This square is a must visit in case you are in the mood for shopping. It is lined up with boutiques and shops of the best-known brands (e.g.
Cable cars are the moving icons of San Francisco. Also, they represent the last surviving active manual cable car system in the world.
Visit the largest and also the oldest Chinatown in the US (dating back to 1848).
Officially called North Beach, this neighbourhood has long been the home to San Francisco's numerous Italian-American population.
A 284-foot long walkway made out of wooden steps, leading to the top of the Telegraph Hill and the famous Coit Tower.
Originally known as Loma Alta, this neighborhood is overlooked by a nearly 180-foot tall tower offering majestic views of the entire San…
This San Francisco neighborhood is best known for the several tourist attractions situated here and its fresh seafood.
Overlooked by a giant clock tower, visible from afar, this beautiful building located in the very heart of the city houses numerous…
If planning to visit the famous Alcatraz Island, be sure to note this pier down - it serves as a departure point of Alcatraz Cruises.
Alcatraz Cruises offers the only official tours to the island of Alcatraz.
The well-known Alcatraz used to function as a prison with famous prisoners such as Al Capone.
A shopping centre full of attractions located in the Fisherman’s Wharf neighbourhood in San Francisco.
The Musée Mécanique is a for-profit interactive museum of 20th-century penny arcade games and artifacts, located at Fisherman's Wharf in…
The Buena Vista is a café in San Francisco, California, credited with introducing Irish coffee to the United States in 1952.
Vaillancourt Fountain, sometimes called Quebec libre!, is a large fountain in Embarcadero Plaza in San Francisco, designed by the…
Cupid's Span is an outdoor sculpture by married artists Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, installed along the Embarcadero in San…
Known also as SFMOMA, this huge museum houses incredibly rich collection of modern and contemporary art.
Situated in the heart of the city, these beautiful garden are a perfect hideaway from the ever-present buzz and rush.
The government of the City and County of San Francisco is seated at this impressive Beaux-Arts building.
These houses, built en masse at the turn of the 19th and 20th century, are a popular feature of every San Francisco photograph.
Built in 1776, this historic mission is the oldest surviving building in San Francisco.
There are different ways how to point out the problems of today's society and street art can be one of them.
Lands End is a park in San Francisco within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
The Sutro Baths was a large, privately owned public saltwater swimming pool complex in the Lands End area of the Outer Richmond District in…
The Dutch Windmill is the northern of two functioning windmills, the other being Murphy Windmill, on the western edge of Golden Gate Park…
For quite an unusual encounter, head towards the western end of the park - you'll find a pasture with a herd of American bisons there.
One of the most visited public parks in the US. It is about three miles long and half a mile wide and it covers more than 1000 acres of land.
The San Francisco Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum is located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park.
Haight-Ashbury gained its popularity in 1967 during the "Summer of Love", when an immense number of American teenagers and young people…
Buena Vista Park is a park in the Haight-Ashbury and Buena Vista Heights neighborhoods of San Francisco, California.
The nearly three kilometers long suspension bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County is definitely the best-known icon of San…
In order to preserve this Civil War era fortress, the bridge was built over it.
The Wave Organ is a sculpture located in San Francisco, California. It was constructed on the shore of San Francisco Bay in May 1986 by the…
Fort Mason, in San Francisco, California originated as a coastal defense site during the American Civil War.
If you are a fan of ships and maritime history, be sure to visit this place.
Connecting Leavenworth Street and Hyde Street in San Francisco is one of the city’s most iconic places.
This narrow, pedestrian-only lane will charm you with its tranquil beauty.
