All Entries in the "San Francisco tourist attractions" Category
San Francisco travel destinations
Situated on the coast of California, San Francisco is regarded as the top tourist destination in the world. Popular for its steep streets, the city of California offers spectacular views of beautiful San Francisco Bay and the surrounding mountains. It boasts a great variety of tourist attractions and interesting activities. From the famous tourist hangout [...]
Free things to do in San Francisco
If the thing you look least forward to on vacation is wracking up vicious amounts of debt on your Master Card, then you’ve come to the right place. I’m here to offer advice on free things to do while visiting San Francisco. Granted, it is not wise to think that you can go on vacation [...]
San Francisco Haight Ashbury
Chinatown isn’t San Francisco’s only culturally distinct neighborhood. From an area uptown near the corner of Haight and Ashbury streets sprawls “The Haight”. Several blocks of record shops, restaurants, antique stores and more, it still bears the look and feel of the mid-60s ‘Hippie Revolution’.
San Francisco Golden Gate Park
At over 1,000 acres Golden Gate Park is larger than Central Park in Manhattan. And, no less impressive too! In one of the busiest cities anywhere, visitors can enjoy archery, basketball, biking, skating and a host of other activities. There are tennis courts, a golf course, even flycasting pools.
San Francisco Cable Cars
San Francisco is, intentionally no doubt, one of the most eccentric and mixed metropoli on the planet. The town is heavily populated with residents strongly opposed to anything commercial. Yet, it is also home to corporate headquarters of one of the world’s largest banks (Bank of America) and several other mega-companies. Nowhere is this split [...]
San Francisco Aquariums
Visitors to San Francisco have a choice of three major options when seeking an aquarium. Fortunately, there’s no way to go wrong – all three are terrific.
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
The California Palace of the Legion of Honor is an art experience inside and out. Housing a fine collection, the museum is located on a stellar site with breathtaking views of the San Francisco Bay. Re-opened in 1995 after a two-year, $35 million renovation, even the building itself is a work of art. Inside there [...]
San Francisco Alcatraz
For a structure that served the purpose that made it famous for less than 30 years, Alcatraz is an enduring monument to a bygone era. By the time it first came into use as a U.S. Federal Penitentiary in 1934 prohibition had already ended. (Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to outlaw the sale of alcoholic [...]
San Francisco Union Square
San Francisco is a tourist’s delight for those seeking a mixture of old and new. One of the best examples of that contrast is Union Square. Built in 1847, the square was designated from the outset as a public plaza. A $25 million renovation, completed in 2002, has brought the area to its current high [...]
San Francisco science museums
If science is the language that moves you, and for many of us, it is just that, then you really might want to visit some of the San Francisco museums that focus on science more than art. I find both to be of equal importance but there are those, many in fact, that would disagree [...]