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San Francisco
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is one of San Francisco.

1. San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

7.4
N McDonnell Rd (at Link Rd), San Francisco, CA
International Airport · 3585 tips and reviews
Hostelling International - San Francisco City Center Hostel is one of San Francisco.

2. Hostelling International - San Francisco City Center Hostel

685 Ellis St (Larkin St), San Francisco, CA
Hostel · Tenderloin · 46 tips and reviews
Hostelling International is one of San Francisco.

3. Hostelling International

8.3
312 Mason St (near O'Farrell St.), San Francisco, CA
Hostel · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 49 tips and reviews

4. 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

Robert G.Robert Gaal: Free Wifi! (well, sometimes, when it's working, and the reception's good, and you're not being run over by pigeons)

5. Japanese Tea Garden

8.7
75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr (btwn John F Kennedy Dr & Martin Luther King Jr Dr), San Francisco, CA
Garden · 189 tips and reviews

San Francisco City GuidesSan Francisco City Guides: Starting place for the SF City Guides: Japanese Tea Garden and Japanese Tea Garden and Strawberry Hill Tours

6. Alamo Square

9.3
Steiner St (btwn Fulton & Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
Park · 168 tips and reviews

Kelly S.Kelly Strodl: Painted ladies and breathtaking view of Russian Hill / Downtown from the east side. Another beautiful view and dog park of the west - more fog though.

7. Golden Gate Park

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

Kelly S.Kelly Strodl: Huge Ginormously Beautiful Park. So much to do, to see - botanical gardens, dog parks, museums, gardens, bison, lovely cruising ride to the ocean, or anywhere in the city, esp on a Sunday - no cars.

8. Ferry Building Marketplace

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

HISTORYHISTORY: Opening in 1898, The Marketplace provides a distinctive space for bringing together the greater Bay Area's agricultural wealth and renowned specialty food purveyors under one roof.

9. 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

AskMenAskMen: Hit up the California Academy of Sciences on Thursday nights. They always have great live music, creative cocktails and there is always a diverse, hip crowd hanging out and enjoying the scenery. Read more.

10. Alcatraz Island

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

Megan G.Megan Guerra: Buy tickets in advance! It sells out! Also go w/a group that wants to follow the tour & start audio @the same time!!!

11. Pier 39

2 Beach St (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Pier · Fishermans Wharf · 387 tips and reviews

Perry EllisPerry Ellis: A must-see when in San Francisco! Spend the afternoon outdoors soaking in the beautiful scenery and top the day off with a bowl of clam chowder at Boudin's!

12. 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

SFMOMASFMOMA: Try the new Blue Bottle sandwiches - the ham and cheese is gnom gnom gnom!

13. Ghirardelli Square

8.7
900 N Point St (btwn Polk & Larkin St), San Francisco, CA
Shopping Plaza · 256 tips and reviews

Showtime NetworkShowtime Network: Bay Area HOMELAND fans: Think you can beat a polygraph? Find our surveillance van near Ghirardelli Square (West Plaza) on 11/7,1PM-6PM, and test your powers of deception!

14. Fisherman's Wharf

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

HermannHermann: While here, be sure to stop at Boudin Bakery and try the Sourdough and clam chowder. Avoid Nick's Lighthouse. Enjoy SFO!

15. Japantown

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 62 tips and reviews

Stephy Y.Stephy Yu: Make sure you stop by the dollar stores. Many good finds there!

16. Yerba Buena Gardens

9.2
745 Mission St (btwn 3rd & 4th St), San Francisco, CA
Park · SoMa · 153 tips and reviews

ConciergeQConciergeQ: What is your favorite sound or noise in San Francisco? Samovar Yerba Buena Gardens: "The sound of the wind and the church in Yerba Buena Gardens." Read more.

17. Chinatown

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 134 tips and reviews

Florence Antonette R.Florence Antonette R: Many little shops to go and visit and restaurants. A really affordable part of San Francisco.

Golden Gate Bridge is one of San Francisco.

18. Golden Gate Bridge

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

HISTORYHISTORY: The Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1937, & has become an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco and CA.

19. San Francisco Botanical Garden

9.3
1199 9th Ave (at Martin Luther King Dr), San Francisco, CA
Botanical Garden · Golden Gate Park · 115 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST PLACE TO STOP & SMELL THE LAVENDeROne of Golden Gate Park's most attractive & aromatic little nooks... Read more.

Powell Street Cable Car Turnaround is one of San Francisco.

20. Powell Street Cable Car Turnaround

8.3
Powell St (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Cable Car · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 121 tips and reviews

21. San Francisco City Hall

1 Carlton B Goodlett Pl (btwn Grove & McAllister St), San Francisco, CA
City Hall · Civic Center · 79 tips and reviews

Stanford UniversityStanford University: The principal architect of City Hall, Beaux Arts-trained Arthur Brown, Jr., designed numerous buildings on the Stanford University campus, including Branner Hall, Toyon Hall, MemAud, and Hoover Tower.

22. Haight-Ashbury

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 77 tips and reviews

Reserve123.comReserve123.com: Grab some ice cream on the corner at the Ben and Jerry's. Eat it while you walk up the hill to see the former Grateful Dead house.

Lombard Street is one of San Francisco.

