Travel Guide to San Francisco, California Attractions -
San Francisco is a big city in California, the center of the Bay Area, well-known for the liberal community, hilly terrain, Victorian architecture, scenic beauty, summer fog, and ethnic and cultural diversity is great. These are just some of the aspects that make
the city of San Francisco one of the most visited cities in the world.
San Francisco is located in the seven-by-seven-mile small (11x11km) square of land at the tip of a peninsula between
San Francisco Bay and Pacific coast. It has a population of 815 000, but it is the center of a metropolitan area of 7.1 million.
San Francisco is one city that makes the entire
San Francisco Bay Area.
Neighbors San Francisco - the city on the east bridge Bay, north of the Golden Gate Bridge, and the southern part of the city is a separate district, each with their own government and the local public transport system.
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| Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco, California |
Golden Gate - Fashionable environment, for example, Marina District, Cow Hollow, and Pacific Heights, with extensive views and historical landmarks - Fort Mason, the Presidio and the Golden Gate Bridge.
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| Fishermans Wharf San Francisco, California |
Fishermans Wharf - Environment that includes the tourists edge Ghirardelli Square, Pier 39, and the launch of the ferry to Alcatraz Island, as well as a number of seafood restaurants and souvenir shops.
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| Nob Hill-Russian Hill San Francisco, California |
Nob Hill-Russian Hill - Two posh neighborhood with upscale hotels, cable cars, panoramic views and steep inclines.
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| Chinatown-North Beach San Francisco, California |
Chinatown-North Beach - Two vibrant immigrant communities, crowded and largest Chinatown outside of Asia next dressy casual 'Little Italy', as well as Telegraph Hill and Coit Tower.
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| Financial District San Francisco, California |
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| Union Square-Financial District San Francisco, California |
Union Square-Financial District - Union Square is a shopping center, theater and the arts in the city, along with many skyscrapers in the city center and Market Street.
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| Civic Center-Tenderloin San Francisco, California |
Civic Center-Tenderloin - Neoclassical Civic Center next grit Tenderloin. While the 'Loin' is grittier compared to its neighbors ritzier city center, there are a lot of interesting architecture and attractions to see here.
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| SoMa (South of Market) San Francisco, California |
SoMa (South of Market) - A rapidly changing environment in the town center which is the center of many new buildings, including the new skyscrapers, some of the city's newest museum, and AT & T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants.
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| Western Addition San Francisco, California |
Western Addition - A historic neighborhood with many Victorian homes that had become a hotbed of African-American culture. In this region also Japantown, once the center of San Francisco's Japanese population, is still filled with a lot of Japanese shops and restaurants, and hotels that cater to tourists Japanese.
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| Haight-Ashbury street, San Francisco, California |
Haight - Famous as the home of the Hippie movement, once bohemian area is still an eclectic treasure.
The Avenues - Including the foggy Richmond. Sunset and Parkside districts, separated by a view of the Golden Gate Park, bounded on the west by Ocean Beach and on the south by Sloat Blvd.
Twin Peaks-Lake Merced - Covers most of southwestern San Francisco, this area is home to many of the high hills of San Francisco and the large Lake Merced park, which contains the San Francisco Zoo.
Castro Noe Valley - Colorful and cohesive, Castro (Eureka Valley) is historically known as the cultural center of the city LGBTQ community. Nearby Noe Valley offers excellent restaurants and shops along the pleasant streets walkable.
Mission-Bernal Heights - This colorful area is home to a large Hispanic community as well as the new town craftsmen, and was the center of San Francisco nightlife. For visitors who want to get off the beaten tourist track and catch some local flavor, this is the place to go.
South San Francisco - A residential area of mostly lower income, the district has few side Bay neighborhood, lots of nice parks, and Candlestick Park, home of the 49ers NFL team.
