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San Diego Zoo is one of Outdoor Adventures.

1. San Diego Zoo

9.4
2920 Zoo Dr, San Diego, CA
Zoo · Balboa Park · 565 tips and reviews
Yosemite National Park is one of Outdoor Adventures.

2. Yosemite National Park

9.5
Northside Dr, Yosemite National Park, CA
National Park · 285 tips and reviews

3. John Muir Park

Vista Way (at Pine St), Martinez, CA
Park · No tips or reviews
Alcatraz Island is one of Outdoor Adventures.

4. Alcatraz Island

9.4
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (San Francisco Bay), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · 502 tips and reviews
Angel Island State Park is one of Outdoor Adventures.

5. Angel Island State Park

9.1
Angel Island State Park, Tiburon, CA
State or Provincial Park · 39 tips and reviews

6. Oracle Park

9.2
24 Willie Mays Plz (at King & 3rd St), San Francisco, CA
Baseball Stadium · South Beach · 481 tips and reviews

ESPNESPN: Don't leave AT&T Park without trying the Gilroy Garlic Fries. Your breath might reek afterwards, but hey, Pablo Sandoval can lend you a piece of bubblegum to fix that.

7. Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

7.9
7000 Coliseum Way (btwn 66th Ave & Hegenberger Rd), Oakland, CA
Baseball Stadium · Central East Oakland · 269 tips and reviews

ESPNESPN: Don't expect to catch a foul ball while you’re here. The Coliseum has the most expansive foul ball territory of any major league ballpark.

8. Petco Park

9.3
100 Park Blvd (at Tony Gwynn Dr), San Diego, CA
Baseball Stadium · East Village · 260 tips and reviews

ESPNESPN: The first ever game ever at PETCO featured Mr. Padre, Tony Gwynn…but not the Padres. As manager of San Diego State’s baseball team, Gwynn led the Aztecs to a W over the Houston Cougars on 3/11/04.

Coit Tower is one of Outdoor Adventures.

9. Coit Tower

8.9
1 Telegraph Hill Blvd (btwn Lombard & Union St), San Francisco, CA
Monument · Telegraph Hill · 327 tips and reviews
Denio's Roseville Farmers Market & Swap Meet is one of Outdoor Adventures.

10. Denio's Roseville Farmers Market & Swap Meet

7.7
1551 Vineyard Rd (at Foothills Blvd), Roseville, CA
Flea Market · 25 tips and reviews

11. Fort Mason

9.2
2 Marina Blvd Bldg A, San Francisco, CA
Park · Golden Gate National Recreation Area · 88 tips and reviews

ExploratoriumExploratorium: Play with the free Outdoor Exploratorium exhibits at Fort Mason! You can taste the tides, race speed and light, and use the Golden Gate Bridge as a thermometer. Maps of all exhibits are in Building A. Read more.

12. Hawk Hill

9.4
Conzelman Rd, Marin Headlands, CA
Hill · 47 tips and reviews

ExploratoriumExploratorium: Bring your musical instrument and try some listening experiments! Or, grab sticks & rocks, and bang inside and outside the tunnel. What sounds do you notice? See more experiments at Hawk Hill Tunnel: Read more.

13. The Wave Organ

7.2
1 Yacht Rd (at Lyon St), San Francisco, CA
Monument · Marina District · 25 tips and reviews

ExploratoriumExploratorium: Did you know the Wave Organ is an Exploratorium exhibit? Completed by two artists in 1986, it includes 25 organ pipes! Come at high tide when the Wave Organ sounds best. Read more below for more info. Read more.

14. California Academy of Sciences

9.4
55 Music Concourse Dr (at Martin Luther King Jr Dr), San Francisco, CA
Science Museum · Golden Gate Park · 510 tips and reviews

ecomaginationecomagination: The LEED Platinum-certified CAS is considered the greenest museum in the world for its mix of solar panels, radiant floor heating, recycled denim insulation & one of the coolest green roofs we've seen

15. Wayfare Tavern

9.1
558 Sacramento St (at Leidesdorff St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Financial District · 321 tips and reviews

The Daily MealThe Daily Meal: Tuck into roasted bone marrow, the steak frites, or the Wayfare burger and add a couple of glasses of wine and an order of sticky toffee pudding for truly perfect date fodder. Read more.

Doggie Diner Head is one of Outdoor Adventures.

16. Doggie Diner Head

7.1
Sloat Blvd (at 45th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Outdoor Sculpture · Outer Sunset · 8 tips and reviews

17. Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Brg S, San Francisco, CA
Bridge · 813 tips and reviews

Fast CompanyFast Company: Cisco (a 2011 Most Innovative Company) is named for “San Francisco,” and this bridge inspired the company’s original logo.

