San Francisco Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in May)

Legends in the Morning Light: A Visual Feast Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco

🌉🌆【 Walking through the streets of San Francisco, one is inadvertently drawn to the dazzling red bridge in the distance—the Golden Gate Bridge, a magnificent structure that connects history with the modern, people with nature. Is it adventure? Is it history? Is it art? Here, everything is left unsaid. 🌟Day 1️⃣: Put on comfortable sports shoes, get your camera ready, and let us embark on a golden journey of discovery in this fog-enshrouded bay. 🌁 The Golden Gate Bridge in the morning fog, welcoming the first light of dawn: - Early in the morning, the fog still envelops the bridge, making it seem as if it's floating in the air, gradually revealing its red silhouette, breathtakingly. 📸 From the ferry to the coast, capture the beauty from different angles: - At different times, from different positions, the Golden Gate Bridge shows different aspects of its beauty. Close to the base of the bridge, feel its majesty; from the opposite shore, enjoy the beauty of its overall lines. 🚴 Crossing the bridge, experience this engineering marvel firsthand: - Rent a bike or walk, crossing the bridge. When the wind blows from the sea, brushing past you, that's the most authentic touch of the Golden Gate Bridge. 🌸 In a nearby park, find a perfect picnic spot: - In the lush Golden Gate Park, find a spot with a view of the bridge, lay out a picnic mat, and enjoy a leisurely picnic with the majestic view of the bridge. 🌆 At dusk, witness the changing sunsets of the bridge: - As the sun begins to sink into the horizon, stand on the bridge and watch as the Golden Gate Bridge is gradually swallowed by the night, until the lights are lit, twinkling with the romance of the night. 💡 Tips: - It's windy on the Golden Gate Bridge, please be sure to wear windproof clothing. - The climate near the bridge is variable, be prepared with enough clothing to cope with possible temperature differences. - Pay attention to safety when crossing the bridge and respect traffic rules. The Golden Gate Bridge is more than just a bridge; it is the heartbeat of San Francisco, a poem in the hearts of countless travelers. Every time you step onto this expanse of red steel, it's as if you've once again formed an indissoluble bond with the city. 🚢💫📷

Filoli Estate

San Francisco Filoli Estate, hailed as one of the 'Top Ten Most Beautiful Gardens in North America', covers an area of nearly 265 hectares. The estate has a total of 43 rooms, 17 bathrooms, and a luxurious banquet hall, attracting over 300,000 tourists to check in every year. In addition to accepting public tours and commercial shootings, the estate has also become a venue for weddings and other events.

I LEFT MY ❤️ IN SAN FRANCISCO

Home to many iconic sites. Heaven for foodies. Best for bicycle lovers. Finest shopping neighborhood. Largest and oldest China Town. Blended with diverse culture and people. Tons of outstanding views. Oh! Did I mention that the city is also discoverable within a day?! In just one perfect day, it is possible to do most of the great things including walk through the oldest China Town, go shopping at Union Square, walk over the Golden Gate Bridge, dine at Al's Place, ride a cable car, visit to the world class museums, trip to Alcatraz, drive through the World's Crookedest Street and so on... I will definitely come back SF. ❤️ #wecreate #sanfrancisco #californiacoast #cabincrewlife #foodie #urbanexplorer #goldengatebridge #jetsetter

The Golden Gate Bridge Of San Francisco

#wecreate The golden gate Bridge is a magnificent structure. It is one of those bridges that people will flock to take pictures with as it is absolutely beautiful. The Bridge stands tall with its sweeping cables and with its outstanding colour red, everyone can see it from afar. The golden Bridge itself is very long too, as it stretches across the bay area of San Francisco. I stand in awe when I visited this giant Bridge and wonder how people of the past built something so grand and huge, with their limited tools and technology. The golden gate Bridge is a true and a true wonder, and one with many amazing views. Go to the golden gate Bridge today and be amazed, just like me.

Fisherman's Wharf - with a walk to pier 39

Fisherman's Wharf is one of the most popular San Francisco attraction, starting from amazing views to chowder bread bowls, watching performance, small size arcade and a few theme rides plus California wines is what make the trip to San Francisco starts at PIER 39 a must. There are plenty of stalls and rows of stands where you can buy fresh seafood - crabs, fried fish, mussels, and more. Not to mention of buying goodies ans souvenirs of San Francisco can be purchase here as well. Having fish & chips with some wine at the pier gave great views of the bay, the bridge and Alcatraz island from far.