There are many highlight walks you can take to really capture the feel of the city and see all the many attractions at the same time. Some of the best are :
Chinatown - Grant from Bush to Broadway takes you through the heart of the famous district. Returned by the parallel Stockton or Powell will give a better feeling of the day to day life of citizens, and both are good for those looking for imported commodities such as tea or herbs.
Ocean Beach - Ocean Beach is fully open to pedestrians in both Richmond and Sunset districts from the Cliff House restaurant and Sutro Baths in the north to the zoo in the south. For a short walk, the windmills near Lincoln at the end of Golden Gate Park offers a good base for a stroll north.
Telegraph Hill - Greenwich and Filbert Steps on the east side of Telegraph Hill, both heavy and unforgettable beautiful, offer cottages and a flock of wild parrots to enjoy on the way up to the Coit Tower.
North Beach - Columbus runs from North Point in Fisherman's Wharf, through the grand church and famous cafés in the heart of North Beach to the landmark Transamerica pyramid, accessible to transit nearby Market.
Haight Ashbury - Haight from Divisadero to Stanyan covers the shopping district famous for hippie culture, on Stanyan street to street through Golden Gate Park to a popular site (then and now) for relaxing and concerts.
Cow Hollow - Union Street between Gough and Fillmore is one of the best shopping outside the city center.
Mission - Mission between 15th and Cesar Chavez Street provides a viewing environment with a well-known Latino food and culture, as well as occasional gang activity east of Mission Street. In line with the Mission, Valencia Street is the artery of the many higher end boutiques and offbeat cafés starting to characterize the environment, and have a bit of grit Mission St 16th Street between Mission and Guerrero Streets offers a variety of cuisine and a hip bar.
Pacific Heights - Fillmore between Pine and Broadway is lined with a good mix of shopping, views, steep slopes, and some of the largest and most expensive homes in the city.
Fillmore - Post from Laguna (near 38 bus stop) to Fillmore takes you through upscale shopping and restaurants in Japantown, and turn left onto Fillmore at Geary and Turk to take you past the internationally known jazz and a mixture of Black and Korean owned shops.
Castro and Noe Valley - Market of Church St. and left under Castro Castro St to 19th takes you through the center of the city known in the gay mecca. Continuing up Castro St over the hill from there takes you to 24th St, the main drag of bohemian Noe Valley.
Perhaps the most recognizable
landmarks in San Francisco and one of the most famous bridges in the world, the Golden Gate Bridge, which includes Golden Gate, has been called one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World, and is the first thing you see of
San Francisco if driving from the north , because it is one of the main routes in and out of the city. Overlooking the Golden Gate is the Presidio, a former military post with beautiful architecture and a beautiful garden setting. Presidio is a beautiful palace in the Fine Arts, built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition and reminiscent of Roman and Greek architecture.
In the city center, the famous cable cars running up and down the hills between
San Francisco Market Street and Fisherman's Wharf and offer quite a ride (see above under Get around for more info). At the top of one hill, Telegraph Hill in North Beach, is Coit Tower, a gleaming white tower dedicated to
San Francisco firefighters. At 275 'high, the hill is a healthy hike from the nearest neighborhood just below. Another prominent tower nearby is the Transamerica Pyramid, the tallest and most recognizable building in the
San Francisco skyline, located among the skyscrapers and highrises of the Financial District. Perhaps the most famous view of the skyline from Alamo Square Park in the Western Addition district, home of the famous Painted lady Victorian row houses, with many other beautiful Victorian encircle a beautiful garden.
While in Russian Hill is famous stretch of Lombard Street between Hyde and Leavenworth, the (nearly) winding road in America. The city also has a stretch twistier but less picturesque street, Vermont Street on Potrero Hill. Other street oddities in
San Francisco include 22nd Street between Vicksburg and Church in Noe Valley and Filbert Street between Leavenworth and Hyde on Russian Hill - At 31.5% grade, these streets share the honor of steep
streets in San Francisco.
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