The city is located on the northern tip of a peninsula that separates San Francisco Bay from the Pacific and has about 750,000 inhabitants. The area is about 125 km².

The city was established as a Spanish mission station and a post station of the U.S. Army. In 1848, she gained momentum through a gold rush. Today, the residents simply call them "The City"

Chronicle of the city

• 1848 - Gold Rush and a large train to San Francisco.
• 1869 - The Central Pacific Railroad completes the construction of the railroad from the east coast to San Francisco. This event is enthusiastically celebrated in the city.
• 1870 - The city government decided to build the Golden Gate Park.
• 1873 - On August 2nd, the Cable Car, created from the idea of Andrew Hallidies, made his first trip on the 100-yard route on Clay Street between Kearny Street and Jones Street.
• 1875 - Opening of the Pacific Stock Exchange.
• 1876 - The Southern Pacific Railroad completes the construction of the line from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
• 1877 - In July, there is serious unrest against the Chinese. A Civil Security Committee restores law and order.
• 1887 - February 5th is history, because it was the only day that snow lay all over San Francisco.
• 1903 - Fifteen new banks will be opened within one month. The following year, the Bank of America is established, now the largest bank in the United States.
• 1906 - A major earthquake on April 18 destroyed four-fifths of the city. Much worse than the destructive power of the earthquake (8.25 on the Richter scale) is the following, rapidly spreading fire that the fire fighters cannot fight because of the main breakwater. Some 28,000 houses are being destroyed and 500 people are losing their lives. During the rapid reconstruction, many buildings, influenced by the Chicago Exhibition of 1893, are designed in a neo-classical style.
• 1907 - A plague epidemic is successfully brought under control after a few months.
• 1912 - James Rolph becomes Mayor and, with 19 years in office, reaches the longest term as mayor of the city. The city's first tram line starts operating on Geary Street.
• 1915 - The great Panama-Pacific International Exposition will be opened in Lincoln Park a few months after the first ship that took the new route across the new Panama Canal opened in San Francisco. Complete the current town hall.
• 1921 - Opening of M.H. The Young Memorial Museum in Golden Gate Park.
• 1933 - The island of Alcatraz near San Francisco becomes a federal criminal.
• 1934 - A general strike paralyzes San Francisco for weeks.
• 1936 - On November 12 the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will be opened for traffic.
• 1937 - Opening of Joseph B. Strauss built Golden Gate Bridge.
• 1945 - 24 April: the first UN conference will be held at the War Memorial Opera House. Two months later, the United Nations Charter will be signed there.
• 1951 - 18 September: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshida signs the treaty on the end of hostilities between Japan and the US at War Memorial Opera House.
• 1963 - 23 March: The sanction in Alcatraz will be closed. One year later, the island is occupied by the Sioux Indians who claim Alcatraz. However, in 1971 they were forced to leave the island.
• 1967 - 15 April: One of the first major peace marches against the Vietnam War takes place on Market Street. Others follow at regular intervals.
• 1978 - Mayor George Moscone and Harvey Milk, one of the eleven inspectors, are shot in the town hall by an ex-colleague who was fired by Milk. The sentencing to seven years in prison led to protest demonstrations. A week later, Dianne Feinstein, Chief Executive Officer of the inspectors, is appointed to succeed Moscones. She is the first woman to move to the town hall as mayor.
• 1983 - Dianne Feinstein is reelected as mayor with an overwhelming majority.
• 1984 - After two years of closure, the cable cars will be put back into service on June 21.
• 1986 - The Nobel Peace Prize winner, Mother Teresa, is building a monastery in San Francisco. In the seventh attempt, the electorate agreed to a restriction on the construction of the city center of San Francisco. In future, no more than 4.4 hectares of buildings can be built annually.
• 1987 - While some new skyscrapers changed the city image in the early 1980s, there are now more than half a dozen new hotels that change the appearance of the district around Union Square. About 16% of the office space is empty. The rents are falling for the first time.
• 1988 - After ten years as mayor, Dianne Feinstein is replaced by Art Agnos. The excavation work to build the foundations for a new bank building on the corner of Kearny and Sacramento Street reveals artifacts showing that the Chinese settled San Francisco before 1850.
• 1989 - For economic reasons, the Pentagon decides to close the Presidium. Citizens protest. On 17 October at 17:04 (during rush hour), San Francisco is hit by the worst earthquake since 1906 (6.9 points on the Richter scale). The seafront is the worst hit. A lot of houses are the victims of the fire, which is ignited by gas leaking from broken gas pipelines. A two-kilometer section of the San Francisco-Oakland Baybridge is crashing and burying numerous cars.
• 1990 - June: Large fires, some deliberately laid, cause large-scale devastation in southern California.
• 1991 - Two new museums open the Friends of Photography (Ansel Adams Center) and the Museum of the City of San Francisco.
• 1995 - The start of the dot-com boom. The SoMa district, which has hitherto been a largely derelict industrial area, is being developed and is taking up construction projects that cannot be developed in the Financial District due to restrictive construction regulations.
• 2000 - March: The dot-com bubble is bursting. Many startups are failing. But the market is recovering again, and the explosion in real-estate prices in San Francisco is unstoppable.

By plane

• the 37,6168-122,38393 San Francisco International Airport         (IATA: SFO) is about 15 miles south of San Francisco and is the largest airport in the region. The airport has three national and international terminals and is served by national and international destinations. International links include Canada, Asia, Europe and Latin America. The airport can be reached either by the numerous shuttles that run directly to the hotels in the city or by BART. San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Phone: 650-821-8211

• The Oakland International Airport (IATA code: OAK) is about 20 miles away on the other side of the bay. (telephone: (CAS No 888-435-9625)

• The San José International Airport (IATA code: SJC) is about 75 km (50 miles) south of San Francisco.

