Known as the "crookedest" street in the world, the steep hills and sharp curves of this one-way road pass by grand Victorian mansions and attract millions of tourists each year.

This superb collection of mechanical games and toys will entice people of all ages.

Since 1873, cable cars have run up and down the hilly city, though after the 1950s, these cars have been kept in operation more out of historic nostalgia. Seventeen miles of track remain and have been deemed a historical landmark.

Eccentrics of San Francisco's Barbary Coast is a fascinating and entertaining portrayal of the eccentric and infamous characters who defined the San Francisco of the 1800's. Story telling, and parlor...

A nonprofit group devoted to sustainable agriculture runs this market 4 days a week.

Two-hour historical tour of San Francisco's Chinatown.

The Palace of Fine Arts was built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Expo, which San Francisco hosted.  It was built to have the feel of an overgrown Roman ruin, and they had not built it to...

Hop On - Hop Off Double Decker bus tours of San Francisco.

The Asian Art Museum is one of the best Asian art museums in the world so plan on spending several hours. The best introduction to the museum is to take one of the many free hour-long guided tours...

The Pacific Heritage Museum displays, on a rotating basis, exhibitions based on the broad theme of the artistic, cultural and economic achievements of the peoples of the Pacific Rim. In addition to...

Now part of the Golden Gate National Park, this museum was a major command center during the Mexican War, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Korean War.

The largest island in San Francisco Bay features magnificent views of Marin County and San Francisco, while offering a wide variety of recreation for outdoor enthusiasts.

Offers hiking and biking along its shores, paddling and sailing on top of its surface, and bird-watching and exploring among its wetlands.

The oldest building in San Francisco features adobe walls, original tiles and timbers lashed together with rawhide and hand-carved altars.

Visitors can take a workshop on boatbuilding, board a vessel docked at the Hyde Street Pier or tour the fine collections of maritime lore.

San Francisco's Chinatown is the largest outside Asia.  It is a place many visitors want to see and put high on their list of places to go.  But read the reviews and many are quite negative.  Why...