Guidebook for San Francisco
Essentials
Safeway
298 King St Open 24 hours and, as grocery stores go, a pretty nice one.
Parks & Nature
Iconic park that goes all the way to the ocean. Have lunch at the Japanese Tea Garden or Beach Chalet.
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Parcul Golden Gate
Iconic park that goes all the way to the ocean. Have lunch at the Japanese Tea Garden or Beach Chalet.
Presidio of San Francisco
Plenty of access to trails and scenic views.
Sightseeing
Stunning views of the city, ocean, and bay.
Lock your car, leave no valuables in sight.
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Twin Peaks
Stunning views of the city, ocean, and bay.
Lock your car, leave no valuables in sight.
While not the longest span anymore, it's been the world's most famous bridge since opening in 1936. Drive or walk across.
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Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate BridgeWhile not the longest span anymore, it's been the world's most famous bridge since opening in 1936. Drive or walk across.
Catch a ride on the world's only remaining cable car trolley system still in regular revenue service. The California Street line is less frequented by tourists.
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San Francisco Cable Car Museum
1201 Mason StCatch a ride on the world's only remaining cable car trolley system still in regular revenue service. The California Street line is less frequented by tourists.
Experience the Summer of Love any time. Still fighting off gentrification, there are plenty of shops, bars, and places to eat. Adjacent to Golden Gate Park.
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Haight-Ashbury
Experience the Summer of Love any time. Still fighting off gentrification, there are plenty of shops, bars, and places to eat. Adjacent to Golden Gate Park.
Originally built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific exposition and to last only one year, it was extensively rebuilt in the 1960s and is truly a sight to behold.
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Palatul Artei Frumoase
3601 Lyon StOriginally built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific exposition and to last only one year, it was extensively rebuilt in the 1960s and is truly a sight to behold.
Food Scene
Plenty of history and places to duck into for coffee, a bagel, lunch, pizza, or a nighhtcap.
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Haight Street
Haight StreetPlenty of history and places to duck into for coffee, a bagel, lunch, pizza, or a nighhtcap.
Entertainment & Activities
Historic 1922 theater retains most of its original features and their impressive pipe organ is still played before all evening film or other performances. If you've never experienced that, it's worth the price alone. Check their website for unending classic to modern film screenings, often from 35 mm film.
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Castro Theatre
429 Castro StHistoric 1922 theater retains most of its original features and their impressive pipe organ is still played before all evening film or other performances. If you've never experienced that, it's worth the price alone. Check their website for unending classic to modern film screenings, often from 35 mm film.