Best Things To Do in San Francisco, California
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Randall Museum
(251 Votes)The Randall Museum is a museum that focuses on art, crafts, science and natural history. It is an interesting place to visit with kids and has several interactive displays. They have the Toddler Tree House and scale Caboose for little ones. They also conduct an array of creative classes that are fun and educational for both adults and kids. The Randall also features a live animal exhibit displa...Read more -
California Palace Of The Legion Of Honor
(1119 Votes)One of the Fine Art Musuems of San Francisco, the museum displays a collection of European and Egyption across 6000 years of history. Beautiful and regal, the building is an excellent him to numerous Impressionist and Post Impressionist artists including Rembrandt, Monet, and Pissaro among others. Of extra note is the Spreckels Symphonic Organ. Visitors can also visit the Holocaust Memorial nea...Read more -
Beach Blanket Babylon
(66 Votes)A light theatrical entertainment consisting of a series of short sketches, songs, and dances, typically dealing satirically with topical issues. Established in 1974, this is the world's longest-running musical revue. When Steve Silver founded it, he thought it wouldn’t last more than 6-weeks or so, but 15000 performances and 6 million spectators later, the show doesn’t seem to ...Read more -
San Francisco Zoo
(292 Votes)Founded in 1929, the zoo has steadily expanded its number of animal residents. Today, it houses over 1000 animals covering 250 species. The exhibits are presented by both, species type and animal habitat. The main areas cover: the African Savannah, African Aviary, Primate Discovery Centre, Cat Kingdom, South America, Bear Country, and the Children's Zoo. The zoo’s gardens are also exotic ...Read more -
San Francisco Public Library- Main
(430 Votes)The current main library was opened in 1996, at the cost of $140 million. It replaced the building that has now become the Asian Art Museum. It certainly looks gorgeous, especially it’s airy and high atrium. Nearly two million people visit the library annually. It serves as the resource centre for all of San Francisco’s public libraries, of which there are 27. If you’re not he...Read more -
Marrakech Magic Theatre
(97 Votes)Peter Morrison is a comedian as well as a magician. In a small, intimate room he’ll have you cracking your own ribs with laughter even as he pulls of feat after unimaginable feat of sleight of hand and mentalismright under your nose. The pace of his performance itself is breakneck! Right before the show though, you get to spend some time at the Oasis Lounge sampling some excellent Morocca...Read more -
City Lights Booksellers And Publishers
(219 Votes)This independent bookstore is a publishing and historical landmark in San Francisco. Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Peter D. Martin founded it in 1953. It became famous in the obscenity trials after publishing Beat Generation author Allan Ginsberg’s writings in Howl and Other Poems. This controversy would go on to make it alright to release previously banned books in the USA. Today, it&rs...Read more -
Boudin At The Wharf
(796 Votes)The franchise, famous for its sourdough French bread, was first established in 1849. The bread has something of an ionic status in California. Though this is not the first bakery of the franchise, it is probably the most popular, thanks to its location of Fisherman’s Wharf. That’s why it’s now the flagship location. As for the bread itself – yummy! Expensive though. Try ...Read more -
San Francisco Botanical Garden
(459 Votes)It took a while to build this collection of 50,000 plants over 55 acres. The original plans were laid out in the 1880s, but planting didn’t begin until 1937. The collection is divided into Mediterranean, tropic, temperate, and specialty sections. Especially cool are the Moon viewing garden, the ancient plant garden, and the Andean Cloud Forest. This is not the most advertised of San Franc...Read more -
Powell And Market Cable Car Turnaround
(295 Votes)As these cable cars are the world’s last manually operated cable cars, and as they travel a fixed line, they must be turned around manually at the end of the line. This famous turntable, at the junction of Powell and Market streets, is probably the most photographed contraption of its kind in the world. You’ll usually find a large crowd just beyond the turntable’s barriers, cl...Read more -
The story of Filbert Steps, a 284-feet stairway on the east slope of Telegraph Hill, is intimately tied to the story of Grace Marchant, whose singular efforts transformed the place from an unplanned garbage dump into one of San Francisco’s hidden jewels. On your way down, take a moment to notice the enchanting garden the Grace Marchant grew. Look out for the parrots that make the garden a...Read more
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S S Jeremiah O'brien
(232 Votes)Named after the American Revolutionary War ship captain Jeremiah O'Brien, this Liberty Ship is one of the only remaining crafts from the armada that stormed Normandy in WWII. Today, she’s a tourist attraction that sails daytime cruises several times a year. On days she is not sailing the ship is open to visitors throughout the year. Visitors will be able to check out the deck, machine roo...Read more -
The San Francisco Dungeon
(364 Votes)At Fisherman’s Wharf, Merlin Entertainments added the San Francisco Dungeon to the Dungeon Franchise. The Bay area’s history textbooks are full of some truly hair-raising stories, and these are brought to life for visitors in nine terrifically creepy rides and shows, and a scary boat ride. 360-degree sets, authentic storytelling, and brilliant acting make for a splendid time. The se...Read more -
Comprising an area of six city blocks, this area was established after the 1906 Earthquake, when Japanese immigrants moved in. After the attacks on Pearl Harbour, the Japanese here were interned, leaving a avoid for a large number of African Americans to move in. Today tourists visit the place for its apparent similarity to Ginza District in Tokyo. Restaurants, supermarkets, and shopping malls ...Read more
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Stretching from Crissy Field to Fort Point, to the Golden Gate itself, this promenade is hands down the best way to get a feel for the character of San Francisco Bay. Accounting for the loop of Mason Street, the trail is 4.3 miles (6.9 kilometers) long. Stroll, jog, skate, or cycle your merry way past iconic San Francisco landmarks, historical site, gun batteries, and marshes on one side; and w...Read more
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what to see or do near house of prime rib in san francisco
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Haas-Lilienthal House, Cable Car Museum, Japantown Peace Plaza, and PIER 39 are a few of the attractions near Prime Rib restaurant in San Francisco.
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