Fort Mason
A former U.S. Army post and strategic port, now a vibrant waterfront arts hub featuring galleries, theaters, and Califo…
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Marina District
San Francisco · Jul 31–Aug 2
139 first-time stops in San Francisco next weekend: Jul 31–Aug 2
A forward look at San Francisco for Jul 31–Aug 2: events and places that are useful to plan around early.
Updated Saturday, July 25 · event dates verified when shown
Asian Art Museum
18,000-year span of Asian art from ancient ceramics to video installations in Civic Center.
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South of Market
Old Mint
Known as the Granite Lady, this Greek Revival landmark served as a vital U.S. currency production center and gold repos…
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Union Square
International Art Museum of America
A hidden jewel in SoMa, this nonprofit museum offers free admission to 25,000 square feet of global art, featuring an i…
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Nob Hill
Yerba Buena Gardens
A three-block urban oasis in the cultural heart of San Francisco, featuring landscaped lawns, public art, and free comm…
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Union Square
Randall Museum
A free, hands-on museum of science, nature, and the arts located in Corona Heights Park, offering interactive exhibits…
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Castro
Counterculture Museum
Located at the iconic intersection of Haight and Ashbury, this museum celebrates the transformative movements of the 19…
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Haight-Ashbury
Hippie Hill
A legendary gentle slope at the Stanyan Street entrance of Golden Gate Park, Hippie Hill serves as a historic epicenter…
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Haight-Ashbury
Ina Coolbrith Park
Hide on the hillside for a tiny terrace with some of the best bay-and-bridge views in the city.
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Russian Hill
Alamo Square
A hilltop sanctuary offering the quintessential San Francisco view, where the colorful 'Painted Ladies' Victorian homes…
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Alamo Square
Telegraph Hill / Pioneer Park
A historic 4.89-acre public park crowning Telegraph Hill, home to the iconic Coit Tower and the Pioneer Monument, offer…
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North Beach
Japanese Tea Garden
Discover the oldest operating public Japanese garden in North America, a serene sanctuary in Golden Gate Park featuring…
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Golden Gate Park
Alcatraz Island
A notorious island prison tour with eerie cells, killer views, and serious bucket-list status.
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Fisherman's Wharf
Coit Tower
Climb for sweeping bay views and the mural-filled lobby locals still rate as worth the trip.
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North Beach
SS Jeremiah O'Brien
Restored World War II Liberty ship museum at Pier 45.
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Fisherman's Wharf
Mission San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores)
The oldest intact building in San Francisco, this 18th-century Spanish mission serves as a profound monument to the cit…
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Castro
South Park
San Francisco's oldest public park, this oval-shaped urban oasis provides a rich historical layer to the South of Marke…
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South of Market
Portsmouth Square
Known as the Heart of Chinatown, Portsmouth Square is San Francisco's oldest public square, serving as a historic civic…
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Chinatown
AIDS Memorial Grove
A serene 10-acre living memorial in Golden Gate Park dedicated to those impacted by the AIDS epidemic, offering a sacre…
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Golden Gate Park
Presidio of San Francisco
A 1,500-acre urban oasis and former military post, the Presidio blends deep history with stunning nature and iconic vie…
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Presidio
Aquatic Park Historic District
A National Historic Landmark on the San Francisco waterfront, this unique district features a protected cove, a histori…
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Fisherman's Wharf
Pink Triangle Park and Memorial
A poignant triangle-shaped mini-park in the Castro District, serving as the first permanent LGBTQ+ Holocaust memorial i…
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Castro
Ferry Building Marketplace
Warm up with artisan chocolate, fresh oysters, and local coffee under one historic roof while browsing unique boutiques and food stalls.
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Embarcadero
Vesuvio Cafe
North Beach's legendary literary dive bar with a back patio, historic roots, and a relaxed neighborhood vibe.
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Chinatown
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Explore 7 immersive floors of cutting-edge art spanning photography, sculpture, and digital media in a stunning downtown landmark.
