Things To Do
City Lights Booksellers & Publishers
Iconic bookstore and publisher of Allen Ginsburg's Howl
Vesuvio Cafe
Historic bar and haunt of the beat generation
Ferry Building
San Francisco's premier market - tons of great food options and gorgeous views of the Bay Bridge and Treasure Island. Check out Dandelion Chocolate, Senor Sisig (Filipino-Mexican fusion), Mariposa Bakery (great gluten free treats), Hog Island Oyster company... and anything else that looks delicious!
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco's often foggy back yard. Bigger than Central Park and designed by Fredrick Law Olmsted, Golden Gate Park contains world class museums to science (Cal Academy of Sciences) and art (the DeYoung), Japanese gardens & tea house (where the Chinese-American fortune cookie originated), Dutch windmills, hippie hill, a Shakespeare garden, a paddock of bison, and hundreds of acres of greenery. Don't forget to bring layers of clothing.
de Young Museum
Great art museum in a gorgeous Golden Gate Park setting with view tower. Collection includes some unusual things like art from the South Pacific.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
First modern art museum on the west coast and still one of the best in the country.
Liguria Bakery
Tiny bakery that only sells focaccia bread - really, really delicious focaccia
Liholiho Yacht Club
Outstanding and delicious Hawaiian food. Be sure to get the baked Hawaii for dessert!
Toronado
One of the world's great beer bars
Golden Boy Pizza
Iconic spot for Sicilian slices in North Beach. The clam and garlic is hard to beat.
The Buena Vista
Home of the Irish Coffee. Will be absolutely slammed with people but it's not just a tourist trap - it's still damn good. Great place to start or end a ride on the cable car!
Mission Dolores Park
Hillside park with some of the best views of San Francisco. If it's a nice day, it will be packed! Super close to three of the City's best neighborhoods - the Mission, the Castro, and Noe Valley. If you need a snack you can get some world-class bread and pastries at Tartine Bakery and excellent ice cream at Bi-Rite Creamery right next to the park.