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.
Attraction Category: Parks & Outdoors
Lincoln Park
A 100-acre park in northwest San Francisco built over a former cemetery. Home to the Legion of Honor museum, an 18-hole golf course, and access to the Lands End Trail.
Anglers Lodge & Casting Pools
The Golden Gate Angling and Casting Club offers free fly casting lessons in Golden Gate Park, organized in 1933 and casting on three concrete pools built by the WPA in 1938. Patient instructors, no equipment needed.
Baker Beach
A mile of sand at the southwest edge of the Presidio, with the Golden Gate Bridge visible from the beach.
Crissy Field
A restored tidal marsh and waterfront promenade in the Presidio with ground-level views of the Golden Gate Bridge. Flat and easy walking from the Marina to Fort Point.
Lands End
A coastal trail at the northwest edge of San Francisco, about 1.5 miles one way. Cypress trees, shipwreck remains visible at low tide, and a cliffside labyrinth above Mile Rock Beach.
Dolores Park
A 13.7-acre park in the Mission District with a sloped lawn facing the downtown skyline, tennis and basketball courts, two off-leash dog areas, and the Helen Diller Playground with its 45-foot hillside slide.
Golden Gate Park
1,017 acres stretching 3 miles from the Haight to Ocean Beach. Gardens, museums, lakes, a bison herd, a Dutch windmill, and miles of trails.
Washington Square Park
A 19th-century public square at the base of Telegraph Hill. Morning tai chi, afternoon picnics, and Saints Peter and Paul Church on the east side.