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South of Market
Presidio Pet Cemetery
A touching, tiny cemetery for the animal companions of U.S. Army families, featuring 424 handmade headstones enclosed b…
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Presidio
Vallejo Street Crest Historic District
A serene, rural-seeming residential enclave on the southeastern crest of Russian Hill, featuring pioneering First Bay A…
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North Beach
Atkinson House
An architectural treasure on Russian Hill, the Atkinson House is one of San Francisco's oldest surviving residences, fe…
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Nob Hill
Oriental Warehouse
A historic 1867 industrial warehouse converted into luxury lofts, serving as the sole remaining structure of the Pacifi…
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South of Market
Pacific-Union Club (Flood Mansion)
A Neoclassical brownstone mansion on Nob Hill, once the home of silver magnate James Clair Flood, now serving as an exc…
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Nob Hill
Liberty Hill Historic District
An intact enclave of 19th-century middle-class housing, featuring a dense collection of Victorian architecture includin…
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Mission District
Palace of Fine Arts
A grand classical rotunda and lagoon that feel like SF’s most elegant movie set.
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Presidio
Hyde Street Pier
Historic-vessel pier at the west end of Fisherman's Wharf.
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Fisherman's Wharf
San Francisco Cable Car turnaround at Taylor and Bay
The northern terminus of the historic Powell-Mason cable car line, featuring manually powered turntables used to revers…
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Fisherman's Wharf
Murphy Windmill
A historic wooden windmill in the southwest corner of Golden Gate Park, once the largest in the world, built to pump gr…
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Golden Gate Park
Presidio Main Parade Ground
A historic military parade ground turned lush meadow, offering sweeping bay views and a serene escape in the heart of t…
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Nob Hill
Saint Francis Yacht Club
An exclusive private sailing club founded in 1927, featuring a historic Mission-style clubhouse with panoramic views of…
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Marina District
Janis Joplin's Apartment (122 Lyon Street)
The only officially documented San Francisco residence of rock icon Janis Joplin, a turn-of-the-century Queen Anne Vict…
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Haight-Ashbury
Jimi Hendrix Red House
A bright red landmark in the Haight-Ashbury district, this residence is traditionally associated with rock legend Jimi…
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Haight-Ashbury
PacBell Building
A towering 1925 Art Deco masterpiece in San Francisco's South of Market district, once the city's tallest building and…
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South of Market
Pershing Square
A historic heart of the Presidio's Main Post, marking the site of a tragic fire and the legacy of General John J. Persh…
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Presidio
William Westerfeld House
A stunning Stick-style Victorian mansion on the corner of Fulton and Scott Streets, built in 1889 for a German-born can…
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Alamo Square
Castro District
A world-renowned epicenter of LGBTQ+ culture and resilience, the Castro District is a vibrant neighborhood in Eureka Va…
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Castro
Grant Avenue
The bustling main drag of San Francisco's Chinatown, Grant Avenue is a historic corridor lined with ornate architecture…
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Chinatown
Hyde Street Cable Car Line
An iconic San Francisco landmark, the Hyde Street Cable Car Line carries passengers over Nob Hill and Russian Hill, off…
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Chinatown
Women’s Building
A historic Mission District landmark and feminist own-and-operated community center dedicated to social justice, gender…
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Castro
Harvey Milk Mural & Former Castro Camera Site
The former site of Harvey Milk's Castro Camera, now a commemorative mural and gallery, marks the spot where the first o…
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Castro
California Street cable car line
Experience the historic California Street cable car line, part of the world's last manually operated cable car system,…
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Nob Hill
Corner of Haight and Ashbury
The iconic intersection of Haight and Ashbury streets, serving as the historic epicenter of the 1960s counterculture an…
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Haight-Ashbury
Fairmont San Francisco
An iconic Beaux Arts landmark atop Nob Hill, the Fairmont San Francisco is a century-old luxury hotel known for its gra…
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Chinatown
Fort Point National Historic Site
A Civil War-era masonry fortification sitting directly beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, offering a glimpse into 1860s co…
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Presidio
Haight Street
The vibrant heart of San Francisco's 1960s counterculture, Haight Street is a colorful corridor of painted Victorians,…
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Haight-Ashbury
Palace Hotel
A landmark of timeless luxury, the Palace Hotel blends historic architecture with modern design at the southwest corner…
