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SF must Do

SF must Do

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Created by Kiki Jordan • Updated On: March 18, 2016
Grace Cathedral is one of SF must Do.

1. Grace Cathedral

8.9
1100 California St (at Taylor St.), San Francisco, CA
Church · Nob Hill · 81 tips and reviews
Starbucks is one of SF must Do.

2. Starbucks

5.0
1401 Van Ness Ave (at Bush St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Cathedral Hill · 49 tips and reviews
Yerba Buena Gardens is one of SF must Do.

3. Yerba Buena Gardens

9.2
745 Mission St (btwn 3rd & 4th St), San Francisco, CA
Park · SoMa · 153 tips and reviews
Twin Peaks Summit is one of SF must Do.

4. Twin Peaks Summit

9.5
100 Christmas Tree Point Rd (at Twin Peaks Blvd), San Francisco, CA
Hill · 275 tips and reviews
Golden Gate Overlook is one of SF must Do.

5. Golden Gate Overlook

9.5
Lincoln Blvd & Merchant Rd (Presidio of San Francisco), San Francisco, CA
Scenic Lookout · Presidio National Park · 99 tips and reviews
Lands End Lookout is one of SF must Do.

6. Lands End Lookout

9.6
22 Merrie Way (at Point Lobos Ave), San Francisco, CA
Scenic Lookout · 43 tips and reviews
Billy Goat Hill Park is one of SF must Do.

7. Billy Goat Hill Park

8.6
300 Beacon St (at Harry St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Fairmount · 24 tips and reviews
Hamon Education Tower Observation Deck is one of SF must Do.

8. Hamon Education Tower Observation Deck

9.2
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr (at the de Young Museum), San Francisco, CA
Scenic Lookout · Golden Gate Park · 20 tips and reviews
Inspiration Point is one of SF must Do.

9. Inspiration Point

9.0
Presidio of San Francisco (at Arguello Blvd), San Francisco, CA
Scenic Lookout · Presidio National Park · 16 tips and reviews
Golden Gate Heights Mosaic Stairway is one of SF must Do.

10. Golden Gate Heights Mosaic Stairway

9.2
Moraga St (btwn 15th & 16th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Scenic Lookout · Golden Gate Heights · 50 tips and reviews
Crissy Field Overlook is one of SF must Do.

11. Crissy Field Overlook

8.8
San Francisco, CA
Scenic Lookout · Presidio National Park · 6 tips and reviews
Corona Heights Summit is one of SF must Do.

12. Corona Heights Summit

9.0
San Francisco, CA
Scenic Lookout · Corona Heights · 3 tips and reviews
Golden Gate Bridge is one of SF must Do.

13. Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Brg S, San Francisco, CA
Bridge · 813 tips and reviews
Coit Tower is one of SF must Do.

14. Coit Tower

8.9
1 Telegraph Hill Blvd (btwn Lombard & Union St), San Francisco, CA
Monument · Telegraph Hill · 327 tips and reviews
Crissy Field is one of SF must Do.

15. Crissy Field

9.4
Golden Gate Promenade (at Mason St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Presidio National Park · 143 tips and reviews
Twin Peaks is one of SF must Do.

16. Twin Peaks

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 38 tips and reviews
Smitten Ice Cream is one of SF must Do.

17. Smitten Ice Cream

432 Octavia St #1A (at Linden St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Hayes Valley · 344 tips and reviews
Caffe Trieste is one of SF must Do.

18. Caffe Trieste

8.4
601 Vallejo St (at Grant Ave), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · North Beach · 129 tips and reviews
Smitten Ice Cream is one of SF must Do.

19. Smitten Ice Cream

8.8
2404 California St (at Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Lower Pacific Heights · 43 tips and reviews
Lombard Street is one of SF must Do.

20. Lombard Street

8.7
Lombard St (btwn Hyde & Leavenworth St), San Francisco, CA
Road · Russian Hill · 310 tips and reviews
Painted Ladies is one of SF must Do.

21. Painted Ladies

8.9
Steiner St (btwn Grove & Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · Alamo Square · 149 tips and reviews
Alamo Square is one of SF must Do.

22. Alamo Square

9.3
Steiner St (btwn Fulton & Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
Park · 168 tips and reviews
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market is one of SF must Do.

23. Ferry Plaza Farmers Market

9.1
1 Ferry Building (Market Street & The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Farmers Market · Financial District · 249 tips and reviews
Exploratorium is one of SF must Do.

24. Exploratorium

9.2
Pier 15 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Science Museum · Northern Waterfront · 335 tips and reviews
Cupid's Span is one of SF must Do.

25. Cupid's Span

8.8
245 The Embarcadero (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Outdoor Sculpture · Financial District · 39 tips and reviews
Ghirardelli Square is one of SF must Do.

26. Ghirardelli Square

8.7
900 N Point St (btwn Polk & Larkin St), San Francisco, CA
Shopping Plaza · 256 tips and reviews
"Full House" House is one of SF must Do.

