The Beat Museum in North Beach

The Beat Museum at 540 Broadway preserves artifacts, manuscripts, and ephemera associated with Beat Generation authors such as Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs. It opened in North Beach to document and exhibit Beat-era history and is adjacent to Jack Kerouac Alley. The museum's collections and programming are frequently cited in accounts of San Francisco's literary lore and draw visitors and scholars. It serves as a focal point for public events and pilgrimages by fans of Beat literature.