Best Things To Do in San Francisco, California

  1. Washington Square

    4.4 (1876 Votes)
    Washington Square

    Garden, Leisure, Square, Picnic Spot

    The Washington Square is a famous recreation center of San Francisco. It’s primary attraction is the park, which is one of the better known in the city. Gardens, playgrounds, flowerbeds and sculptures make the park and excellent place to take the family out to for a few hours. A prominent construct here is the Washington Square Arch, built in 1989 to commemorate a 100 years of George Wash...Read more
  2. Coit Tower

    4.6 (5917 Votes)
    Coit Tower

    Outdoors, Landmark, Tower, Architecture

    The Coit Tower, otherwise called the Lillian Coit Memorial Tower, is a 64 m tall tower located on the Pioneer Park, Telegraph Hill. It was built in 1933 in honor of Lillie Hitchcock Coits, who died in 1929, an eccentric, trendsetter and a diehard San Francisco lover. She was wearing trousers long before it was acceptable for women to do so. She played a prominent role in developing San Fransic...Read more
  3. Fort Point National Historic Site

    Art And Culture, Landmark, View Point, Historical Site

    Fort Point is a historic coastal fortification located near the Golden Gate Bridge and was built during the Civil War period. Today it has several exhibits and guided tours of the building and its rich history. The exhibits are the Ready & Forward, Gatekeepers, Lights of Fort Point and Bridging the Golden Gate. There is also a museum regarding the construction of the fort on the first floo...Read more
  4. Grace Cathedral

    Religious Site, Landmark, Architecture , Cathedral

    The Grace Cathedral is an impressive structure located in the Nob Hill area. It is well known for its architecture, two labyrinths, varied stained glass windows, Keith Haring AIDS Chapel altarpiece, and medieval and contemporary furnishings. The cathedral also has a significant collection of varied works by Jan Henryk De Rosen. Also must see are Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise which are essentiall...Read more
  5. Bay Bridge

    4.5 (1804 Votes)
    Bay Bridge

    Landmark, Bridge, Architecture

    The San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, or provincially the Bay Bridge, is a couple of extensions facilitating the crossing of the San Francisco Bay. As a major aspect of Interstate 80 and the immediate roadway between San Francisco and Oakland, it conveys more or less 280,000 vehicles every day on either of the two decks. It is famous for being one of the longest spanning bridges in the wo...Read more
  6. Exploratorium

    5 (2780 Votes)
    Exploratorium

    Museum

    A unique experience in San Francisco, The Exploratorium is an interactive Science, Art and Human perception museum. The numerous museum exhibits are aimed to help understand the world around us in an exciting and challenging way. Do visit the Tactile Dome for an experience that takes you through complete darkness and lets you explore the exhibit entirely through your sense of touch. On Thursday...Read more
  7. San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

    Specialty Museum

    The park features a maritime museum, a fleet of historic vessels and a visitor centre. One can explore the maritime history of the area or even board one of the numerous vessels and feel the wind in your hair as you look toward see from the forward mast. The historic fleet moored at Hyde Street includes Balclutha (1886), the C.A. Thayer (1895), the Eureka (1890), the Alma (1891), the Hercules (...Read more
  8. City Hall

    4.5 (1306 Votes)
    City Hall

    Monument, Architecture , Heritage Building, Hall

    Yet another Beaux-Art monument resulting from the city beautiful movement from the early twentieth century, this building has much to recommend it, not the least of which is its dome, the fifth largest in the world. Stunning from both the outside and inside, the building has been featured prominently in varius blockbuster movies, which includes a Bond movie (A view to a Kill), The Rock, The Tow...Read more
  9. De Young Museum

    4.6 (2281 Votes)
    De Young Museum

    Art And Culture, Art Museum, Architecture

    The de Young Museum is a fine arts museum that opened in Golden Gate Park in 1895. The new building that opened in 2005 is designed using perforated copper for the façade to mimic its surrounding park area. The museum showcases American art dating back to the 17th century to modern times. It also exhibits Art, Textiles, Ceramics and more from the Pacific and Africa. One can also find exh...Read more
  10. Embarcadero Center

    Restaurant, Entertainment, Leisure, Mall

    The ultimate destination for boutique shopping and entertainment, the Embarcadero Center is a sprawling commercial complex with office buildings, shops, restaurants and much more. The centre comprises of five massive commercial buildings and two luxury hotels. There are several designer sand high-street brand stores here. Sometimes during the holiday season in winter they set up an Ice Rink tha...Read more
  11. Transamerica Pyramid

    Landmark, Architecture , Heritage Building

    The Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest building in San Fransisco. Despite the fact that the building no more houses the home office of the Transamerica Corporation, it is still emphatically connected with the organisation and is delineated in the association's logo. Designed by William Pereira and built by the Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company, it was on completion in 1972; one of the f...Read more
  12. Japanese Tea Garden

    4.4 (2156 Votes)
    Japanese Tea Garden

    Garden, Picnic Spot

    The Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco is a well known characteristic of the Golden Gate Park, initially constructed as an additional feature of the sprawling World's Fair, known as the California Midwinter International Exposition. Since more than two decades, the San Francisco Parks Trusts' Park Guides have been providing free tours to the San Francisco Parks trust members, while furnishing...Read more
  13. Ocean Beach

    4.6 (1197 Votes)
    Ocean Beach

    Outdoors, Beach, Walking Area, Nature

    This 3.5 mile long stretch of white sands is located adjacent to Golden Gate Park. The beach is a great place to relax, build sand castles, light bonfires or take pets for a stroll. The waters along the beach are rough and recommended only for experienced surfers. The chilly waters are also not ideal for swimming. Take a stroll on the beach and enjoy some lovely views of Cliff House and the hil...Read more
  14. Palace Of Fine Arts

    4.7 (2907 Votes)
    Palace Of Fine Arts

    Art And Culture, Landmark, Entertainment, Performance

    Constucted for the Panama-Pacific Exposition of 1915, to exhibit the art of the times, this beautiful exhibition was built in the Beaux-Art style of architecture. Renovated in 1965, the palace is built around a small artificial lagoon, the main purpose of which is to provide the reflection of the structure for a beautiful vista from afar. The swans in the water, flowers in the meadow and gorgeo...Read more
  15. Haight Ashbury

    Art And Culture, Neighborhoods

    Once a picture of isolated farms in a desert, this place in the 1960s became the spiritual centre of the hippie culture, which housed popular psychedelic rock artists and even a community anarchy group. The area was painted as a cultural utopia by the media, attracting teens and twenty somethings from all over. It’s past is still visible today; boutiques, book shops and record stores prol...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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