well-known. | | | | a significantanthropological and non-European |
| | | | holding. |
| Performing arts | | | | |
| | | | The "Palace of Fine Arts",was originally |
| San Francisco's "War Memorial"and the | | | | built for the 1915 "Panama-Pacific |
| "Performing Arts Center" features some of the | | | | Exposition", nowhouses the "Exploratorium", a |
| longest runningand performing arts companies | | | | popular science museum devoted toteaching |
| throughout the United States. The "War | | | | through hands-on-hands interaction. The |
| Memorial | | | | "California Academy of |
| | | | |
| Opera House" houses the "San Francisco Opera" | | | | Sciences" is a natural history museum, which |
| and "San | | | | hosts the "Morrison |
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| Francisco Ballet", where as the "San | | | | Planetarium" and "Steinhart Aquarium". The |
| Francisco Symphony" isplayed in Davies | | | | "San Francisco |
| Symphony Hall. The "Herbst Theatre stages" an | | | | |
| eclecticmix of real music performances, plus | | | | Zoo" cares for about 250 animal pet's species |
| public radio's "City Arts & Lectures". | | | | out of which 39 havebeen deemed endangered or |
| | | | threatened. |
| The "Fillmore" is a musicvenue located in the | | | | |
| Western Addition. It is the second | | | | San Francisco is all about having |
| incarnation of a venuethat gained fame in the | | | | contemporarylife. The culture is maintained |
| 1960s. Beach "Blanket Babylon" is a | | | | from long time. One can enjoy and explore |
| zanymusical revue and also a civic | | | | themselvesat San Francisco with great |
| institution. San Francisco often hosts | | | | experience. |
| nationaltouring productions of Broadway | | | | |
| theatre shows in a number of year | | | | Amjath is a great tourist guide of San |
| 1920s-eravenues in the "Theater District" | | | | Francisco and is also a good copywriterwho |
| including the "Curran", | | | | has worked for many sites describing many |
| | | | hotspots of San Francisco. |
| "Orpheum", and in "Golden Gate Theatres". | | | | |