Beat Museum (North Beach)

The Beat Museum at 540 Broadway preserves artifacts and ephemera related to the Beat Generation, including materials associated with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. The museum's storefront and exhibits are frequently photographed by visitors and shared online in posts about literary history. Images of the museum and its displays are often repurposed in social-media posts and memes referencing San Francisco's countercultural and literary heritage. The Beat Museum is a documented cultural site and visitor destination in North Beach.