Ride a cable car in the city that invented them
San Francisco · Powell Street Cable Car Turnaround
Only in California
29 unique things to do. 162 in total
Cities inside California
29 unique things
Stand in the hangar bay of the USS Hornet, the ship that picked up Apollo 11
San Francisco · USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum
The only one on Earth
Order a Tommy's Margarita at the bar where it was developed
San Francisco · Tommy's Mexican Restaurant
Watch the cables being hauled from the gallery at the Cable Car Museum
San Francisco · Cable Car Museum · Free
The only one on Earth
Play a tambourine at Sunday service in the church of Saint John Coltrane
San Francisco · Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church · Free
Walk the Golden Gate Bridge tower to tower on the east sidewalk
San Francisco · Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center · Free
Climb from the engine room to the flying bridge of the SS Jeremiah O'Brien
San Francisco · SS Jeremiah O'Brien
Hear the Cold War from a veteran at Nike Missile Site SF-88
San Francisco · Nike Missile Site SF-88 · Free
Read the poems carved into the walls of the Angel Island detention barracks
San Francisco · Angel Island Immigration Station
Climb the drum bridge at the oldest public Japanese garden in the country
San Francisco · Japanese Tea Garden
Play in the Mechanics' Institute chess room, the oldest chess club in the country
San Francisco · Mechanics' Institute · Free
The only one in United States
Visit the country's first standalone LGBTQ history museum on 18th Street
San Francisco · GLBT Historical Society Museum
The only one in United States
Climb to the roof of Fort Point, directly under the Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco · Fort Point National Historic Site · Free
Watch a whole day's tide run in 15 minutes at the Bay Model
San Francisco · Bay Model Visitor Center · Free
The only one in United States
See the costumes of Chinatown's nightclub era in a basement off Waverly Place
San Francisco · Showgirl Magic Museum
Take the Night Tour of Alcatraz
San Francisco · Alcatraz Island
Watch the bartender line up a row of Irish coffees at the Buena Vista
San Francisco · The Buena Vista Cafe
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Sit in total darkness inside Audium's 176-speaker sound sculpture
San Francisco · Audium
The only one in United States
Book a guided tour through the rooms of Gregangelo Herrera's house
San Francisco · The Gregangelo Museum
The only one in United States
Have a drink in the front window of Twin Peaks Tavern
San Francisco · Twin Peaks Tavern
Stand at Lotta's Fountain at 5:12am on 18 April for the earthquake salute
San Francisco · Lotta's Fountain · Free · Seasonal
Time the tide and put your ear to the Wave Organ
San Francisco · The Wave Organ · Free
Watch the Hunky Jesus contest in Dolores Park on Easter Sunday
San Francisco · Mission Dolores Park · Free · Seasonal
Walk through the old chapel and the city's last cemetery at Mission Dolores
San Francisco · Mission San Francisco de Asis
Watch the autumn raptor migration from the top of Hawk Hill
San Francisco · Hawk Hill · Free · Seasonal
Visit the shrine of St. John of Shanghai at the gold-domed cathedral on Geary
San Francisco · Holy Virgin Cathedral · Free
Spend an afternoon among the graves of Colma, the town San Francisco's dead moved to
San Francisco · Cypress Lawn Memorial Park · Free
The only one in California
Wait for the indoor thunderstorm over the old hotel pool at the Tonga Room
San Francisco · Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar
The only one in California
Order a dorado burrito with no rice at La Taqueria
San Francisco · La Taqueria
That is everything here for now.