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San Francisco

1. Golden Gate Park

9.6
501 Stanyan St (btwn Fulton St & Lincoln Way), San Francisco, CA
Park · Golden Gate Park · 358 tips and reviews

Wilson F.Wilson Favre-Delerue: Incredibly well kept park, especially in view of San Francisco's often shabby public cleaning standards. A lovely park to take in some culture or go for a long stroll or bike ride.

2. Lands End

9.6
El Camino Del Mar (at Point Lobos Ave), San Francisco, CA
Park · Sea Cliff · 134 tips and reviews

Melissa D.Melissa Dagdagan: Such a nice great hike. Not too strenuous, and the views are amazing.

3. Lands End Coastal Trail

9.6
2500 El Camino del Mar, San Francisco, CA
Hiking Trail · 39 tips and reviews

Priscilla L.Priscilla Leung: A must-do for locals & tourists. Trails feature woods, ocean & the GG Bridge from afar. Don't forget to see the labyrinth & Mile Rock Beach off the main trail. Go early or on weekdays to avoid crowds.

4. Bernal Heights Park

9.6
10 Bernal Heights Blvd (at Anderson St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Bernal Heights · 88 tips and reviews

Katherine L.Katherine Loh: Nice little hike up a hill leads to great views of the city

5. Palace of Fine Arts

9.5
3301 Lyon St (btwn Bay & Jefferson St), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · Marina District · 206 tips and reviews

Jim B.Jim Book: very cool, walk around the lake and read the signs about the history too, lots for birders to view also along lake and island the columns and rotunda are very photgenic

6. Mission Dolores Park

9.4
Dolores & Church St (btwn 18th & 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Mission Dolores · 505 tips and reviews

Alexander W.Alexander Winter: On a sunny day, get yourself some champagne or wine (or beverage of choice) and a snack, and just sit here and relax, overlooking the beautiful city skyline.

7. Crissy Field

9.4
Golden Gate Promenade (at Mason St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Presidio National Park · 143 tips and reviews

Robert W.Robert Williams: Has an excellent view of the Golden gate bridge from here... Easy parking, nice walk and amazing view ..

8. The Fillmore

9.3
1805 Geary Blvd (at Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Music Venue · Fillmore District · 124 tips and reviews

Kian L.Kian Lavi: Love this historic joint. And free posters after each show! and earplugs! 👂 and apples!

Glen Canyon Park is one of San Francisco.

9. Glen Canyon Park

9.4
Glen Canyon Park (at O'Shaughnessy Blvd), San Francisco, CA
Park · Glen Park · 31 tips and reviews

Jennifer H.Jennifer Harbin: This is a park in the city that feels like it's not. There are good trails, large boulders to climb up for great views, and sometimes you can see the family of coyotes that lives there!

10. Alcatraz Island

9.4
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (San Francisco Bay), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · 502 tips and reviews

Angelos N.Angelos N: The tour is well worth it. They did a great job with the electronic tourist guides. Go early to avoid lines, buy tickets prior to departure day to avoid lines.

Pazzia Caffe & Trattoria is one of San Francisco.

11. Pazzia Caffe & Trattoria

8.5
337 3rd St (btwn Folsom St & Saint Francis Pl), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · SoMa · 52 tips and reviews
Delarosa is one of San Francisco.

12. Delarosa

8.3
37 Yerba Buena Ln (Market St.), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · SoMa · 74 tips and reviews
Tony Gemignani’s Slice House is one of San Francisco.

13. Tony Gemignani’s Slice House

680 2nd St (Townsend St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · South Beach · 27 tips and reviews
Jersey is one of San Francisco.

14. Jersey

145 2nd St (Minna St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · SoMa · 30 tips and reviews
Temple Nightclub is one of San Francisco.

15. Temple Nightclub

6.0
540 Howard St (btwn 1st & 2nd St), San Francisco, CA
Night Club · SoMa · 59 tips and reviews
Harlot is one of San Francisco.

16. Harlot

5.7
46 Minna St, San Francisco, CA
Night Club · SoMa · 31 tips and reviews
City Nights is one of San Francisco.

17. City Nights

5.5
715 Harrison St (3rd St), San Francisco, CA
Night Club · SoMa · 8 tips and reviews
Embarcadero Run is one of San Francisco.

18. Embarcadero Run

8.2
188 Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA
Hiking Trail · Financial District · 6 tips and reviews
Rincon Hill Dog Park is one of San Francisco.

19. Rincon Hill Dog Park

8.0
Beale St (at Bryant St), San Francisco, CA
Dog Park · Rincon Hill · 12 tips and reviews
Brannan Street Wharf is one of San Francisco.

20. Brannan Street Wharf

7.8
Brannan Street (The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Scenic Lookout · South Beach · 7 tips and reviews
South Park is one of San Francisco.

21. South Park

8.7
South Park Ave (at Jack London Alley), San Francisco, CA
Park · South Park · 40 tips and reviews
Prospect is one of San Francisco.

22. Prospect

7.7
300 Spear St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Rincon Hill · 129 tips and reviews
Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant is one of San Francisco.

23. Local Kitchen & Wine Merchant

7.1
330 1st St (btwn Folsom & Guy Pl), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Rincon Hill · 73 tips and reviews
Waterbar is one of San Francisco.

24. Waterbar

8.9
399 The Embarcadero (btwn Folsom & Harrison St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Rincon Hill · 199 tips and reviews
The Fly Trap is one of San Francisco.

25. The Fly Trap

7.2
606 Folsom St (btwn 2nd St & Hawthorne St), San Francisco, CA
Persian Restaurant · SoMa · 69 tips and reviews
T-Mobile is one of San Francisco.

26. T-Mobile

6.2
701 Market St (at Battery St.), San Francisco, CA
Mobile Phone Store · Financial District · 2 tips and reviews
sweetgreen is one of San Francisco.

27. sweetgreen

8.6
171 2nd St, San Francisco, CA
Salad Restaurant · SoMa · 27 tips and reviews
Yemeni's Restaurant is one of San Francisco.

28. Yemeni's Restaurant

7.2
1098 Sutter St (at Larkin St), San Francisco, CA
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 30 tips and reviews
Pier 39 Marina is one of San Francisco.

29. Pier 39 Marina

Pier 39, San Francisco, CA
Harbor or Marina · Fishermans Wharf · 44 tips and reviews