Ride a cable car in the city that invented them
Powell Street Cable Car Turnaround
Only in San Francisco
29 unique things to do, within 50 km30 mi. 162 in total
29 records
Stand in the hangar bay of the USS Hornet, the ship that picked up Apollo 11
USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum
The only one on Earth
Order a Tommy's Margarita at the bar where it was developed
Tommy's Mexican Restaurant
Watch the cables being hauled from the gallery at the Cable Car Museum
Cable Car Museum · Free
The only one on Earth
Play a tambourine at Sunday service in the church of Saint John Coltrane
Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church · Free
Walk the Golden Gate Bridge tower to tower on the east sidewalk
Golden Gate Bridge Welcome Center · Free
Climb from the engine room to the flying bridge of the SS Jeremiah O'Brien
SS Jeremiah O'Brien
Hear the Cold War from a veteran at Nike Missile Site SF-88
Nike Missile Site SF-88 · Free
Read the poems carved into the walls of the Angel Island detention barracks
Angel Island Immigration Station
Climb the drum bridge at the oldest public Japanese garden in the country
Japanese Tea Garden
Play in the Mechanics' Institute chess room, the oldest chess club in the country
Mechanics' Institute · Free
The only one in United States
Visit the country's first standalone LGBTQ history museum on 18th Street
GLBT Historical Society Museum
The only one in United States
Climb to the roof of Fort Point, directly under the Golden Gate Bridge
Fort Point National Historic Site · Free
Watch a whole day's tide run in 15 minutes at the Bay Model
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
Showgirl Magic Museum
Take the Night Tour of Alcatraz
Alcatraz Island
Watch the bartender line up a row of Irish coffees at the Buena Vista
The Buena Vista Cafe
The only one in United States
The only one in United States
Book a guided tour through the rooms of Gregangelo Herrera's house
The Gregangelo Museum
The only one in United States
Have a drink in the front window of Twin Peaks Tavern
Twin Peaks Tavern
Stand at Lotta's Fountain at 5:12am on 18 April for the earthquake salute
Lotta's Fountain · Free · Seasonal
Time the tide and put your ear to the Wave Organ
The Wave Organ · Free
Watch the Hunky Jesus contest in Dolores Park on Easter Sunday
Mission Dolores Park · Free · Seasonal
Walk through the old chapel and the city's last cemetery at Mission Dolores
Mission San Francisco de Asis
Watch the autumn raptor migration from the top of Hawk Hill
Hawk Hill · Free · Seasonal
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Viewpoints over San Francisco
Places to look at the city, the plains or the mountains from.
11 entries
Stand at Battery Spencer for the close-up Golden Gate Bridge view
Battery Spencer · Free
Find the hidden stairs up Tank Hill
Tank Hill · Free
Scramble up the red chert of Corona Heights
Corona Heights Park · Free
Walk up to Christmas Tree Point on Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks · Free
Climb Bernal Hill, and look for the outlaw swing
Bernal Heights Park · Free
Keep climbing past the tiled steps to Grand View Park
Grand View Park · Free
Look out from the parapet at Sutro Heights
Sutro Heights Park · Free
Stop at Inspiration Point on the Presidio's Ecology Trail
Inspiration Point Overlook · Free
Walk out over the bay on the Bay Bridge Trail to Yerba Buena Island
Bay Bridge Trail · Free
Walk down to the Point Bonita viewing platform on a third Saturday
Point Bonita Lighthouse · Free · Seasonal
Landmarks in San Francisco
Worth stopping for, but a few minutes rather than an afternoon. Statues, murals, markers and monuments.
