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Straight to the Gate Access: Golden Gate Bay Cruise
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Napa and Sonoma Wine Country Full-Day Tour from San Francisco
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San Francisco Zoo General Admission
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Top Attractions in San Francisco

1. Alcatraz Island

Historic Sites • National Parks

By by darylmitchell

This lonely, windswept rock has been the site of a lighthouse, military fort, prison and now a recreation area.

2. Golden Gate Bridge

Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks

It takes 47,000 gallons of paint to cover the suspension bridge that is one of the most photographed in the world.

3. Oracle Park

Arenas & Stadiums

South Beach

The place is fully wifi, LED scoreboard, and used by AT&T to demonstrate its competitiveness in Silicon Valley…

4. Palace of Fine Arts Theatre

Theatres

Marina District

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Open now

Encompassing this majestic inspiration is a man-made, tree lined lagoon, complete with its own blue herring, swans…

5. Golden Gate Park

Parks

Golden Gate Park

Built and maintained by volunteers, this happens to be the first AIDS memorial set up anywhere in the United States.

6. Twin Peaks

Lookouts

Twin Peaks

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Open now

By by TravelingJunkies

As part of the Mission blue butterfly habitat conservation, Twin Peaks is one the few remaining habitats for this…

7. Exploratorium

Speciality Museums • Science Museums

North Waterfront/Embarcadero

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Temporarily closed

It is a huge complex filled with interactive tactile attractions for all ages.

8. California Academy of Sciences

Science Museums

Golden Gate Park

Admission tickets from €19.27

The NASA produced visual experience takes you on a journey through our universe in an awe inspiring movie like all…

9. Walt Disney Family Museum

Speciality Museums

Presidio

Admission tickets from €20.94

By by 629brendanp

This interactive and extensive museum spotlights the life and career of Walt Disney.

10. Lands End

Hiking Trails

Richmond District

History reveals the landslides and ship wrecks in this area.

11. Cable Cars

Trams

Nob Hill

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Open now

By by G2204PWjohnh

The history of the cable cars is basically a story of the collection & renovation of cable cars from around the world.

12. Ferry Building Marketplace

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Shopping Malls

South Beach

The Ferry building is an old boat terminal that was revitalized into a thriving market and destination.

13. Lombard Street

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Scenic Walking Areas

Russian Hill

By by MartyB719

The eight iconic switchbacks have become famous since its earliest conception back in the 1920’s.

14. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)

Art Museums

South Beach

Admission tickets from €20.94

By by stephenbW6996VK

MOMA is the result of years invested by hard-working patrons, capped by the re-purposing of the grand old library…

15. Coit Tower

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings

Telegraph Hill

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Open now

By by Holdtheair

Inside this tower are murals created by 26 artists during the depression era’s of the 1930’s.

16. San Francisco Bay

Bodies of Water

By by williamm690

The modern environmental and space preservation movements were born, in part, on the Bay's shores in the 1950s and 60s.

17. Legion of Honor

Art Museums

Lincoln Park

Admission tickets from €12.57

By by NYCNYC2747

The building itself is loosely based upon the famous Hotel de Salm in Paris which now houses the French Legion of Honor…

18. Cable Car Museum

Speciality Museums

Nob Hill

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Open now

By by Mike_Skidmore

The museum tells the story of the birth & development of the cables cars as SF expanded during the gold rush.

19. Pier 39

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Piers & Boardwalks

Fisherman’s Wharf

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Open now

A merry-go-round menagerie of colourful animals that capture you eyes and play with your imagination.

20. San Francisco Botanical Garden

Nature & Wildlife Areas • Gardens

Golden Gate Park

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Open now

By by Holdtheair

From 1887-1943, John McLaren, was Golden Gate Park’s Superintendent and developed it into one of the world's great…

21. de Young Museum

Speciality Museums

Golden Gate Park

Admission tickets from €12.57

In 6 paintings you see the artist’s transformation from a master of high Impressionism to a founder of Modernism.

22. Musee Mecanique

Speciality Museums

Fisherman’s Wharf

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Open now

By by harrisg675

Musee Mecanique is an unique, interactive museum of arcade games and entertainment machine.

23. Japanese Tea Garden

Gardens

Golden Gate Park

By by DeanMurphy2020

A bronze plaque near the entrance reads: “To honor Makoto Hagiwara and his family who nurtured and shared this garden…

24. Angel Island State Park

State Parks

Fisherman’s Wharf

By by LightFighter

The island presents a fascinating history of the Bay Area's fortifications and immigration role.

25. Presidio of San Francisco

Parks

Presidio

By by yandinazetland

A military base from 1776 until1994 this massive area is full of historic structures .

26. Fisherman's Wharf

Neighbourhoods • Piers & Boardwalks

Fisherman’s Wharf

Admission tickets from €21.47

The restaurant was created by the family who developed PIER 39, the history spans over three decades and includes three…

27. Baker Beach

Beaches

Presidio

By by bentravelswide

A half mile long beach, a set of wood log stairs buried in sand dunes 200ft high, myriad walking and hiking paths.

28. 16 Avenue Tiled Steps

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Golden Gate Heights

The view on top is also great and if you go on two more wooden stairs you reach the beautiful Grand View Park.

29. Mission Dolores Park

Parks

Baja Noe

It is a replica of the original now in Mexico City, that peeled out in September 1810 to rally Mexicans to defeat the…

30. Filbert Steps

Historic Walking Areas

Downtown San Francisco

By by 575donaldr

And if can somehow watch the 2003 documentary - The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, you can appreciate this little bi...

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