Tag: “San Francisco”

76 places found.

  1. Lombard Street

    One of San Francisco's most recognizable streets, it's almost cliché to come here during a visit to the city, but the novelty of such an unusual street is inarguably fun. Most locals never come here, but visitors line up for a block or two west of Hyde Street to drive down the eight or so bends at five miles per hour, while others taking photographs line the sidewalk staircases on either side.

  2. Palace of Fine Arts

    Originally built in 1915 for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, the Palace itself is antique architecture - the massive columns dwarf human scale. It's very Arcadian or Picturesque - there's a swan-inhabited man-made lake.

    This is what it is now, not what it was then...

    The nearby Exploratorium is a science-based art gallery with exhibits designed by some amazing artists that work with natural phenomena like Ned Kahn and Doug Hollis - great on a rainy weekday if you can swing it....

  3. Castro District

  4. Green Gulch

    I have been fascinated by this place since I first discovered it a few years ago. It is the most relaxing and peaceful place I've ever seen.

    The monks welcome visitors every Sunday and prepare meals for them grown on their farm without the use of any chemicals.

  5. Caffe Trieste

    Caffe Trieste, in San Francisco's Little Italy, is the coolest coffee shop in the world. Caffe Trieste was opened in 1956 by Giovanni Giotta, or Pappa Gianni as he is known to friends and family.

  6. Pier 39

  7. California Academy of Sciences

  8. Floating Homes

  9. Transamerica Pyramid

  10. Dolphin Club

    The Dolphin Boating and Swimming Club was founded in 1877 and its members swim in the chilly waters of the bay, row a fleet of beautiful wooden rowboats and compete in the annual" Escape from Alcatraz" triathlon. Anyone can join 18 years or older.