San Francisco, California's Best Places To Visit

 

1. San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the  San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean. As part of both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1, it connects the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin county. 

One of the most beautiful and most photographed bridge in the world. Walk onto the Golden Gate Bridge if you can. You can't really appreciate the size and height unless you've walked on it, at least a little way. Riding a bike is an option too.

2. China Town

San Francisco Chinatown is the largest Chinatown outside of Asia as well as the oldest Chinatown in North America. It is one of the top tourist attractions in San Francisco.Chinatown is the quickest trip to HongKong's present and past. A residential area includes old markets and inexpensive restaurants.

3. Alcatraz 
Often referred to as The Rock, the small island early-on served as a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison, and a federal prison until 1963. Later, in 1972, Alcatraz became a national recreation area and received landmarking designations in 1976 and 1986.

The movie at the visitor's center, audio-tour (narrated by true Jail Guards and Prisoners of Alcatraz) and personal touches provided by the park rangers made this trip extremely interesting.

4. Twin Peaks

Amazing View!!!

The Twin Peaks are two hills with an elevation of about 922 feet (281 m) situated at the geographic center of San Francisco, California. They form the second highest point in San Francisco, after Mount Davidson.

5. Fisherman's Wharf

The Wharf is truly the place to start your San Francisco experience. As the home of San Francisco's fishing fleet, docked along Jefferson Street, Fisherman's Wharf is the important center of our city's historic fishing industry. Along our neighborhood's "Fish Alley" you can still see fishermen at work, which is always a fun and unique San Francisco experience. The Wharf area is also the launching point for bay cruises and charters. At Pier 39 are hundreds of sea lions basking in the sun. They have taken over a marina that held boats and are an incredible natural attraction. 

Love the fresh sea foods here.

 

6. Lombard Crookedest 

Lombard Street is best known for the one-way section on Russian Hill between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets, in which the roadway has eight sharp turns (or  switchbacks) that have earned the street the distinction of being "the crookedest (spiral like) street the in world.
 

7. Cable Cars