Attractions & Tours
Things to Do in San Francisco
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15 attractions
Landmarks
San Francisco Landmarks
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Golden Gate Bridge
The most photographed bridge in the world — the 1937 Art Deco span in International Orange, soaring across the strait where the bay meets the Pacific. Free to walk, bike, or simply admire from a string of classic viewpoints.
Fisherman's Wharf & Pier 39
San Francisco's classic waterfront — the working fishing piers, the famous sea lions hauled out at Pier 39, fresh Dungeness crab and clam chowder in sourdough, street performers, and the departure point for Alcatraz and bay cruises.
Painted Ladies & Alamo Square
The "Postcard Row" of pastel Victorian houses at Alamo Square, framed by the downtown skyline behind — one of the most photographed streetscapes in the city, and free to admire.
Coit Tower
The Art Deco tower crowning Telegraph Hill — Depression-era WPA murals around its base and a 210-foot elevator ride to a 360-degree observation deck with sweeping views of the bay, the bridges, and the city.
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco's vast green heart — larger than New York's Central Park — with the Japanese Tea Garden, the Conservatory of Flowers, botanical gardens, lakes, bison, and the city's top museums, all free to wander.
Museums
San Francisco Museums
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California Academy of Sciences
An aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, and natural history museum all under one living roof in Golden Gate Park — a Renzo Piano-designed marvel and one of the best family science destinations in the country.
Exploratorium
The original hands-on science museum, on Pier 15 along the Embarcadero — hundreds of interactive exhibits about perception, light, sound, and the physical world, with sweeping bay views from the pier.
de Young Museum
San Francisco's fine arts museum in Golden Gate Park — strong American, African, and Oceanic art and major touring exhibitions, in a striking copper-clad building with a free observation tower.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
One of the largest modern and contemporary art museums in the country — seven floors of painting, sculpture, photography, and design, dramatically expanded in 2016, in the heart of SoMa downtown.
Aquarium of the Bay
A compact, family-friendly aquarium right at Pier 39 — walk-through glass tunnels surrounded by sharks, rays, and the creatures of San Francisco Bay, steps from the sea lions and the waterfront.
Tours
San Francisco Tours
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San Francisco Cable Car Ride
Ride the last manually operated cable cars on earth — a moving national landmark running since 1873, clanging up and down San Francisco's steepest hills with open-air sides and unbeatable views.
Chinatown Walking Tour
A guided walk through the oldest Chinatown in North America — the Dragon Gate, temples, markets, hidden alleys, and the fortune cookie factory, with the food and history that make it one of the city's most vivid neighborhoods.
Muir Woods & Sausalito Day Trip
A guided trip across the Golden Gate Bridge to the ancient coast redwoods of Muir Woods, then the charming bayside town of Sausalito — towering old-growth trees and a relaxed waterfront, all without the hassle of reservations and parking.
Historic Sites
San Francisco Historic Sites
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Cruises
San Francisco Cruises
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