Great Snacks for tea break

#afternoontea During a trip to San Francisco I have a wonderful afternoon tea break at the Fishermen’s Wharf , the particular shop name was Sabella and La Torre The food I had was the Clam Chowder bread bowl. Basically it the chowder it self was serve inside a round shape bread . The experience itself was totally unique and taste of the Chowder was glad . it cost about USD 10 after sale tax. Highly Recommended this shop if u walk pass and need a break in between

From Ghirardelli Square all the way to Pier 35 is the scope of Fisherman's Wharf. The most popular is Pier 39, with a variety of specialty shops, restaurants, street performers. Looking at the sea, you can also see Alcatraz Island, Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Bridge and so on. Here you can rent bicycles, eat seafood, watch shows, watch Wax Museum, see Underwater World, watch sea lions and more. Address: Pier 39 Concourse #2, San Francisco, CA 94133 Transportation: General BART or Muni after Embarcadero transfer to F-Market & Wharves Tips: No. 39 The 2nd food stalls near the pier go to eat crabs, the price is relatively cheap, and there is no service charge for the food stalls. If it is a restaurant, a crab is about 30-40 knives, and the stalls are 25-30 knives. This season is crab. Cheap season. In addition, the special sour bread of San Francisco does not need to be specially looked for. It is basically sold in every gear and restaurant, but the personal taste is not very good.

Every city has a place that brings together the largest number of tourists in the city, this place in San Francisco is the Fisherman's Wharf. There are various tourist souvenir shops selling shops selling pearls, like Hangzhou Hefang Street and Shanghai Chenghuang Temple. But what is different in San Francisco is the warm sunshine of this port city and the seals that are idle on the shore. When I got to the meal, I would like to dine at Crab House, which is well received here. I need to register when I enter the door. After the registration, there is a long and long team in front of us, so I gave up. Fisherman's Wharf The nearest is Pier 39, with a prominent parking lot. Although there are some free parking spaces on the roadside at the weekend, they are all full and can't be ours. Pier 39 Parking 9 knives / hour, take the parking card with you, lunch can be exempted for 1h, dinner can be exempted for 2h. When you look back at the car, remember to first swipe the card on the payment machine and then take the car.

Great Shopping area in San Francisco

One of San Francisco’s busiest and largest tourist attractions, Pier 39 and nearby Fisherman’s Wharf is a must do for tourists. Pier 39 is surrounded by waterfront dining, street performers, live music, shopping and tons of carnival-like dessert stands.Pier 39 has everything you could ever want or need from Souvenirs, to ice cream there even a store especially for left handed. This place can usually spend up to a day but only one thing is carpark is limited on a busy weekend

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Lovely lively place, do much happening in their with lots of happy faces. Good food choices and lots of possibilities for souvenir shopping. Some street performers as well. Exceptional views to the bay, Alcatraz, Golden Gate Bridge and so on. Close to other attractions in San Francisco. Parking right next to it is a expensive, $25 for 2 hours and $35 for 3 hours. Better to park a bit further and walk gently to it. Bring a jacket.

SF Pier Course - lots of delicious restaurant

Wonderful and quite warm winter now in SF, one of the best time to visit! Let me introduce a pier39 course :) First you should enjoy the view of pier39 where you can see seaports and lots of interesting shops. And then I recommend to visit boudin bakery, which is famous for Sourdough and Clamchawder! Really amazing - you can also have peet coffee, which is a local coffee franchise! After the lunch you can take cycles around the piers and even visit Golden gate bridge if you want. For dinner, I went to Sotto Mare a famous and popular local Italian! Hehe and then I went to Bueno Vista, one of popular bars and cafes which serves great Irish coffee! You can feel the whiskey in coffee!

Magnificent showcase of war ships

#bucketlistreboot Fleet Week is a United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard tradition in which active military ships recently deployed in overseas operations dock in a variety of major cities for one week. Once the ships dock, the crews can enter the city and visit its tourist attractions

The most winding street in the world! It's time to show real driving skills!

The most winding street in the world! It's time to show real driving skills! A must-visit spot for self-driving tours! Many buddies have already planned staggered trips to have a romantic and exciting self-driving tour in the United States~ If you go on a self-driving tour in San Francisco, USA, you must check in at the most winding street in the world and experience the wonderful driving experience! 🎀Lombard Street, the most winding street in the world, has eight sharp turns within a very short block, with a slope of up to 40 degrees. The speed limit here is 5 miles per hour! The small road linked by multiple S-shaped intersections, self-driving old drivers can come here to test their driving skills~ 😍Between the bends are flower beds full of roses. It's even more beautiful to check in here when the flower season comes! At the top of the flower street, the terrain is very high, and you can overlook the Treasure Island and San Francisco Bay to the east, which is definitely a very artistic tourist spot~ 📍Attraction name: Lombard Street 📍Attraction address: Lombard Street, San Francisco, Califonia

The Most Crooked Road In San Francisco

#wecreate Have you seen a road that's the most narrow and most crooked in the world before? Well, if you're in San Francisco, you would be able to see this. The lombard street in San Francisco is famous for being the crookedest street in the world. Once you reach the top of Lombard street, it's hard to imagine how one can drive down such a narrow and crooked street, but people still drive through such street everyday. You will be surprised that lombard street is a pretty busy street with cars passing it and visitors walking to visit super tight road and busy taking pictures of it. It is a short street but still great to visit this well known attraction.

