Antique Vibrator Museum
A free museum inside Good Vibrations on Polk Street displaying antique vibrators from the Victorian era onward. Free guided tours on the third Sunday of each month.
Activity Type: Quirky & Offbeat
Seward Street Slides
Two long concrete slides in Seward Mini Park, designed by 14-year-old Kim Clark in 1973. Free, open Tuesday through Sunday 10am to 5pm. Bring or grab cardboard.
Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Company
A fortune cookie shop in a Chinatown alley, hand-folding cookies on motorized griddles since 1962. Owned by Kevin Chan. Free to watch; bags of flat unfolded cookies are $10.
Church of 8 Wheels
Roller rink at 554 Fillmore Street, inside a decommissioned Catholic church. All-ages afternoon sessions and adult evening sessions. Rental skates available.
Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Naturalized flock of cherry-headed conures that has lived on Telegraph Hill since the early 1990s. Best seen late afternoon near Coit Tower and the Filbert Steps. Free.
Shipwrecks of Lands End
Rusted shipwreck remains visible at low tide along the Lands End Trail. Check tide charts before you go. The 3.4-mile coastal path with Golden Gate views is the reason to go even without the wrecks.
Peephole Cinema
Peephole in a wall at 280 Orange Alley, off 26th Street in the Mission, that screens curated short films on a 24/7 loop. One viewer at a time. Free.
Tenderloin National Forest
A narrow alley off Ellis Street transformed into a dense garden of redwoods, murals, and benches. Two minutes to walk through, and a genuine surprise in the Tenderloin.
Institute of Illegal Images
Mark McCloud’s private collection of LSD blotter art, housed in his Mission District home. Generally considered the largest collection of its kind. Visits by appointment only.
Isotope Comics Toilet Museum
Hayes Valley comic shop at 326 Fell Street with original artwork painted on toilet seats by working comic artists. Free to view; comics for sale.
