Free & Cheap Guides

The best of San Francisco for little or no money: free museum days, parks and more.
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The Local’s Guide to San Francisco
Free gardens, museum passes from your library card, cheap court bookings and a month-by-month calendar: the perks and rituals San Franciscans should…
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Cheap Date Nights in San Francisco (Under $50 for Two)
Fifteen date nights in San Francisco that cost less than dinner for one: free museum nights, ten-dollar ballet standing room, a bonfire…
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Cheap Family Eats in San Francisco
Where a family of four can eat well in San Francisco for the price of one downtown entrée: taquerias, dim sum counters,…
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25 Free Things to Do in San Francisco with Kids
Twenty-five genuinely free San Francisco outings with kids, from a free animal museum and the sea lions to concrete slides, a wave-powered…
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Free (and Almost Free) Museum Days in San Francisco
Every free and discounted museum day in San Francisco worth knowing about: first Tuesdays, first Sundays, free Saturdays for Bay Area residents,…
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