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Neighborhoods
All neighborhoods →The Sunset is the residential grid south of Golden Gate Park, running from Stanyan Street out to the…
Pacific Heights developed as a wealthy residential district from the 1870s. Much of its early Victorian and Edwardian…
Nob Hill is a residential and hotel district at the summit of the hill.
A 1,500-acre former Army post on San Francisco's northern tip, now national park land. It holds the south…
Where to Eat
All restaurants →R&G Lounge
Anthony Bourdain featured this Chinatown Cantonese restaurant on No Reservations.
Marufuku Ramen
Hakata-style tonkotsu ramen in Japantown. So delicious.
Swan Oyster Depot
Anthony Bourdain called this his favorite seafood spot in America on No Reservations.
La Taqueria
Voted Best Burrito in USA. James Beard America's Classics Award winner.
Things to Do
All activities →Dear San Francisco
Created by Shana Carroll and Gypsy Snider, two co-founders of Montreal's The 7 Fingers (Les 7 Doigts), as a tribute to their hometown. A 90-minute circus show that opened October 12, 2021 at Club Fugazi, the North Beach theater that hosted Beach Blanket Babylon from 1975 to 2019. On Green Street; tickets from around $59.
Clarion Alley
A 560 foot alley in the Mission managed by the Clarion Alley Mural Project (CAMP), a volunteer organization founded in October 1992 by six Mission residents: Aaron Noble, Michael O'Connor, Sebastiana Pastor, Rigo 92, Mary Gail Snyder, and Aracely Soriano. More than 700 murals have been completed. Free, open daily; between Mission and Valencia just south of 17th Street.
Tunnel Tops
A 14-acre park built on top of the Presidio Parkway tunnels, with views of the Golden Gate Bridge, the bay, and the Marin Headlands.
Best of San Francisco
All lists →Tours I Recommend
All tours →The Castro: Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Mile
A walk through the heart of LGBTQ San Francisco, from Harvey Milk Plaza and the Pink Triangle memorial to Milk's camera shop…
The Mission: Murals, Missions, and Taquerías
From the 1791 Mission Dolores through Dolores Park and the Women's Building to the mural alleys and the Calle 24 Latino corridor.…
Fisherman’s Wharf to the Marina: The Working Waterfront
A waterfront walk from the historic ships at Hyde Street Pier west past Ghirardelli, Fort Mason, and the Wave Organ to the…
Nob Hill: Bonanza Kings and the 1906 Fire Line
The hilltop of railroad and silver barons, from the working cable car powerhouse to Grace Cathedral. Six stops, under a mile, with…
Pacific Heights: Billionaires’ Row and Victorian Survivors
A walk along the city's wealthiest ridge, from a tourable 1886 Victorian and the Spreckels Mansion to the Mrs. Doubtfire house and…
The Fillmore: Harlem of the West and Japantown
The Black music history that the Haight's rock story overshadows, from Alamo Square up Fillmore Street to Japantown. Six stops, about a…
Golden Gate Park: A Cross-Park Walk
A three-and-a-half-mile east-to-west walk across Golden Gate Park, from the 1879 Conservatory of Flowers through the museums and gardens to the bison,…
SoMa and Yerba Buena: Industrial City to Museum Mile
How warehouses and rail yards became the city's cultural core, from SFMOMA and the Yerba Buena museums to the dot-com oval of…
The Embarcadero: Earthquake to Ferry Building
How a 1989 earthquake remade the waterfront. A flat walk from Cupid's Span and the Bay Bridge to the Ferry Building and…
North Beach Walking Tour
A free self-guided North Beach walking tour from a local SF guide. 10 stops through Beat Generation history and Italian North Beach:…
Walking the Haight: A Deep History Tour
A free self-guided Haight-Ashbury walking tour from a local SF guide. 17 stops from Buena Vista Park to Hippie Hill: the Grateful…
Chinatown Walking Tour
A free self-guided Chinatown walking tour from a local SF guide. 14 stops over 1.7 miles, from the Dragon Gate through the…
Sunset Sail on San Francisco Bay
Sail under the Golden Gate Bridge aboard a 55-foot catamaran. A 90-minute sunset run past Alcatraz, the Bay Bridge, and the city…
Muir Woods Half-Day Tour
A 4-hour guided trip from San Francisco to Muir Woods National Monument, with stops in Sausalito on the return. Hotel pickup included.
Upcoming Events
All events →Block Fest Tenderloin Arts Festival & Free Art Making
San Francisco Bike Party (First Fridays)
Cheaper Than Therapy Stand-up Comedy
Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire
Outside Lands Festival – Friday Platinum
Weathy Women/ Failed Sun/ SHRØUD/ Field of Fear
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
GRiZ
Outside Lands 2026
Griz at The Independent
Squish X Program: Invt, Jubilee, Coffintexts b2b Jonny From Space, likeholywine, nonsuit, Sholim Eso, Papa Xanny
Omnon at 1015 Folsom
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