A smaller, cool museum in SOMA. Exhibits change often so there's always something new to look forward to every couple months. They offer discounted admission for students.
Pig Melt is amazing and so is the Po boy (just on the smaller side). Spam Musubi was great too. This was a super fun and chill place!!
I was told this is the Church that themed in Pursuit of Happiness starring Will Smith. I went to the Sunday at 11 service. It was pumping. Plenty of seats upstairs.
Part impromptu naval museum and party kitsch-fest, venture into the little alley this place is tucked into and stumble out a happier man who just drank up some bona fide San Francisco history.
The current exhibition of the Rubell collection is really fascinating. Go on Thursday after 5pm and get in for $5. Beautiful museum.
See how the woman's lib movement started
Check out 5 spacious floors of photography, painting, media, and sculpture, with an emphasis on architecture and design. Best selection of 20th-century American & European art this side of NYC. Leggi tutto.
Enjoy the views from the observation deck but don’t forget to check out the socialist-leaning WPA-era murals in the base of the tower as well. - Green Guide Editor
Want to get away from the tourists, but not willing to commit to an all day hike? Try the Ocean View > Lost > Fossil Creek > Main loop. ~2 hours, great sights, few people Leggi tutto.
Go hike around Land's End on the northwest part of SF.The hike goes along the coast and provides some fantastic views of the ocean and golden gate bridge.
Get here early for sublime birding in the dawn hours, grab an egg sandwich from Louies and hike down to the ruins. Warm up with a cappuccino when the cafe opens at 9 am.
The baths are open to the public from 1-3 a.m. Limited number of people admitted. Clothing optional. Heated by natural spring water and overlooks the ocean. Go on a full moon! http://bit.ly/Zr8zjB
Check out the famous yurts and "human nest." Ocean view campsites are also available.
Online gallery and SF location at 816 Sutter...cool exhibits like the Wes Anderson tribute! - Doug Wright, Community Team
Truly a must-see for any visitor or resident, LGBT or straight. Protip: free entrance to the GLBT History Museum with any purchase from the HRC Store!
The exhibit "Oscillations" in the Room for Big Ideas is absolutely amazing.
The famous International Orange color was originally used as a sealant for the bridge. Many locals persuaded Morrow to paint the bridge in the vibrant orange color instead of standard silver or gray.
So much fun; pinball machines from the 50s-2000s!!! What a fun date for $15!
Although you need to know an employee to visit the exclusive and amazing gift shop, the public lobby w/ Boba Fett & Darth Vader statues and Yoda statue are awesome worth the visit!
♫Everywhere you look. There's a heart...a hand to hold onto. Everywhere you look. There's a face...of somebody who needs you.♫ Also, there's a great park right next to it.
Some of the fortune telling machines also double as Musee Mechanique souvenirs with the name printed on the cards.
United States Lighthouse Society Passport stamps of the Oakland Harbor Entrance Lighthouse are available here
With a huge selection of new and used cookbooks — including a fantastic collection of California vintage cookbooks priced according to their rarity — Omnivore is a home cook's dream. Leggi tutto.
The last of the grand piano bars. The showqueens' belting is as powerful as the bartenders' vodka martinis. The place is an institution, folks. Respect. Leggi tutto.
The coconut curry hot chocolate is beautiful, but the rosemary caramels blewwww myyyy miiiind...
To take in the beautiful decor, get here on the early side before the reach capacity, if you want the rare, quiet, audible conversation experience make a reservation. Delish cocktails either way. <3
United States Lighthouse Society passport stamps for the Fort Point and Mile Rocks Lighthouses available in the Fort Point Bookstore
Low-cost ($25-$35) high-quality student massages on Sunday mornings, 10am-2pm, and Monday and Friday afternoons from 2pm-6pm.
Starting place for the SF City Guides: Japanese Tea Garden and Japanese Tea Garden and Strawberry Hill Tours
Get the Coupon Book from the Visitor's Center for 20% off the maze admission. To get the coupon book, use your AAA card, your City Pass, or check in on FourSquare.
There are two staircases! One on Moraga between 15th & 16th, another one around the corner from there (don't know the cross streets).
If you have the time, wait out the crowds to take a clear picture of the steps on a clear Sunday morning. That's Instagram material right there.
SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST TAXIDERMY YOU CAN WEARAn impressive Goth-inspired array of skulls, teeth, feathers, & body parts of any bird, insect, or creature imaginable.. Leggi tutto.
Seriously the most awesome slides in the world. Look for the rocket sleds left behind for a real thrill. And bring a change of pants.
Best known as a treasure trove of botanical prints, mounted insects, and taxidermy, the shop is actually an evolution from its original primary role as a landscape design company.
Free and in-depth tours from SF City Guides, DO ONE. Chinatown tour meets on the top level of Portsmouth Square Park, by the Parking Garage elevator.
If you do anything at least once in your life, visit the Li Po Lounge and have a Mai Thai with the "special Chinese whiskey." So fun. So boozy.
SF cistern circles (usually brick) mark a 75,000 gallon cistern that is an emergency water supply for earthquakes and fires. These were installed during the rebuilding effort after the 1906 earthquake
Super-colorful photo spot! -> More-murals-per-square-inch than anywhere else we know of. A must-see on the mission mural tour. Leggi tutto.
The Victorian punch bowl is my favorite! Bring a bunch of friends & get a big bowl to share!
A museum dedicated to the Beat Generation, which grew right here in North Beach. A fantastic collection of Beat memorabilia that will take you back to this important time in literary history.
Free admission if you are waiting for your table at the Bistro. Otherwise $3 which would not be worth it for a sourdough museum.
Incredible massage, great service and price. Definitely found my new spot on Polk Street!
Super cheap massage place & they do an awesome job. Their back massages are better than their foot massages. They wear latex gloves for foot massages that kinda hurt when rubbing.
The place ain't cheap but is a good source of all things Iberian: Sherry, pata negra, manchego, etc.
Check out the Amy Winehouse exhibition. Music, clothing, and family in one pink colored room.
Looking for a spot to bring Spot? This place offers one of the longest happy hours in the city (12-7pm), and is so dog friendly that it has it's own hashtag- #houndsofboozeland. Leggi tutto.
doesn't look like much from the outside but surprisingly good and cheap by San Francisco standards. strong masseuse and relaxing music and atmosphere. will def. go again.
Awesome deal on great quality pants for men. My husband got 4 pairs for $110! Looks like a kitschy store from the outside. Reject the instinct to keep walking on and bravely venture in instead.
The next time you need a tropical getaway, just head across the Bay Bridge to this retro-oasis with wicker furniture, tiki statues, velvet Tahitian paintings, a thatched ceiling and so much bamboo. Leggi tutto.
If you want to get really deep on Japanese knives or sharpening paraphernalia then this is your place
A museum & library preserving the history & experiences of African Americans in California and the Bay Area. See more great accomplishments by African Americans over the years: http://bet.us/BHM
This might be the best Bay Area museum I've been to yet. The exhibits are well done and interactive, and I appreciated the emphasis on storytelling. The history exhibits were my favorite. So good
Named for cowboy, showman, and O.G. bulldogger, Bill Pickett, this "Greatest Show on Dirt" highlights the talents and legacy of Black Americans indelibly marking the American West
Sidewalk marker here commemorating the legendary 1950-1963 jazz club (where now lies a parking lot). Stop & imagine Monk, Davis, Holiday, Brubeck, Basie, Baker, & so many other greats playing at peak
Exhibited outside San Francisco City Hall July to November 2018