27. "Full House" House

7.3
1709 Broderick St (btwn Pine & Bush), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · Lower Pacific Heights · 9 tips and reviews
Balclutha is one of SF must Do.

28. Balclutha

499 Jefferson St (at Hyde St), San Francisco, CA
Boat or Ferry · 7 tips and reviews
Alcatraz Island is one of SF must Do.

29. Alcatraz Island

9.4
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (San Francisco Bay), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · 502 tips and reviews
Fort Point National Historic Site is one of SF must Do.

30. Fort Point National Historic Site

9.2
Marine Dr (at West Bluff Dr), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · Presidio National Park · 78 tips and reviews
Palace of Fine Arts is one of SF must Do.

31. 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
Fisherman's Wharf is one of SF must Do.

32. Fisherman's Wharf

2801 Leavenworth St (at Bay St), San Francisco, CA
Pier · Fishermans Wharf · 337 tips and reviews
Mrs. Doubtfire House is one of SF must Do.

33. Mrs. Doubtfire House

8.2
2640 Steiner St (Broadway Ave), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · Pacific Heights · 6 tips and reviews
Castro Theatre is one of SF must Do.

34. Castro Theatre

9.2
429 Castro St (btwn 18th & Market), San Francisco, CA
Indie Movie Theater · Castro · 118 tips and reviews
Powell Street Cable Car Turnaround is one of SF must Do.

35. Powell Street Cable Car Turnaround

8.3
Powell St (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Cable Car · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 122 tips and reviews
Fort Point Lighthouse is one of SF must Do.

36. Fort Point Lighthouse

8.1
Fort Point, San Francisco, CA
Lighthouse · Presidio National Park · 2 tips and reviews
Chinatown Gate is one of SF must Do.

37. Chinatown Gate

8.0
500 Bush St (at Grant Ave), San Francisco, CA
Monument · Chinatown · 70 tips and reviews
Ferry Building Marketplace is one of SF must Do.

38. Ferry Building Marketplace

9.3
1 Ferry Building (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Market · Financial District · 468 tips and reviews
Dutch Windmill is one of SF must Do.

39. Dutch Windmill

8.9
John F Kennedy Dr (at Great Hwy), San Francisco, CA
Windmill · Golden Gate Park · 10 tips and reviews
Golden Gate Park Chinese Pavilion is one of SF must Do.

40. Golden Gate Park Chinese Pavilion

8.4
Golden Gate Park (Stow Lake), San Francisco, CA
Monument · Golden Gate Park · 9 tips and reviews
United Nations Plaza is one of SF must Do.

41. United Nations Plaza

5.5
Market St (at Fulton St), San Francisco, CA
Plaza · Civic Center · 16 tips and reviews
Pink Triangle Park & Memorial is one of SF must Do.

42. Pink Triangle Park & Memorial

6.7
Market St (at Upper 17th St.), San Francisco, CA
Monument · Corona Heights · 3 tips and reviews
Battery Godfrey is one of SF must Do.

43. Battery Godfrey

7.3
Langdon Ct, San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · Presidio National Park · No tips or reviews
San Francisco City Hall is one of SF must Do.

44. San Francisco City Hall

1 Carlton B Goodlett Pl (btwn Grove & McAllister St), San Francisco, CA
City Hall · 79 tips and reviews
Humphry Slocombe is one of SF must Do.

45. Humphry Slocombe

9.1
2790 Harrison St (at 24th St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Mission District · 375 tips and reviews
Meta HQ is one of SF must Do.

46. Meta HQ

1 Hacker Way (at Bayfront Expy), Menlo Park, CA
Office · 100 tips and reviews
Corona Heights Park is one of SF must Do.

47. Corona Heights Park

9.2
Museum Way (at Roosevelt), San Francisco, CA
Park · Corona Heights · 60 tips and reviews
Proxy SF is one of SF must Do.

48. Proxy SF

8.4
432 Octavia St (btwn Hayes & Linden St), San Francisco, CA
Event Space · Hayes Valley · 4 tips and reviews
El Techo is one of SF must Do.

49. El Techo

8.8
2516 Mission St (btwn 21st St & 22nd St), San Francisco, CA
Latin American Restaurant · Mission District · 171 tips and reviews
Zeitgeist is one of SF must Do.

50. Zeitgeist

8.9
199 Valencia St (at Duboce Ave), San Francisco, CA
Beer Garden · SoMa · 387 tips and reviews
Mission Dolores Park is one of SF must Do.

51. Mission Dolores Park

9.4
Dolores & Church St (btwn 18th & 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Mission Dolores · 505 tips and reviews
Muir Woods National Monument is one of SF must Do.

52. Muir Woods National Monument

9.1
1 Muir Woods Rd, Mill Valley, CA
National Park · 244 tips and reviews
Japanese Tea Garden is one of SF must Do.

53. Japanese Tea Garden

8.6
75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr (btwn John F Kennedy Dr & Martin Luther King Jr Dr), San Francisco, CA
Garden · 189 tips and reviews
Stanford University is one of SF must Do.

54. Stanford University

450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA
University · 105 tips and reviews