18. Haight-Ashbury

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 78 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Haight Ashbury is the birthplace of the hippie movement, and it's continued to be a hipster's haunt for decades since. – Adam Richman, Man v. Food Read more.

19. Pier 39

2 Beach St (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Pier · Fishermans Wharf · 388 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: One of San Francisco's most popular tourist destinations, the Wharf consists of a long, coast-side row of restaurants, street vendors, souvenir stores and beautiful ocean scenery.

20. North Beach, San Francisco

San Francisco, CA
Other Great Outdoors · North Beach · 4 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Originally settled by Italians, North Beach became a magnet for Beat Generation writers and poets in the 1950s. The cafés and shops on upper Grant Avenue still exude Beatnik funk.

21. Union Square

8.5
333 Post St (btwn Powell & Stockton St), San Francisco, CA
Pedestrian Plaza · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 433 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Union Square is a haven for shoppers: look in any direction and you will see upscale department stores. Nearby, visitors can hop onto a cable car on Powell Street.

22. Ferry Building Marketplace

9.3
1 Ferry Building (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Market · Financial District · 468 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: With all the local produce, cheese, meats, Vietnamese food, Japanese food, seafood, it represents the incredible bounty San Francisco has access to. – Samantha Brown

23. The Sandwich Place

8.7
2029 Mission St (btw 16th & 17th), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · Mission District · 20 tips and reviews

Fast CompanyFast Company: When staffers at Stamen Design (#48 on Fast Company's 2011 list of Most Innovative Companies) aren't creating next-gen data visualizations for Nike, they're lunching at The Sandwich Place.

24. Terminal 2

SFO Airport, San Francisco, CA
Airport Terminal · 134 tips and reviews

ecomaginationecomagination: SFO’s Terminal 2 is LEED Gold Certified with innovative sustainable elements that will reduce emissions by an estimated 1,667 tons/year. The terminal expects to recycle 90% of all solid waste by 2020.

Palace of Fine Arts is one of Outdoor Adventures.

25. 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
Golden Gate Park is one of Outdoor Adventures.

26. Golden Gate Park

9.6
501 Stanyan St (btwn Fulton St & Lincoln Way), San Francisco, CA
Park · Golden Gate Park · 358 tips and reviews
Lombard Street is one of Outdoor Adventures.

27. Lombard Street

8.7
Lombard St (btwn Hyde & Leavenworth St), San Francisco, CA
Road · Russian Hill · 310 tips and reviews
The Petrified Forest is one of Outdoor Adventures.

28. The Petrified Forest

7.1
4100 Petrified Forest Rd, Calistoga, CA
Historic and Protected Site · 6 tips and reviews
Old Faithful Geyser of California is one of Outdoor Adventures.

29. Old Faithful Geyser of California

5.5
1299 Tubbs Ln (at Myrtledale Rd), Calistoga, CA
Hot Spring · 38 tips and reviews
Jelly Belly Factory is one of Outdoor Adventures.

30. Jelly Belly Factory

7.9
1 Jelly Belly Ln (at N Watney Way), Fairfield, CA
Factory · 95 tips and reviews
West Wind Sacramento 6 Drive-In is one of Outdoor Adventures.

31. West Wind Sacramento 6 Drive-In

8.0
9616 Oates Dr (at Bradshaw Rd), Sacramento, CA
Drive-in Theater · 52 tips and reviews
Monterey Bay Coastal Trail is one of Outdoor Adventures.

32. Monterey Bay Coastal Trail

8.2
Monterey Bay Coastal Trail, Monterey, CA
Hiking Trail · Old Monterey Business District · 20 tips and reviews
Marin Headlands Visitor Center is one of Outdoor Adventures.

33. Marin Headlands Visitor Center

6.7
948 Fort Barry, Sausalito, CA
Tourist Information and Service · 2 tips and reviews
Marin Headlands is one of Outdoor Adventures.

34. Marin Headlands

9.4
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Sausalito, CA
Park · 63 tips and reviews
Point Bonita Lighthouse is one of Outdoor Adventures.

35. Point Bonita Lighthouse

9.1
End of Field Rd (Marin Headlands), Sausalito, CA
Lighthouse · 31 tips and reviews
Rodeo Beach is one of Outdoor Adventures.

36. Rodeo Beach

9.5
Mitchell Rd (at Kirkpatrick St), Sausalito, CA
Beach · 21 tips and reviews
Nike Missile Site SF-88 is one of Outdoor Adventures.

