Legion of Honor + de Young Museum Combo Ticket

This combination ticket gets you into both the Legion of Honor and the de Young Museum, two of San Francisco's leading fine arts institutions under one admission. The Legion of Honor, set inside a Beaux-Arts building overlooking the Pacific, holds collections spanning ancient art through European painting and one of the largest graphic art collections in the world, with works by Picasso, Renoir and El Greco among the highlights. Across town, the de Young Museum rounds out the experience with its own galleries, giving you a fuller picture of the city's art scene without paying for two separate entries.

Buying both admissions together makes sense if you're planning to spend a day or two exploring San Francisco's museums rather than choosing just one. The two sites sit in different parts of the city, so you can treat this as a two-stop cultural itinerary: browse ancient and European art at the Legion of Honor, then head to the de Young to see what else the collection holds. A discovery guide is available at the information desk if you want a bit of context as you move through the galleries.

Your visit starts at the entrance ticket office, where you'll show your mobile e-ticket and ID before heading in. At the Legion of Honor, expect galleries of ancient, European and graphic art, including recognisable names like Picasso and Renoir, housed in a Beaux-Arts building with garden views. A Discovery Guide from the information desk is worth picking up if you want some background on what you're seeing.

When you're ready, use the same ticket to visit the de Young Museum on a separate trip, giving you flexibility to split your museum time across a day or two. Both stops are self-guided, so you can move through the galleries at your own pace, lingering longer wherever a collection catches your eye.