San Francisco Favorites

 40 Reviews  It was this building that drew me to Nob Hill and its grand exterior accurately reflects the interior. This is one of the finest places to stay in San Francisco, if you can afford it. Olde Worlde... 

 12 Reviews  Again, Parking at the Union Square area is very expensive, if the parking Garages of Union Square or Ellis-O' Farrell and Sutter & Stockton garages are full and you don't want to pay $ 50 for hotel... 

 38 Reviews  San Francisco is a great place to visit. It is a very tourist friendly place. The transportation system BART can take you from the SFO International airport to the City of San Francisco, to the Bay... 

 35 Reviews  Old Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church is the city's first cathedral, completed in 1854. The church building survived the 1906 earthquake only to be gutted by the ensuing fires that engulfed the city.... 

 89 Reviews  This is a picture of the Golden Gate taken from the Marin Highlands in March 2001. Everyone seems to get a pic like this. I think the fog rolling in is one of those things you just don't get until you... 

 30 Reviews  Visit the marvellous Alamo Square for a real contrast between old and new. Photo opportunities are brilliant. See main photograph. If planning a trip to Alcatraz, and it ought to be a must for... 

 33 Reviews  we all know that the fisherman's wharf is one big tourist trap but still we go here anyways since the area, besides the most visited part of the City, is still a good destination just to get the... 

 27 Reviews  San Francisco is a great city to walk in and around. The hilly streets give you a workout but also afford great views. There are numerous trails from which you can enjoy the city's spectacular setting... 

 35 Reviews  When we were planning our trip to California and San Francisco in particular I wanted to do a number of things I had never done on my frequent business trips to SF in the 80's and 90's. Sue had been... 

 20 Reviews  Take a ride from Santa Cruz north on Hwy 1 north to San Francisco. Pull over and take as many photo's as you can. It's all breathtaking, and every turn has different visuals.. Fog, Pine trees, golden... 

 12 Reviews  What a name... but don't let the name fool you. This wonderful area is full of boutiques, shops, coffee houses, and a nice little pizza place that I came to like (forget the name, though --just... 

 41 Reviews  After I'd seen the best of what Nob Hill had to offer I wandered the nearby streets of Huntington Park and came across these little jewels. I love strolling and checking out architecture; not because... 

 6 Reviews  Wether you are in San Francisco or any other major city or taking a cruise or an airplane flight, my wife and I always go to the bank and get about 100 one dollar bills, because you will need them for... 

 12 Reviews  Pier 39 was originally built in 1905 as a cargo pier. Thanks to the vision of a few concerned citizens, mainly Warren Simmons, the dilapidated pier was given new life in 1978, when it was renovated as... 

 24 Reviews  This famous street is on everyone's list of top ten things to see in San Francisco. I was keen to see it and expected much. In some ways I was rewarded, in others not so. There wasn't as much of it as... 

 33 Reviews  In my last trip (it was a huge road trip around United States of America from Buffalo,NY to Yellowstone in the Wyoming in 17 days (31 cities) Sanfrancisco was the most beautiful and the most green... 

 41 Reviews  Define "Cosmopolitan?" An upbeat person with style, who wants to know more about the complexities of relationships.......of or from or knowing many parts of the world. Also, free from national... 

 25 Reviews  Back in the day, one of my favorite things to do in San Francisco was to go to the Playland at the Beach. Not there any longer but the memory, I still find a ride by the Golden Gate Bridge and around... 

 14 Reviews  An amazing place! Huge, old, beautiful artistic buildings. The only use is of people walking around, staring at the columns, taking pictures, admiring its beauty. It's not a museum, not a palace,... 

 32 Reviews  Yeah, the Japanese Tea Gardens and restored De Young Museum are fabulous, but if you really want to enjoy this park and you have the knees for it, run through the park, which is what I did when I... 

 14 Reviews  All the hills ... (Nob, Russian, Telegraph, Twin Peaks, Noe, Potrero, etc.) make for great hiking, beautiful vistas and street scenes. Telegraph is good for 270deg of SF vistas, 360 if you goto... 

 22 Reviews  The first picture shows a protest; in this protest are naked cyclers; okay, there weren't that many of them but they were the ones you never forget. Personally I can handle (probably not a good choice... 

 11 Reviews  There's one thing everyone would agree on about the pyramid/rocket shaped building in San Francisco - you can't ignore it! Yes, you'll just be walking along a street somewhere and lo!, there it is. As...