14 entries
Find the golden fire hydrant that saved the Mission
Golden Fire Hydrant · Free
Look through the shell holes of the USS San Francisco Memorial
USS San Francisco Memorial · Free
Bring Emperor Norton a beer at his grave
Woodlawn Memorial Park · Free
See the protest murals of Balmy Alley
Balmy Alley · Free
Walk Clarion Alley with an artist
Clarion Alley · Free
Stand at Harvey Milk's Castro Camera storefront
Castro Camera · Free
Climb the 16th Avenue Tiled Steps
16th Avenue Tiled Steps · Free
Find the salamander on the Hidden Garden Steps
Hidden Garden Steps · Free
Read the names on the Women's Building
The Women's Building · Free
See the flying books at Language of the Birds after dark
Language of the Birds · Free
See the Dutch and Murphy Windmills at the ocean end of Golden Gate Park
Dutch Windmill · Free
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More experiences in San Francisco
Not unique, and not pretending to be. Good things to do here that you could also do somewhere else.
108 entries
Ride the F-line in a vintage streetcar from another city's past
San Francisco Railway Museum
Board the SS Red Oak Victory, moored back at her Kaiser shipyard
SS Red Oak Victory
Walk the Aquatic Park Bathhouse, a WPA building shaped like an ocean liner
San Francisco Maritime Museum · Free
Walk the concrete slipway at Crane Cove Park, where warships were launched
Crane Cove Park · Free
Visit Treasure Island Museum in the Art Moderne Building One
Treasure Island Museum · Free
See the disappearing gun at Battery Chamberlin, then stay for Baker Beach
Battery Chamberlin · Free
Hike up to the 16-inch gun battery at Fort Cronkhite on a first Sunday
Battery Townsley · Free · Seasonal
Meet a WWII shipyard worker at Rosie the Riveter park on a Friday
Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park · Free
See the Spanish-era adobe in the Presidio Officers' Club Mesa Room
Presidio Officers' Club · Free
Spot the cookie jars and lunch boxes in the niches at the San Francisco Columbarium
San Francisco Columbarium & Funeral Home · Free
See California's first fire engine at the San Francisco Fire Department Museum
San Francisco Fire Department Museum · Free
Climb the stairs to Tin How Temple on Waverly Place
Tin How Temple · Free
Walk Chinatown's alleys with a City Guides volunteer
San Francisco City Guides · Free
Hear a Tuesday lunchtime concert under Old St. Mary's warning clock
Old St. Mary's Cathedral
Walk the 660-foot skylit nave of the Ferry Building
Ferry Building · Free
Tour the Haas-Lilienthal House, three generations in one Queen Anne
Haas-Lilienthal House
See the 1861 time capsule at the Octagon House
McElroy Octagon House · Free · Seasonal
Play through pinball's history at the Pacific Pinball Museum
Pacific Pinball Museum
Feed quarters into century-old machines at Musée Mécanique
Musée Mécanique · Free
Walk through the tunnel at the Sutro Baths ruins
Sutro Baths · Free
Find the handmade headstones at the Presidio Pet Cemetery
Presidio Pet Cemetery · Free
Take a Saturday tour of Oakland's Art Deco Paramount Theatre
Paramount Theatre · Seasonal
Pay the day fee and swim the bay from a 19th-century club at Aquatic Park
Dolphin Swimming & Boating Club
Take the free lawn bowling lesson in Golden Gate Park
San Francisco Lawn Bowling Club · Free
Learn to fly cast at the casting ponds in Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Angling & Casting Club · Free · Seasonal
Learn to swing dance at Lindy in the Park on a Sunday
Lindy in the Park · Free
Roll at Skatin' Place on a Sunday afternoon
Skatin' Place · Free
Take a blanket to the Golden Gate Park Band's Sunday concert
Spreckels Temple of Music · Free · Seasonal
Catch the San Francisco Mime Troupe's free summer musical in a park
Mission Dolores Park · Free · Seasonal
Run or walk Bay to Breakers in a costume, or join a centipede
Bay to Breakers · Seasonal
Claim a fire ring at Ocean Beach
Ocean Beach · Free · Seasonal
Watch a Giants game for free through the right-field arcade
Oracle Park · Free · Seasonal
Bring cardboard to the Seward Street Slides
Seward Mini Park · Free
Walk down the Filbert Steps through Grace Marchant's garden
Filbert Steps · Free
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