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Visitors may get the wrong idea from the name of this attraction. It’s actually a charming landmark of days gone by in this city by the bay.

Built for the 1939 World’s Fair, this small artificial island offers paddleboarding, dining and wine-tasting opportunities along with superb views of San Francisco. 

Bring your camera to capture the iconic, colorfully painted, Victorian-style houses and the downtown cityscape from this well-known hilltop park.

Streetcars rattle up and down the city famous for steep hills, hippie history and the toughest place to make a jail break.

Visit the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre and marvel at views of the Golden Gate Bridge at this popular waterfront neighborhood.

Visitors may get the wrong idea from the name of this attraction. It’s actually a charming landmark of days gone by in this city by the bay.

The oldest public Japanese garden in the United States is a place of peace and beauty nestled in Golden Gate Park.

Cars trundle across it and ships sail under it, but the best way to experience this iconic bridge is on foot. 

The oldest public Japanese garden in the United States is a place of peace and beauty nestled in Golden Gate Park.

Streetcars rattle up and down the city famous for steep hills, hippie history and the toughest place to make a jail break.

Visit the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre and marvel at views of the Golden Gate Bridge at this popular waterfront neighborhood.

Bring your camera to capture the iconic, colorfully painted, Victorian-style houses and the downtown cityscape from this well-known hilltop park.

This Roman-inspired palace built in 1915 remains a modern-day renaissance center of fine arts and science. 

Escape to “The Rock,” home of the infamous and abandoned island prison, and discover how it earned a reputation as a cold and unforgiving place.

Visitors may get the wrong idea from the name of this attraction. It’s actually a charming landmark of days gone by in this city by the bay.

Cars trundle across it and ships sail under it, but the best way to experience this iconic bridge is on foot.