Grooves Vinyl Attractions
A Market Street vinyl shop since 1993, selling previously-owned records at non-collector prices. Inventory leans 50s through 70s: jazz, rock, folk, fusion, soundtracks, comedy, and classical.
Things to Do
Children’s Creativity Museum
A hands-on children’s museum at Yerba Buena Gardens with two floors of art, design, and innovation exhibits. $20 admission, open Thursday through Sunday.
American Bookbinders Museum
The only bookbinding museum in North America, with historic tools and machinery from the 16th century to modern industrial equipment. Self-guided audio tours, hands-on exhibits, and docent-led visits in SoMa.
Cloudflare Lava Lamps
Cloudflare’s SoMa lobby at 101 Townsend Street displays a wall of about 100 lava lamps. A camera records the wax motion to help generate cryptographic random numbers. Free, weekday business hours.
LeRoy King Carousel
A 1906 hand-carved carousel by the creator of Coney Island’s first carousel. Roughly 65 wooden animals inside a glass pavilion at Yerba Buena Gardens. $3 a ride.
Spark Social SF
An outdoor food truck park in Mission Bay rotating from a pool of over 200 Bay Area trucks. Permanent bar, four fire pits, and lawn games near Chase Center.
SFMOMA
The West Coast’s largest modern art museum spans seven floors of painting, sculpture, photography, and architecture. Free first-floor gallery, no ticket needed.
Oracle Park
Home of the San Francisco Giants since 2000. Waterfront stadium with McCovey Cove past right field and the Bay Bridge past center. Tickets $15 and up.
Dawn Club
Below-street-level cocktail bar at 10 Annie Street in SoMa, next to the Palace Hotel. Cocktails $15 to $18, no cover. Near Montgomery BART.
Audio SF
A 200-capacity electronic music club on 11th Street in SoMa, built around a Funktion One sound system. House and techno, Friday and Saturday nights. Cover $10 to $30.
Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Contemporary ballet company founded in 1982 by Alonzo King. Performs at YBCA and other Bay Area theaters. Tickets $30 to $95.
Best of San Francisco
All lists →20 picksBest Things to Do in San FranciscoThe short list. If you only have two or three days, this is what they should be spent on.See and Do19 picksBest Neighborhoods to Explore in San FranciscoChinatown is the oldest in North America. Japantown is one of only three left in the country.See and Do8 picksBest Views in San FranciscoThe de Young's observation tower is free to walk into. Battery Spencer puts the whole bridge below you.See and Do15 picksBest Museums in San FranciscoFrom the two institutions that swallow an entire day to the free oddity on Polk Street that takes about fifteen minutes.See and Do12 picksBest Self-Guided Walks in San FranciscoRoutes with directions, timings and somewhere to eat at the end. Ninety minutes to three hours each.See and Do12 picksBest Things to Do with Kids in San FranciscoPlaces that hold a child's attention for longer than ten minutes, with the free and indoor ones flagged in each write-up.See and Do10 picksFoggy Day San Francisco: Best Indoor Things to DoIndoor plans for when the fog refuses to lift, including which museums are free and on which day.See and Do12 picksWeird & Offbeat San FranciscoA pipe organ played by the tide, tombstones built into a seawall, and gold circles marking cisterns buried under the street.See and Do
