Presidio Visitor Centers
The visitor centers are operated by the National Park Service:
- Presidio Visitor Center — offers changing exhibits about the Presidio, information about sights and activities in the park, and a bookstore.
- Battery Chamberlin — seacoast defense museum and artillery display at Baker Beach built in 1904.
- Fort Point — 1861 brick and granite fortification located under the Golden Gate Bridge. The visitor center, open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, offers video orientations, guided tours, self-guiding materials, exhibits, and a bookstore.
- Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Visitor Center — This center offers hands-on marine-life exhibits, and is located in a historic Coast Guard Station at the west end of Crissy Field. The building was used by the Coast Guard from 1890 to 1990.
- Golden Gate Bridge Pavilion — opened May 2012 for the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Pavilion is the first visitor center in the history of the Golden Gate Bridge. It is located just east of the southern end of the bridge.
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