Things to Do in San Francisco, California
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Fort Point
San Francisco, California
Overlooking the famous Golden Gate Bridge, this army fort helped protect the city during the U.S. Civil War...
Historical Landmark
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, California
Your kids will never tire of climbing the park's famously steep Drum Bridge in the Japanese Tea Garden, or looking for carp in the lily ponds. And while you're admiring...
Park
Lombard Street
San Francisco, California
This street doesn't just have to be seen to be believed -- it has to be walked down. Hint: Those great photos you've seen weren't taken from car windows. Plus, your...
Roadside Landmark
Mission San Francisco Solano de Sonoma (Sonoma Mission)
San Francisco, California
The northernmost mission in the chain of 21 Catholic settlements that once fed and housed missionaries as they traveled up and down the state, Mission San Francisco Solano – as it's officially known – is one of the most accessible and well-preserved. ...
Historical Landmark
History Museum
Musée Méchanique
San Francisco, California
A part of Fisherman's Wharf, a walk into the Musée Mécanique (French for "mechanical museum") is like taking a step back in time before video games, iPods, and other means...
Special Collection
Pier 39
San Francisco, California
Pier 39 is one of those tourist traps that locals love to hate -- except we, too, go there to see our beloved sea lions. They sprawl -- and brawl, and bark...
Historical Landmark
Boutique
Red and White Fleet
San Francisco, California
Early San Francisco residents arriving by boat first saw the city from the water, and the view has continued to stun visitors ever since. The standard one-hour tour takes...
Boat Ride
Boat Tour
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
San Francisco, California
This is the place to really experience San Francisco's seafaring past. Six of the seven wooden boats moored at the park's Hyde Street Pier are national landmarks, including the square...
Park
Science & Nature Museum
Adventure Playground and Berkeley Marina
San Francisco, California
The philosophy at Adventure Playground, run by the City of Berkeley's parks department, is "to provide elements that are not normally found in a play environment." So yes, it's an "only in Berkeley" sort of place. ...
Science & Nature Museum
Amusement Park
Ano Nuevo Beach and Elephant Seal Rookery
San Francisco, California
Elephant seals are the Laurel and Hardy of the animal kingdom; their antics will have you laughing so hard you can't hold your video camera steady. Kids love them because they're playful, silly, feisty, greedy, and competitive....
Aquarium
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