As mentioned previously, there are a number of buildings along Van Ness that face City Hall that are devoted to the arts. Below is the Davies Symphony Hall which the most recent of the three buildings.
Next up is the War Memorial Opera House
Adjacent is Herbst Theater
On the other side of City Hall and one block away on Larkin street is the main branch of the public library. It was a short while ago that it was closed down for renovation. But it has re-opened and has been totally modernized
Just to the south of the library is the Asian Art Museum. It was originally located in Goden Gate Park next to the De Young Museum. It was moved here after the library renovation.