San Francisco Tourist Traps

 25 Reviews  BE AWARE!! If your looking for camera lens and accessories dont go or even bother to enter to this camera shop one shop next to the Wax Museum opposite of Boudin restaurant in Pier 39 in San... 

 46 Reviews  Again one of my favorite areas of the city. PIER 39 is San Francisco's Premier Bay Attraction. The 45-acre open air complex has two levels of shopping, dining, and entertainment. PIER 39 houses more... 

 20 Reviews  If you read stories about Alcatraz and its prisoners, or saw some movies about it, then the visit is very interesting for the revival of your memories. But, if as it happened to Fernanda, you never... 

 9 Reviews  China Town was not so much as a 'trap' as it was a bit annoying with all of the vendors following us and pushing their goods and products in front of our path, so other than being a bit over promoting... 

 12 Reviews  Cable Cars. A San Francisco icon. One trip costs $3.00, an all day pass costs $9.00. This is a rip off considering a bus or street car ride costs only $1.25. If you ride on a cable car, you most... 

 8 Reviews  I see many tourists pull up in taxis or rental cars, hop out, snap a few photos of the crooked street, and leave. There are actually steeper, more crooked streets in San Francisco, but what makes... 

 14 Reviews  There are many tour buses in San Francisco. Open Top Sightseeing Tour Buses do not have a narrator on board. They give you a cheap cheap earphone for an audio tour. You can't understand a thing. Our... 

 7 Reviews  I still like the Haight & Cole Valley. I love the Victorian houses, and the area holds lots of great memories circa '66 / '67. But Haight St. is imho sometimes a semi-pathetic & commercial shell of... 

 15 Reviews  Take the 30 Bus then the 29 Bus to the Golden Gate Bridge. Instead of hanging around with all the tourist, head straight down to the pier (can't miss it!). You will get a great view of the bridge and... 

 8 Reviews  Stay away from no-name or discount stores selling various electronics products such as cameras, radios, phones, etc. These stores are usually much more expensive and sells lower quality products with... 

 4 Reviews  The location is kind of inconvenient. I think the 39 Muni only runs every 1/2 hour so we had to wait a long time, and then you gotta hike back down a series of steps. We got some decent pics of the... 

 rkearns Says:  i would avoid fisherman's wharf. fisherman's wharf is no more san francisco than universal studios is los angeles. if you want to see the real san francisco, go... 

 pau-fc Says:  tourist spot is important to destination vacation that is one of your purpose why you want to go their that's you need to research to the place that you want to... 

 darryl.wilson Says:  Aquarium of the Bay takes you under the sea as you walk through tunnels and view marine creatures up close and personal. I would say that it could be an... 

 Graxie Says:  Good US wines are hard to find Many excellent wines are produced in the United States. California produces some outstanding wines that rival the best... 

 iam1wthee Says:  If you go with a tour group they only give 45min to 1 hour. This only gets you up to bridge 3. From what I did see it was boring. Most of the trees were the... 

 iam1wthee Says:  You spend 11 hours on the bus or train and only 3 hours in the park. It is not enough time to see everything. The tour companies normally do not coincide with... 

 iam1wthee Says:  I have seen much better art museums than this. There was not much to their collection. One collection was in a foreign language. I really wanted to know what... 

 iam1wthee Says:  Most of the flowers were not well kept and dried out. The tea garden was so small it took 3 minutes to go through it all not worth $3 at all. Go when they have... 

 madamx Says:  The Japanese Tea Garden ($2 entry fee) in Golden Gate Park is so beautiful, you forget you are in a tourist trap. Even though there were hordes of people there,... 

 Djinn76 Says:  Part of the Golden Gate Park, I would have expected the intrance to be free. It was not ! I agree this kind of garden probably requires lots of manwork... At... 

 kd_baby Says:  Well, you have to pay a toll to cross in both directions. I believe it was $2-$3 in either direction back in the 1990's. 

 Yubert Says:  Just like McDonald's these cafes are everywhere!!