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SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else

SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else

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Created by Todd Colletti • Updated On: January 29, 2024

A short list of places that you can only find in San Francisco, that help make SF awesome.

Buena Vista Park is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

1. Buena Vista Park

9.0
Buena Vista Ave (at Haight St), San Francisco, CA
Park · 49 tips and reviews
Cat Club is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

2. Cat Club

8.4
1190 Folsom St (at 8th St), San Francisco, CA
Night Club · SoMa · 38 tips and reviews
Roxie Cinema is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

3. Roxie Cinema

8.9
3117 16th St (at Valencia St), San Francisco, CA
Indie Movie Theater · Mission Dolores · 35 tips and reviews
Castro Farmers' Market is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

4. Castro Farmers' Market

7.8
Market & Noe St, San Francisco, CA
Farmers Market · Duboce Triangle · 26 tips and reviews
Battery Bluff Park is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

5. Battery Bluff Park

San Francisco, CA
Park · Presidio National Park · 2 tips and reviews
Treasure Island is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

6. Treasure Island

8.0
(at California Ave), San Francisco, CA
Island · 87 tips and reviews
Golden Gate Bridge is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

7. Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Brg S, San Francisco, CA
Bridge · 813 tips and reviews
Lake Merced is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

8. Lake Merced

1 Harding Rd, San Francisco, CA
Lake · Lakeshore · 33 tips and reviews
Ghirardelli Square is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

9. Ghirardelli Square

8.7
900 N Point St (btwn Polk & Larkin St), San Francisco, CA
Shopping Plaza · 256 tips and reviews
Alamo Square is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

10. Alamo Square

9.3
Steiner St (btwn Fulton & Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
Park · 168 tips and reviews
Lombard Street is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

11. Lombard Street

8.7
Lombard St (btwn Hyde & Leavenworth St), San Francisco, CA
Road · Russian Hill · 310 tips and reviews
Chinatown Gate is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

12. Chinatown Gate

8.0
500 Bush St (at Grant Ave), San Francisco, CA
Monument · Chinatown · 70 tips and reviews
Castro Theatre is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

13. Castro Theatre

9.2
429 Castro St (btwn 18th & Market), San Francisco, CA
Indie Movie Theater · Castro · 118 tips and reviews
Palace of Fine Arts is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

14. 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
The Internet is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

15. The Internet

San Francisco, CA
Uncategorized · Pacific Heights · No tips or reviews
18th & Castro LGBT Community Shrine is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

16. 18th & Castro LGBT Community Shrine

18th Street & Castro Street, San Francisco, CA
Shrine · Eureka Valley · No tips or reviews
Contemporary Jewish Museum is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

17. Contemporary Jewish Museum

8.1
736 Mission St (btwn 3rd & 4th St), San Francisco, CA
Museum · SoMa · 59 tips and reviews
The Armory is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

18. The Armory

8.2
1800 Mission St (at 14th St), San Francisco, CA
Structure · Mission District · 28 tips and reviews
Costumes on Haight is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

19. Costumes on Haight

7.9
735 Haight St (btw Scott & Pierce), San Francisco, CA
Costume Store · Lower Haight · 9 tips and reviews
Joe's Barbershop is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

20. Joe's Barbershop

9.0
2150 Market St (btw Church and Sanchez), San Francisco, CA
Hair Salon · Duboce Triangle · 39 tips and reviews
Mission Dolores Park is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

21. Mission Dolores Park

9.4
Dolores & Church St (btwn 18th & 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Mission Dolores · 505 tips and reviews
San Francisco LGBT Community Center is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

22. San Francisco LGBT Community Center

8.2
1800 Market St (at Octavia St), San Francisco, CA
Community Center · Mint Hill · 4 tips and reviews
Dutch Windmill is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

23. Dutch Windmill

8.8
John F Kennedy Dr (at Great Hwy), San Francisco, CA
Windmill · Golden Gate Park · 10 tips and reviews
GLBT History Museum is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

24. GLBT History Museum

8.3
4127 18th St (Castro St.), San Francisco, CA
History Museum · Castro · 15 tips and reviews
The Internet is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

25. The Internet

San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Dolores Heights · No tips or reviews
Up Your Alley Fair is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

26. Up Your Alley Fair

8.0
353 10th St, San Francisco, CA
Fair · SoMa · No tips or reviews

27. The Fog Building - 3rd Fl. Men's Room

333 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA
Event Space · Mission District · No tips or reviews
Corona Heights is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

28. Corona Heights

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 2 tips and reviews
SF Eagle is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

29. SF Eagle

9.0
398 12th St (at Harrison St), San Francisco, CA
Gay Bar · SoMa · 39 tips and reviews
Baker Beach is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

30. Baker Beach

San Francisco, CA
Music Venue · SoMa · No tips or reviews
Kite Hill is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

31. Kite Hill

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · No tips or reviews
Eagle Plaza is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

32. Eagle Plaza

San Francisco, CA
Park · SoMa · 1 tip
de Young Museum is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

33. de Young Museum

9.2
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr (at John F Kennedy Dr), San Francisco, CA
Art Museum · Golden Gate Park · 279 tips and reviews
Golden Gate Park is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

34. Golden Gate Park

9.6
501 Stanyan St (btwn Fulton St & Lincoln Way), San Francisco, CA
Park · Golden Gate Park · 358 tips and reviews
South Park is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

35. South Park

8.7
South Park Ave (at Jack London Alley), San Francisco, CA
Park · South Park · 40 tips and reviews
Mr. S Leather & Mr. S Locker Room is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

36. Mr. S Leather & Mr. S Locker Room

9.4
385 8th St (at Harrison St), San Francisco, CA
Clothing Store · SoMa · 16 tips and reviews

37. LIMN Gallery

292 Townsend St (at 4th), San Francisco, CA
Design Studio · SoMa · 1 tip
Fort Funston is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

38. Fort Funston

9.5
500 Skyline Blvd (at John Muir Dr), San Francisco, CA
Park · Lakeshore · 95 tips and reviews
Wag Hotels is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

39. Wag Hotels

8.7
25 14th St (Folsom), San Francisco, CA
Pet Service · Mission District · 8 tips and reviews
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

40. San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

9.1
Beach St, San Francisco, CA
National Park · 29 tips and reviews
The Castro is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

41. The Castro

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 40 tips and reviews

42. Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Bingo

San Francisco, CA
Uncategorized · Civic Center · No tips or reviews

43. Steamworks Corporate Headquarters

4125 18th St (Castro Street), San Francisco, CA
Office · Castro · No tips or reviews
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

44. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

9.4
151 3rd St (btwn Mission & Howard St), San Francisco, CA
Art Museum · SoMa · 242 tips and reviews
Fisherman's Wharf is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

45. Fisherman's Wharf

2801 Leavenworth St (at Bay St), San Francisco, CA
Pier · Fishermans Wharf · 337 tips and reviews

46. Leather Alley

San Francisco, CA
Uncategorized · Civic Center · 1 tip

47. Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence Archives

584 Castro St, San Francisco, CA
Conference Room · Castro · No tips or reviews
Hibernia Beach is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

48. Hibernia Beach

18th & Castro (In Front Of BofA), San Francisco, CA
Plaza · Castro · 1 tip
SoMa West Skatepark is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

49. SoMa West Skatepark

7.0
San Francisco, CA
Skate Park · SoMa · 1 tip
National Center For LGBTQ Arts, Home of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus is one of SF Places That Don’t Exist Anywhere Else.

50. National Center For LGBTQ Arts, Home of the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus

170 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA
Performing Arts Venue · SoMa · No tips or reviews