Stories
San Francisco stories for walks, landmarks, and local context
Short, source-backed reads that explain what you are seeing while you move through the city.
City story
The Crookedest Street
Lombard Street is world-famous for its eight hairpin turns, but the design wasn't for the tourists—it was for safety. In the 1920s, a…
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The Dim Sum-Style Dinner
Dining at State Bird Provisions feels more like a discovery than a meal. Founded by Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski, this one-star…
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The Dunes of Golden Gate Park
Imagine this entire landscape as a vast, shifting sea of sand. Before it was a lush getaway, Golden Gate Park was nothing but desolate…
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The Edge of the Continent
There's a place in the Presidio where the city finally gives way to the wild Pacific. The Batteries to Bluffs Trail is a rugged zero-p…