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
- Arizmendi Bakery — worker-owned cooperative bakery and pizzeria, Inner Sunset
- Arsicault Bakery — acclaimed croissants
- Boudin Bakery — sourdough, Inner Richmond
- Burma Superstar — Burmese, Inner Richmond
- Empero Taste — affordable Chinese, Richmond District
- Golden Gate Bakery — famous egg custard tarts in Chinatown
- Hook Fish Co — fresh seafood, Outer Sunset
- House of Prime Rib
- Joe’s Ice Cream — Richmond
- Kevin’s Noodle House — pho, Inner Sunset
- Koi Palace — dim sum in Serramonte
- La Taqueria — iconic Mission-style burritos since 1973
- Lou’s Sandwiches Cafe
- Marco Polo Italian Ice Cream — artisan gelato with Asian-inspired flavors, Outer Sunset
- Marugame Udon — freshly made udon, Stonestown Galleria
- Pineapple King Bakery — pineapple buns in the Sunset
- Pizzetta 211 — tiny Outer Richmond pizzeria
- Polly Ann Ice Cream — over 500 rotating flavors since 1955, Outer Sunset
- Roli Roti — rotisserie chicken at the Ferry Building Farmers Market
- Saigon Sandwich — banh mi, Tenderloin
- Schubert’s Bakery
- Smokin’ D’s BBQ — Texas-style BBQ with Asian influences, Outer Sunset
- State Bird Provisions — dim sum-style California small plates
- Tartine Bakery — legendary sourdough and pastries
- Thanh Long — original home of garlic noodles and roasted crab, Outer Sunset
- Tony’s Pizza Napoletana — North Beach
- Turtle Tower — Northern Vietnamese pho
- Underdogs Tres — modern taqueria and sports bar, Inner Sunset
- Zanze’s Cheesecake
- Zazie — French bistro known for brunch, Cole Valley; tip-free, prices include a living wage for staff
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
- Magnolia Bloom - January-March, SF Botanical Garden
- Kaiser SF Half Marathon - February
- Chinese New Year Parade - February/March
- Pacific Orchid Exposition - February/March, Golden Gate Park
- Tulip Day - March, 80,000 free tulips at Union Square
- 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
- Dahlia Show - August, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park
- Flower Piano - September, pianos scattered through the SF Botanical Garden
- Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival - September, Grant Avenue
- Hardly Strictly Bluegrass - October, free music festival, Golden Gate Park
- Fleet Week - October, Blue Angels airshow
- Lightscape - November-January, illuminated trail at SF Botanical Garden
- Great Dickens Christmas Fair - November/December, Cow Palace
- Illuminate SF - November-January, light art festival