Ansel Adams Gallery Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience the Ansel Adams Gallery. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Yosemite National Park 2-Day Tour from San Francisco with Lodging

• Yosemite 3-Day Camping Adventure from San Francisco

• Yosemite Day Tour from San Francisco

• Yosemite National Park: Full Day Tour from San Francisco

• Yosemite National Park & Giant Sequoias 2-Day Semi-Guided Tour

It's free to visit the Ansel Adams Gallery in Yosemite, which features Ansel Adams’ work alongside that of other artists with a focus on Yosemite and the American West. It's also an included stop on many tours, with prices from around US$200 for a day tour and US$269 for overnight trips. Multi-day trips including the gallery can cost upwards of US$1,000 per person.

The Ansel Adams Gallery is located within Yosemite National Park, in Yosemite Valley, near the national park’s Visitor Center and the Post Office. It's a dramatically scenic spot, too. The art gallery has views of many landmarks that Ansel Adams depicted in his photography, including Yosemite Falls, the Half Dome, and Glacier Point.

The Ansel Adams Gallery displays original photographs by Ansel Adams, but also works by other artists—including major names in modern outdoor photography, such as Jimmy Chin. Some of the 20-plus artists represented by the Ansel Adams Gallery were once Adams' students or assistants, and carry on his legacy within Yosemite.

Yes, the Ansel Adams Gallery does offer occasional classes, as well as photo walks and workshops throughout the year. You can also book a private or shared photography tour of Yosemite, which can be a great way to learn more about the landscape and places that inspired Ansel Adams' own work.

One of Ansel Adams' most iconic images of Yosemite is "Monolith, the Face of Half Dome," which shows the towering granite landmark in profound shadow. To view Half Dome from the same angle Ansel Adams used to capture it requires some challenging climbing to an area called the Diving Board.