The Asian Art Museum is one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian art. A walk through their Asian doorway transports you through 6,000 years of history, and across seven major regions of diverse Asian cultures.

DEAL 1: The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is Free on the first Sunday of every month. (There’s a $5 surcharge for Emerald Cities exhibit.) Show up early before it fills up.

DEAL 2: The Asian Art Museum is part of a packaged deal when you buy a Go San Francisco Card. This discount card provides free admission to 55+ Bay Area attractions. Extra deal: 50% off Express Shipping with coupon code EXPRESS4LESS through 9/7/10.

DEAL 3: If you’re visiting from out of town, you can get in FREE to the Asian Art Museum as part of a package at several San Francisco hotels. Call 800-313-8056 for reservation help or order online via ARES. And you can get a small discount on just Asian Art Museum tix and save time when you order online HERE and download your tickets.

DEAL 4: AAA Discount - If you have a AAA card, you can buy a ticket to San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum and get a second admission of equal or lesser value at half price. (See regular admission prices below.)

DEAL 5: Members of the Half Moon Bay Library can check out a pass to the Asian Art Museum for free admission for two adults and all children under 12, including free admission to special exhibitions. The pass and its accompanying brochure can be checked out for one week. Like other library materials it can be reserved.

WHERE: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 200 Larkin Street (between Fulton and McAllister Streets), San Francisco, CA 94102 (in the Civic Center district, across from City Hall).

Also see:

• MATCHA, the Asian Art Museum’s Evening Mixer

More things to do in San Francisco:

• San Francisco Bay Area Museum Free Days and Package Deals
• San Francisco Sightseeing Discounts
• California Academy of Sciences (Skip-the-line Tickets)