23. Lombard Street

8.7
Lombard St (btwn Hyde & Leavenworth St), San Francisco, CA
Road · Russian Hill · 309 tips and reviews
Great Eastern Restaurant is one of San Francisco.

24. Great Eastern Restaurant

5.9
649 Jackson St (at Grant Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 96 tips and reviews
Hosteling International is one of San Francisco.

25. Hosteling International

7.9
240 Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
Hostel · 28 tips and reviews
Golden Gate Ferry Terminal is one of San Francisco.

26. Golden Gate Ferry Terminal

1 Ferry Building (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Marine Terminal · Financial District · 22 tips and reviews
Downtown San Francisco is one of San Francisco.

27. Downtown San Francisco

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 25 tips and reviews
Nob Hill is one of San Francisco.

28. Nob Hill

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 22 tips and reviews
The Mission District is one of San Francisco.

29. The Mission District

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 48 tips and reviews
South Beach is one of San Francisco.

30. South Beach

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 4 tips and reviews
Civic Center Plaza is one of San Francisco.

31. Civic Center Plaza

6.7
Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, CA
Plaza · Civic Center · 43 tips and reviews
Marina District is one of San Francisco.

32. Marina District

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 12 tips and reviews
Aquatic Park is one of San Francisco.

33. Aquatic Park

8.9
960 Beach St (at Polk St), San Francisco, CA
Park · 37 tips and reviews
Municipal Pier is one of San Francisco.

34. Municipal Pier

8.3
Van Ness Ave & McDowell Ave (at McDowell Rd SW), San Francisco, CA
Pier · 11 tips and reviews
Fort Mason is one of San Francisco.

35. Fort Mason

9.2
2 Marina Blvd Bldg A, San Francisco, CA
Park · Golden Gate National Recreation Area · 88 tips and reviews
Musée Mécanique is one of San Francisco.

36. Musée Mécanique

9.0
Pier 45, Shed A (at Taylor St), San Francisco, CA
Museum · Fishermans Wharf · 182 tips and reviews
Aquarium of the Bay is one of San Francisco.

37. Aquarium of the Bay

6.9
Pier 39 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Aquarium · Fishermans Wharf · 104 tips and reviews
Mission Dolores Park is one of San Francisco.

38. Mission Dolores Park

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

39. Sanraku

7.8
704 Sutter St (at Taylor St), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 151 tips and reviews
Lomography Gallery Store is one of San Francisco.

40. Lomography Gallery Store

309 Sutter St (btwn Stockton St. & Grant Ave.), San Francisco, CA
Art Gallery · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 2 tips and reviews
Borobudur is one of San Francisco.

41. Borobudur

700 Post St (at Jones St), San Francisco, CA
Indonesian Restaurant · Lower Nob Hill · 87 tips and reviews
Ocean Beach is one of San Francisco.

42. Ocean Beach

9.4
Point Lobos Ave (at Great Hwy), San Francisco, CA
Beach · Outer Sunset · 267 tips and reviews
Bison Paddock is one of San Francisco.

43. Bison Paddock

8.0
Chain of Lakes Dr E at John F Kennedy Dr (Golden Gate Park), San Francisco, CA
Zoo Exhibit · Golden Gate Park · 19 tips and reviews
Amoeba San Francisco is one of San Francisco.

44. Amoeba San Francisco

9.3
1855 Haight St (at Stanyan St), San Francisco, CA
Record Store · Haight Ashbury · 117 tips and reviews
Lower Haight is one of San Francisco.

45. Lower Haight

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 14 tips and reviews
Duboce Park is one of San Francisco.

46. Duboce Park

9.0
Duboce Ave (btwn Scott & Steiner St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Duboce Triangle · 76 tips and reviews
Super Duper Burgers is one of San Francisco.

47. Super Duper Burgers

8.6
721 Market St (btwn 3rd St & 4th St), San Francisco, CA
Burger Joint · SoMa · 454 tips and reviews
Humphry Slocombe is one of San Francisco.

48. Humphry Slocombe

9.0
2790 Harrison St (at 24th St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Mission District · 375 tips and reviews
Taquerias El Farolito is one of San Francisco.

49. Taquerias El Farolito

8.7
2950 24th St (at Alabama St), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Mission District · 70 tips and reviews
Radio Habana Social Club is one of San Francisco.

50. Radio Habana Social Club

9.0
1109 Valencia St (at 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
Cuban Restaurant · Mission District · 17 tips and reviews
Presidio of San Francisco is one of San Francisco.

51. Presidio of San Francisco

9.5
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, CA
National Park · Presidio National Park · 70 tips and reviews
Presidio Heights is one of San Francisco.

52. Presidio Heights

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 8 tips and reviews
The Walt Disney Family Museum is one of San Francisco.

53. The Walt Disney Family Museum

8.9
104 Montgomery St (Presidio of San Francisco), San Francisco, CA
Museum · Presidio National Park · 123 tips and reviews
Warming Hut Park Store & Cafe is one of San Francisco.

54. Warming Hut Park Store & Cafe

7.5
Presidio Building 983 (at Marine Dr & Long Ave), San Francisco, CA
Gift Store · Presidio National Park · 37 tips and reviews
Boom Boom Room is one of San Francisco.

55. Boom Boom Room

8.1
1601 Fillmore St (at Geary), San Francisco, CA
Jazz and Blues Venue · Lower Pacific Heights · 40 tips and reviews