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Union Square
The Grateful Dead House
A purple Victorian home at 710 Ashbury Street that served as the communal residence for the Grateful Dead during the pe…
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Haight-Ashbury
24th Street historic commercial corridor
The vibrant heart of San Francisco's Latino community, this historic corridor features the city's largest mural collect…
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Mission District
Calle 24 Latino Cultural District
Known as the Heart of the Mission, this vibrant cultural district is a historic center of Latino activism, arts, and co…
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Alamo Square
Pioneer Monument
A grand granite and bronze memorial in the Civic Center, dedicated in 1894 to honor the diverse pioneers who settled in…
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South of Market
Presidio Officers' Club
Step into San Francisco's second oldest building, a stunning Spanish Colonial Revival venue that served military office…
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Presidio
USS Potomac
Step aboard the USS Potomac, Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 'Floating White House.' This National Historic Landmark offers a r…
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South of Market
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
A premier multidisciplinary hub for contemporary art, live performance, and social discourse, located within the scenic…
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Union Square
Fort Winfield Scott
A stunning 30-acre campus along the Presidio's western shore, this former Army coastal defense headquarters blends Miss…
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Presidio
Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco
A neoclassical landmark on Nob Hill, this luxury hotel occupies a building originally constructed in 1909 as the headqu…
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Chinatown
Russian Hill-Paris Block Architectural District
A unique collection of eleven dwellings on a single flat block of Green Street, showcasing a remarkable variety of arch…
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Russian Hill
The Armory
A massive Moorish Revival fortress in the Mission District, this former National Guard arsenal has evolved from a milit…
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South of Market
Waverly Place
Known as the soul of Chinatown, Waverly Place is a historic byway home to the city's oldest Taoist temple and unique ar…
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Chinatown
Bellaire Tower
Known as the "Jewel" of Russian Hill, this 20-story Art Deco landmark is a masterpiece of structural resilience and ear…
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Russian Hill
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse
A stunning example of Beaux-Arts architecture, this National Historic Landmark has survived two major earthquakes to re…
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South of Market
McCormick House
A stunning example of High Queen Anne architecture, the McCormick House is a designated San Francisco Landmark featurin…
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Castro
Mission High School
A historic pillar of the Mission District, Mission High School is the oldest high school on its original site in San Fr…
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Castro
InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco
A historic luxury landmark perched at the crest of Nob Hill, this Old World European-style hotel is famous for its gran…
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Nob Hill
Archbishop's Mansion
A grand Second French Empire estate built in 1904, this historic residence of Archbishop Patrick Riordan is a surviving…
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Alamo Square
Abner Phelps House
Widely believed to be San Francisco's oldest residence, this Gothic Revival cottage at 1111 Oak Street features a myste…
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Alamo Square
Alfred E. Clarke Mansion
A stunning four-story Baroque-Queen Anne landmark built in 1891, this eccentric residence survived the 1906 earthquake…
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Castro
George Sterling Park
A serene hilltop sanctuary in Russian Hill named after the Bohemian poet George Sterling, offering breathtaking views o…
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Russian Hill
Crissy Field
Flat grassy park with Golden Gate Bridge views, waterfront promenade, and calm bayfront perfect for walks, picnics, or kite flying.
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Presidio
Lands End Trail
Windswept coastal trail with jaw-dropping views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Sutro Baths ruins, and crashing Pacific waves.
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Golden Gate Park
Crissy Marsh
A restored 20-acre tidal shoreline habitat in the Presidio, serving as a thriving sanctuary for over 100 avian species…
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Presidio
Marina Green
A sprawling 74-acre waterfront park in San Francisco's Marina District, offering panoramic views of the Golden Gate Bri…
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Marina District
Baker Beach
A mile-long stretch of sand beneath rugged serpentine cliffs, offering iconic views of the Golden Gate Bridge and a gli…
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Presidio
Buena Vista Park
San Francisco's oldest official park, this 38.3-acre urban oasis features winding trails, ancient coast live oak groves…
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Haight-Ashbury
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