Must-see attractions in San Francisco

  • Macondray Lane

    San Francisco

    The scenic route down from Ina Coolbrith Park – via steep stairs, past gravity-defying wooden cottages – is so charming, it looks like something from a…

  • Lyon Street Steps

    The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers

    Two blocks of Lyon St, between Broadway and Green St, are flanked by forests and glamorous mansions – including Senator Dianne Feinstein's – and offer jaw…

  • Conservatory of Flowers

    San Francisco

    Flower power is alive and well at San Francisco's Conservatory of Flowers. This gloriously restored 1878 Victorian greenhouse is home to freaky outer…

  • USS Pampanito

    The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers

    Explore a restored WWII submarine that survived six tours of duty while you listen to submariners' tales of stealth mode and sudden attacks in a riveting…

  • Neptune Society Columbarium, San Francisco

    Columbarium

    San Francisco

    Art nouveau stained-glass windows and a dome skylight illuminate more than 8000 niches honoring dearly departed San Franciscans and their beloved pets…

  • Pacific-Union Club

    San Francisco

    The only Nob Hill mansion to survive the 1906 earthquake and fire is this neoclassical brownstone. Today it's a private men's-only club with an exclusive…

  • Commercial Street

    North Beach & Chinatown

    Back when the red lights of Commercial St could be seen from the waterfront, this strip provided many provocative answers to the age-old question: what do…

  • 24th & York Mini Park

    The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill

    Take a ride on dazzling mosaic serpent-god Quetzalcoatl, who raises his fierce head from the rubberized ground of this pioneering pocket park…

  • Windmills

    San Francisco

    Surfers aiming for Ocean Beach keep in sight these twin landmarks on Golden Gate Park's extreme western edge. The 1902 Dutch windmill at the northwestern…

  • Vedanta Society

    The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers

    Meandering the Marina, you'll pass Mexican-inspired art deco buildings, Victorian mansions, generic bay-windowed boxes – and, hello, what's this? A…

  • Octagon House

    The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers

    Crafty architects are always trying to cut corners on clients, and architect William C McElroy has done so splendidly with this house. This is among the…

  • Jack Kerouac's Love Shack

    San Francisco

    This tiny cottage on a quiet alley was the source of major drama from 1951 to 1952, when Jack Kerouac shacked up with Neal and Carolyn Cassady and their…

  • 22nd St Hill

    San Francisco

    The prize for SF's steepest street is shared by this street and Filbert St (between Hyde and Leavenworth). Both have 31.5% grades (17-degree slopes), but…

  • 16th Avenue Tiled Steps

    San Francisco

    Off the beaten path on the western side of Twin Peaks, these 163 mosaic-tiled steps depicting local wildlife were a community effort involving 300…

  • Scottish Rite Masonic Center

    San Francisco

    Although membership is reserved for Master Masons, visitors can freely access this prime specimen of Scottish Rite architecture, and take a peek at its…

  • Church of St Mary the Virgin

    The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers

    You'd expect to see this rustic Arts and Crafts–style building on the slopes of Tahoe, not Pacific Heights, but this Episcopal church is full of surprises…

  • Spark Arts

    San Francisco

    See what the Castro's creative community has been dreaming up lately at this art space showcasing local neighborhood talent. Gallery shows here are the…

  • Nobby Clarke Mansion

    San Francisco

    Built in 1892 by an attorney who wanted sunnier weather than swanky Nob Hill afforded, this gorgeous Queen Anne mansion went uninhabited after its…

  • Shakespeare Garden

    San Francisco

    Sonnets dot the flower beds in this romantic gated garden, home since 1928 to more than 200 flowering plants mentioned in Shakespeare's writings. With all…

  • Baker Street Steps

    The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers

    A quiet alternative to adjacent Lyon St's social and fitness scene, Baker St's 200 steep, narrow steps between Broadway and Vallejo St are dense with…

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