Music city
San Francisco live music and nightlife
San Francisco live music and nightlife: start with Alcatraz Island, Amoeba Music, and Coit Tower. Use the 157 places below to build a plan around this theme; each place has source-backed details behind its description.
157 places
Places to start with
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Corner of Haight and Ashbury
The iconic intersection of Haight and Ashbury streets, serving as the historic epicenter of the 1960s counterculture and the lege…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Dragon Gate
The iconic ceremonial south entrance to San Francisco's Chinatown, featuring traditional Chinese architecture and a green-tiled r…
Source-backed place · History
Fairmont San Francisco
An iconic Beaux Arts landmark atop Nob Hill, the Fairmont San Francisco is a century-old luxury hotel known for its grandeur and…
Source-backed place · History
Fisherman's Wharf Historic Piers
Explore a world-famous waterfront district where commercial fishing history meets modern tourism, featuring historic ships, iconi…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Fisherman’s Wharf
A world-famous waterfront destination on San Francisco's northern shore, blending a historic fishing industry hub with vibrant sh…
Source-backed place · History
Fort Mason
A former U.S. Army post and strategic port, now a vibrant waterfront arts hub featuring galleries, theaters, and California's lar…
Source-backed place · History
Fort Point National Historic Site
A Civil War-era masonry fortification sitting directly beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, offering a glimpse into 1860s coastal defe…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Ghirardelli Square
A historic landmark and premier chocolate destination, Ghirardelli Square is a pioneer of adaptive reuse architecture featuring t…
Source-backed place · History
Grant Avenue
The bustling main drag of San Francisco's Chinatown, Grant Avenue is a historic corridor lined with ornate architecture, traditio…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Haight Street
The vibrant heart of San Francisco's 1960s counterculture, Haight Street is a colorful corridor of painted Victorians, vintage re…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Hyde Street Cable Car Line
An iconic San Francisco landmark, the Hyde Street Cable Car Line carries passengers over Nob Hill and Russian Hill, offering scen…
Source-backed place · History
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 grand architec…
Source-backed place · History
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 city's coloni…
Source-backed place · History
Old Mint
Known as the Granite Lady, this Greek Revival landmark served as a vital U.S. currency production center and gold repository, mir…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Painted Ladies
A row of vibrant Victorian homes known as Postcard Row, offering a stunning contrast of 19th-century Queen Anne architecture agai…
Source-backed place · History
Palace Hotel
A landmark of timeless luxury, the Palace Hotel blends historic architecture with modern design at the southwest corner of Market…
Source-backed place · History
Port of San Francisco Embarcadero Historic District
A historic three-mile waterfront stretch featuring surviving pier complexes, a massive engineered seawall, and a rich maritime he…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Powell-Hyde Cable Car Turnaround
The iconic terminus of the Powell-Hyde line, where historic cable cars are manually rotated on a turntable turntable, situated at…
Source-backed place · History
Presidio of San Francisco
A 1,500-acre urban oasis and former military post, the Presidio blends deep history with stunning nature and iconic views of the…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
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 reverse the cars…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
San Francisco City Hall
Known as the People's Palace, this National Historic Landmark serves as San Francisco's seat of government and features one of No…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
The Embarcadero
A scenic waterfront boulevard stretching from the Ferry Building to Pier 39, featuring historic piers, the Vaillancourt Fountain,…
Source-backed place · History
The Grateful Dead House
A purple Victorian home at 710 Ashbury Street that served as the communal residence for the Grateful Dead during the peak of the…
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
War Memorial Opera House
A Beaux-Arts landmark built in 1932, this grand venue serves as the prestigious home for the San Francisco Opera and the San Fran…