Travel: San Francisco
26 May 2026
Museums
- Asian Art Museum
- Cable Car Museum
- California Academy of Sciences
- de Young Museum
- Exploratorium
- Legion of Honor
- San Francisco Zoo
- SFMOMA
- Walt Disney Family Museum
Hiking
- Fort Funston
- Land’s End
- Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve
- Presidio
- Lyon Street Steps — Pacific Heights
- Moraga Steps — mosaic-tiled stairway in the Inner Sunset
- Stairway Walks — free guided stairway walks via SF City Guides
- Sutro Baths
Food
- AA Bakery — Chinatown bakery known for baked goods and dim sum
- Arsicault Bakery — acclaimed croissants
- Boudin Bakery — sourdough, Inner Richmond
- Burma Superstar — Burmese, Inner Richmond
- Golden Gate Bakery — famous egg custard tarts in Chinatown
- House of Prime Rib
- Joe’s Ice Cream — Richmond
- Koi Palace — dim sum in Serramonte
- La Taqueria — iconic Mission-style burritos since 1973
- Lou’s Sandwiches Cafe
- Pineapple King Bakery — pineapple buns in the Sunset
- Pizzetta 211 — tiny Outer Richmond pizzeria
- Roli Roti — rotisserie chicken at the Ferry Building Farmers Market
- Saigon Sandwich — banh mi, Tenderloin
- Schubert’s Bakery
- State Bird Provisions — dim sum-style California small plates
- Tartine Bakery — legendary sourdough and pastries
- Tony’s Pizza Napoletana — North Beach
- Turtle Tower — Northern Vietnamese pho
- Zanze’s Cheesecake
Free Lessons
- Golden Gate Angling & Casting Club
- Lindy in the Park — free outdoor swing dancing every Sunday at noon in Golden Gate Park — free fly fishing lessons, 2nd Saturday of each month in Golden Gate Park
- SF Lawn Bowling Club — free intro lessons every Wednesday & Saturday at noon in Golden Gate Park
Annual Events
- Hot Chocolate Run — January
- Kaiser SF Half Marathon — February
- Chinese New Year Parade — February/March
- Pacific Orchid Exposition — February/March, Golden Gate Park
- Cherry Blossom Festival — April, Japantown
- Bay to Breakers — May
- Carnaval San Francisco — May, Mission District
- Juneteenth Freedom Celebration — June, Fillmore Street
- SF Pride — June, Civic Center
- Stern Grove Festival — June–August, free outdoor concerts
- SF Marathon — July
- Orchids in the Park — July, Golden Gate Park
- Outside Lands — August, Golden Gate Park
- Fleet Week — October, Blue Angels airshow
- Great Dickens Christmas Fair — November/December, Cow Palace
- Illuminate SF — November–January, light art festival