Hike up Telegraph Hill for extraordinary views.
Take in the Haight Asbury street festival in June and check out the campy vintage shopping. We bought an old formal in pink! Stroll the Golden Gate Park, Eat at Scoma's, the Stinkin Rose, and the seafood on the wharf. Go with all the tourists to Alcatraz and BE SURE and get the headphones that make it come ALIVE. Have coffee at Buena Vista, where Irish coffee was created. Don't miss the wine country, both Napa and Sonoma.
Be sure and have bellinis at the culinary institute! Have dim sum in Chinatown, visit a herbalist doc and tour a cookie factory, Sip expresso from a sidewalk cafe with biscotti in Northbeach, champagne at sunset at the Mark Hopkins with it's killer views!
Quick Tips:
Wear comfortable shoes cause you are going to do some walking here! Explore and enjoy
Best Way To Get Around:
A walking city. Public transportation is a delight! The cablecars are a MUST. Fleet rides to Alcatraz. Limos to the wine country. Buses to the museum. Don't drive, there is no place to park and it is expensive and difficult on brakes. It is law to turn your tires away from the sidewalk when you do park. Take a taxi down Lombardy, the crookedest street in the world, it is breathtaking!!