Lombard Street - Zip zap

Lombard Street is known for its one way street where there are eight sharp turns which makes it the most crooked street in the world. There are many ways to get to lombard street. You can take several city buses through North Beach, the most popular is the 30, which runs from Union Square. Get off on Columbus Ave. near Lombard St. From here, you will walk west (uphill) a few blocks to get to Jones St., the bottom of the hill where the curvy part of Lombard St. begins. It is definitely a good work out trying to walk uphill up to the top of the lombard street. If you are driving, you could definitely try driving through the street to experience the crooked street. However, there are many vehicles so if you did get in line to drive down the hill, there will be no way out as it is a one way street. Overall, it still remains a popular must visit place for tourist.

The World Famous Lombard Street In SFO

SFO - Sanfrancisco is known for many world famous attractions located all around town. Lombard Street is one of the MustVisit in Sanfrancisco where many tourists will be seen taking photos right by the street. Lombard Street is located at US 101 between Richardson Ave and Broderick Street where you will see a very steep section of the road and its popular due to its very sharp turns and is also called the most crooked Street in the world. Anyone can drive down this crooked street, there is even a tour where you will be allowed to rent this cute mini car to drive down this street. Of course there is a fee to pay when entering this street and do be aware that while driving down this crooked road traffic is really slow due to its sharp curves and 1 way street. #bucketlistreboot #sanfrancisco #worldfamous #america #lombardstreet #attraction #touristsattraction #mustvisit #urbanexplorer #MyTripVlog

The infamous Alcatraz, worth the journey!

Alcatraz Prison, Alcatraz Island - San Francisco, California. I have always wanted to go to Alcatraz so jumped at the chance during a 48 hour stop over in San Francisco. The prison has to be one of the most impressive museums I’ve been to in my life, the layout takes you through so much of the complex and is absolutely fascinating. The prison is infamous as it’s use a penitentiary between the 1930’s to the 1930’s but the museum also covers the lesser known period when it was occupied by native Americans during their national protest and fight for rights and recognition. There is so much left from both of these eras so you really get a sense of what it was like through its history. The boat ride back and forth from the pier also gives you stunning views of San Francisco and it’s iconic hills and vistas. Worth a trip for any history buffs and anyone that wants to better understand the history of this wonderful city. #sanfrancisco #alcatraz #california #urbanexplorer #america #history

Trip To Alcatraz Prison

I always wondered why would anyone pay a visit to a prison? This prison that I am talking about is the famous Alcatraz prison in San Francisco. In fact, the Alcatraz is one of the favourite or hot attractions to go to. My mindset changed after I Went for the prison tour and I was blown away by it. To get to Alcatraz, you would need to take a short ferry ride to get across. The prison sits on an island and the whole place was cold and gave off an eerie vibe. You could get an audio aid and tour the prison around yourself. The Alcatraz is no longer in use but it is still well preserved the way it was originally. From the prison cells, you could see how small it was and with minimal amenities for them, the Alcatraz was probably the worse prison for the worse criminals. Security was so tight then, that only 3 prisoners managed to escape the Alcatraz. The place is full of history and gave so much insights into prison life which is unknown to us. The Alcatraz is indeed a great experience and the tour is a must go if you're in San Francisco. #wecreate

Alcatraz prison 🪶

Place: Alcatraz Island Country: USA, California, 1.6 miles off San Francisco coastline Very lovely place! Small Island in San Francisco, located one ferry away from the mainland. Visitors can take the guided tours with earpieces, or choose to explore the prison (and the island) by themselves. Quite a lot of uphill walking, so prepare to have a good climb! Quite windy as it’s in the middle of the ocean, with very nice views of San Francisco from the island. Highly recommend to all Random fact: It is heavily publicised that the Prison shut down after the great prison break of three prisoners, but in actuality, the prison had already decided to shut down due to lack of funds. #sanfransisco #usa #california

In The Alcatraz Island, The Prison Walks

The Alcatraz Island is a popular tourists attraction as it was once an island of incarceration where this was a prison for the most dangerous criminal and it was heavily guarded by the military making this look like a Fort and almost impossible to break out of the island due to the prison being surrounded by waters. Now the prison has closed since the 1963 due to the very heavy cost of running this operation, it has become a tourist attraction where you will be able to go into the walls of the Fort to have a look at how the prisoners here once lived. Prisoners are separated with cell doors and you will learn the type of prisoners being sent here. You will also be able to walk the ground of the Alcatraz Island into the different building, the dinning Hall and there is now also a souvenir shop for you if you want to bring back some memories of this island. You will be able to learn the history behind the island and also the prisoners sufferings in here as well, to understand their way of life and their daily routine here. #bucketlistreboot #history #island #alcatrazisland #attraction #tourists #popular #sanfrancisco #mustvisit #historic #tour