Church of 8 Wheels
A roller rink inside a decommissioned Catholic church in the Fillmore. Disco ball where the chandelier was, stained glass still intact. All-ages afternoons, adults-only nights.
Attraction Category: Active & Recreation
House of Air
An indoor trampoline park inside a renovated military airplane hangar at Crissy Field in the Presidio. Thousands of square feet of trampolines, ninja course, and foam pits.
Golden Gate Park Lawn Bowling Club
One of the oldest lawn bowling clubs in the country, operating in Golden Gate Park since 1906. Free lessons on weekends, no reservation needed. Members hand you a set of bowls and teach you on pristine manicured greens.
Free Gold Watch
A screen printing studio on Waller Street that doubles as one of San Francisco’s best pinball rooms. 15 to 25 machines, 50 cents a game, one block south of Haight Street.
Circus Center
A nonprofit circus school where you can take a single drop-in trapeze or aerial silks class with no experience. Also hosts public performances in a small theater. Founded in 1984.
Anglers Lodge & Casting Pools
The Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club has offered free fly casting lessons from a stone lodge in Golden Gate Park since 1933. Three concrete pools, patient instructors, and one of the quietest corners of the park.