37. Nike Missile Site SF-88

7.7
Marin County, CA
Historic and Protected Site · 5 tips and reviews
Coastal Trail is one of Outdoor Adventures.

38. Coastal Trail

9.5
Tennessee Valley, Mill Valley, CA
Hiking Trail · 7 tips and reviews
The Marine Mammal Center is one of Outdoor Adventures.

39. The Marine Mammal Center

7.8
2000 Bunker Rd, Sausalito, CA
Animal Shelter · 18 tips and reviews
Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of Outdoor Adventures.

40. Monterey Bay Aquarium

9.3
886 Cannery Row (at David Ave.), Monterey, CA
Aquarium · Cannery Row · 420 tips and reviews
International Art Museum Of America is one of Outdoor Adventures.

41. International Art Museum Of America

5.5
1023 Market St (6th Street), San Francisco, CA
Art Museum · SoMa · 13 tips and reviews
Colonel Sanders Cafe and Museum is one of Outdoor Adventures.

42. Colonel Sanders Cafe and Museum

7.2
688 US 25W, Corbin, KY
Fried Chicken Joint · 21 tips and reviews
Stinson Beach is one of Outdoor Adventures.

43. Stinson Beach

9.3
Highway 1, Stinson Beach, CA
Beach · 68 tips and reviews
Muir Woods National Monument is one of Outdoor Adventures.

44. Muir Woods National Monument

9.1
1 Muir Woods Rd, Mill Valley, CA
National Park · 244 tips and reviews
Redwood National Park is one of Outdoor Adventures.

45. Redwood National Park

9.2
1440 US Highway 199 (at 14th & Union St), Crescent City, CA
National Park · 29 tips and reviews
Folsom Zoo is one of Outdoor Adventures.

46. Folsom Zoo

8.1
50 Natoma St (at Natoma St), Folsom, CA
Zoo · 14 tips and reviews
Oakland Zoo is one of Outdoor Adventures.

47. Oakland Zoo

8.5
9777 Golf Links Rd (at Mountain Blvd), Oakland, CA
Zoo · Grass Valley, Oakland, CA · 64 tips and reviews
Stebbins Cold Canyon Blue Ridge Loop Trail is one of Outdoor Adventures.

48. Stebbins Cold Canyon Blue Ridge Loop Trail

Highway 128 (1/2 mile before Lake Berryessa Dam), Winters, CA
Hiking Trail · 2 tips and reviews
Lands End Visitor Center is one of Outdoor Adventures.

49. Lands End Visitor Center

8.8
680 Point Lobos Ave, San Francisco, CA
Tourist Information and Service · 6 tips and reviews
Tennessee Valley Trailhead is one of Outdoor Adventures.

50. Tennessee Valley Trailhead

9.4
591 Tennessee Valley Rd, Mill Valley, CA
Hiking Trail · 21 tips and reviews
Tennessee Beach is one of Outdoor Adventures.

51. Tennessee Beach

9.2
Tennessee Valley (Golden Gate National Recreation Area), Marin County, CA
Beach · 6 tips and reviews
Sweeney Ridge is one of Outdoor Adventures.

52. Sweeney Ridge

8.5
3660 Sneath Ln, Pacifica, CA
Mountain · Portola Highlands, San Bruno, CA · 15 tips and reviews
Fort Baker is one of Outdoor Adventures.

53. Fort Baker

9.1
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Sausalito, CA
Park · 17 tips and reviews
Carmel Beach City Park is one of Outdoor Adventures.

54. Carmel Beach City Park

9.5
Ocean Ave & Scenic Rd, Carmel, CA
Beach · 121 tips and reviews
Joshua Tree National Park is one of Outdoor Adventures.

55. Joshua Tree National Park

9.5
Park Blvd, Joshua Tree, CA
National Park · 106 tips and reviews
Point Arena Lighthouse is one of Outdoor Adventures.

56. Point Arena Lighthouse

8.3
Point Arena, CA
Lighthouse · 10 tips and reviews
Hendy Woods State Park is one of Outdoor Adventures.

57. Hendy Woods State Park

8.7
18599 Philo Greenwood Rd, Philo, CA
State or Provincial Park · 4 tips and reviews
Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve is one of Outdoor Adventures.

58. Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve

9.5
17000 Armstrong Woods Rd, Guerneville, CA
State or Provincial Park · 29 tips and reviews
Mount Tamalpais State Park is one of Outdoor Adventures.

59. Mount Tamalpais State Park

9.5
3801 Panoramic Hwy, Mill Valley, CA
State or Provincial Park · 28 tips and reviews