Sight Lincoln Park, Lands End & Ocean Beach
Legion of Honor
A sight in Lincoln Park, Lands End & Ocean Beach, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 2 hours. Best time to go: Afternoon.
Why go
Fine arts museum in a copy of a Paris palace in Lincoln Park, with Rodin's Thinker in the courtyard.
It is one of 6 curated places we feature in Lands End & Ocean Beach, alongside 2 outdoor spots, 1 activity and 1 place to eat. 2 more of our picks sit within about half a mile in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Lands End Trail and Lands End Trail.
- Type
- Sight · Culture
- Neighborhood
- Lincoln Park
- Price
- $$
- Time needed
- 2 hr
- Best time
- Afternoon
Nearby
Our closest curated picks, including 1 beyond Lands End & Ocean Beach. Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving.
- 1Lands End Trail
Cliffside trail with Golden Gate views, shipwreck remains and the Sutro Baths ruins.
Outdoors · San Francisco · 0.1 mi straight-line - 2Lands End Trail
Cliff-edge path through cypress trees above the Golden Gate, with views of the bridge and the Marin Headlands.
Outdoors · 0.3 mi straight-line - 3Sutro Baths
Concrete ruins of an 1896 glass-roofed bathhouse at the water's edge, below the Lands End Lookout.
Sight · 0.7 mi straight-line - 4Beach Chalet
1925 building at the end of Golden Gate Park with WPA murals downstairs and a brewery restaurant above Ocean Beach.
Food · 1.1 mi straight-line - 5Ocean Beach
Three and a half miles of wide, windswept sand along the Pacific, edged by the Great Highway.
Outdoors · 1.8 mi straight-line - 6California Academy of Sciences
Natural history museum, aquarium and planetarium under a living roof in Golden Gate Park.
Activity · 2.1 mi straight-line
On these curated routes
Legion of Honor is a stop on our San Francisco New Year's Eve route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
When to go: weather by month, based on San Francisco
Our climate figures for Lands End & Ocean Beach come from nearby San Francisco. Average daily highs in San Francisco run from 56°F in January to 74°F in September; December is usually the wettest month. For Legion of Honor itself, we suggest: Afternoon.
Modelled monthly averages for San Francisco from NASA POWER, not a forecast. San Francisco weather by month (covers Lands End & Ocean Beach).
Getting there
Map links open a live search for Legion of Honor, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Coordinates
- 37.78389, -122.50111
- Destination
- Lands End & Ocean Beach, California
- Website
- famsf.org
Legion of Honor: quick answers
How much time do you need at Legion of Honor?
Plan on about 2 hours at Legion of Honor. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Legion of Honor?
Our pick: Afternoon. Insider tip: Open on New Year's Day; it closes early, at 4 pm, on New Year's Eve.
Which TripsCircle routes include Legion of Honor?
Legion of Honor appears on San Francisco New Year's Eve, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Legion of Honor to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Lands End & Ocean Beach.
Plan Lands End & Ocean Beach
- Lands End & Ocean Beach travel guide 6 places
- San Francisco weather (covers Lands End & Ocean Beach) weather by month
- The Embarcadero & Ferry Building to Lands End & Ocean Beach 6.1 mi straight-line
Lists & regions
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.