Museum

The Beat Museum

6 locals recommend,
Location
540 Broadway
San Francisco, CA
North Beach

Tips from locals

Lillian
November 9, 2014
A wonderfully quirky place with Beat memorabilia and history, and many live events. Ask owner Jerry anything!
Sharon
February 7, 2020
North Beach is the home of the Beat Generation. Columnist Herb Cain coined the phrase beatnik.
Chloe
February 17, 2019
Learn about the Beat generation.
Tina
September 22, 2014
This place is fantastic. The owners are knowledgable and friendly, down to earth people who like talking to their customers.
Audrey & Chris
June 10, 2017
Memorabilia, letters & pop culture artifacts from Jack Kerouac & other Beat Generation notables.

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