Legion of Honor: Entrance

The Legion of Honor, while its name may sound like a superhero reunion, is actually an exceptional museum with an art collection spanning more than 4,000 years and including more than 124,000 works. Here you'll find everything from European sculptures and paintings to ancient Mediterranean and Near and Middle Eastern art. Its most emblematic piece is Rodin's The Thinker, but other highlights include works by Degas, Monet, Rubens and many others. The neoclassical museum faces the Golden Gate Bridge from Lincoln Park and combines an impressive exterior with art-filled interiors. The collection of European decorative art and sculpture includes 18th-century French furniture, English porcelain from the Bowles collection, several rooms devoted to French art and a Fabergé tea service. Among its temporary exhibitions through August 2018 was The Future of the Past: Mummies and Medicine, featuring two mummies on an interactive virtual dissection table. Admission also gives access to the de Young Museum, located in Golden Gate Park, with a collection of paintings, sculpture and decorative objects of great value.