Transport of SFO to Downtown San Francisco

A BART train at San Francisco International Airport stop

Public transport with fixed stops

The BART offers the easiest and fastest way of transport at the moment, at least for those travelers who don't mind moving their luggage by hand. Here's the most important thing you need to know about getting to San Francisco from the airport:

• Colors are assigned to each line of this S-Bahn system. The San Francisco International Airport stop on the Yellow line is 350 meters west of the airport terminal.
• If you don't want to walk across the distance between the terminal and the BART station, you can use AirTrain, a service rail that rotates around the site. The BART station is at the AirTrain stop "International Garage G", 1 staircase below. Use of the small train is free.
• After arriving at the BART station, you can buy the BART tickets at the machine, one per passenger. These have magnetic stripes and can be charged with any amount. The amount you need is shown in a list attached to the machine. Payment is made in cash or by credit card. Standard tickets (BART Blue tickets) cost between $9.60 and $10.15 (stand: January 2020). The devaluation is then carried out automatically at the barrier separating the platforms from the general area. The ticket has to be canceled until you leave the BART system and is swallowed and retained by the barrier at the exit, when you have calculated correctly and the balance has been used up.
• The trains run every 15 minutes. When boarding, take care that you drive in the northbound direction of San Francisco/Antioch and not accidentally in the opposite southbound direction (Milbrae line "Purple"). The journey takes between 18 and 32 minutes, depending on how far you enter San Francisco.
• If you plan to travel more frequently with BART, you can save some money by getting a Clipper Card from the beginning.

If you are not in a hurry or want to go all the way above ground, you can also use a bus. If you only have a small piece of luggage, take the San Mateo County Transit (SamTrans) Bus KX express ($ 5,-, 2015). It leaves from the lower level every half an hour and reaches the city in about 40 minutes. Bus 292 provides more luggage, but it takes one hour (every 30 minutes, 5:30 am to 1:00 am, $2,- (day ticket $5,-), children up to 17: $1.50 (day card $3,-), 2015). [www.samtrans.com]

means of transport that take customers directly to the hotel

• Shuttle: Shuttle operators are SuperShuttle (415-558-8500; 800-258-3826), San Francisco City Shuttle (888-850-7878), American Airporter (415-202-0733 or 800-282-77 58) and Bay Shuttle (415-564-3400).
• Taxi: You only take a taxi if you are more than one person or money doesn't matter. The trip to the city center costs about $40 (plus tip) and takes about 30 minutes. In the lower level, outside the baggage collection, you should look for taxis. Current estimates of fares are displayed at the yellow columns in all entry zones. Between 8 a.m. and 1 a.m., a taxi service is available to assist passengers in their questions or problems.
• Uber: It is much more widespread in the USA than in Germany and can save money compared to regular taxi.

Transport from OAK to Downtown San Francisco

• Rapid transport: The AirBART shuttle takes you to the Coliseum BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) station. It leaves from Terminal 1 every 15 to 20 minutes from 4:00 to midnight. On Sundays, he leaves from 8:00 am to midnight.
• Shuttle: Try Airport Connection (415-282-7433), Airport Express (800-327-2024) or RBJ Airporter (510-562-3434).
• Taxi: There are taxi ranks on the connection between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2. To get to downtown San Francisco, it takes between 30 and 40 minutes (longer at rush hours) and costs between $ 45 and $ 50.

by train

Caltrain operates a railway line that arrives from the rural Gilroy via San José in San Francisco. The main station is called San Francisco 4th Street/King Street. There are two other train stations in San Francisco in the south-east of the city. Caltrain provides an hourly connection between San Jose and San Francisco, which is a high frequency of trains for American conditions. The main two airports of the San Francisco conurbation are located on the train.

Amtrak serves the suburb of Emeryville, from where the rest of the way to San Francisco can be taken by bus (provided by Amtrak). There is currently both a new San Francisco railway station and a new (faster) line from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

By bus

On the street

By ship

San Francisco has 2 cruise terminals:

• the 37.805384-122.4012072 Pier 27 Terminal opened in 2014
• the older terminal at 37.808351-122.406325 3Pier 35 near Fisherman's Wharf.

In exceptional cases 37.787063-122.386598 4Pier 30 is used next to Bay Bridge.

San Francisco is one of the big cities in the USA where you can easily get anywhere without a car, because SF has a very good network of public transport. However, the two major operators, BART and MUNI, have separate tariffs, even for time cards. A single cable car ride costs $5.00, and the city bypass can also be used to purchase a Muni weekly ticket and tickets for sights. Even without a mobile device, you can move very well at least in downtown San Francisco - the distance from the Tenderloin/Civic Center to the pier is 20 minutes for experienced pedestrians.

On the street

You don't need a car in San Francisco unless you want to see other parts of the Bay Area. Finding street parking spaces in the city center can be unbearable, and illegally parked cars are almost always accompanied by a ticket and sometimes towed. As always in big American cities, a look at the Parcopedia can help. However, car parks are often full, and you also have to consider the horrendous parking fees that are currently incurred in the most visited areas. That's how ten dollars an hour come together. Most of the time you will find free parking just a few minutes away on foot. Parking in the South of Market is generally cheaper. If you park the car downwards in a parking lot, you should turn the wheels towards the sidewalk. The wheels have to be turned away from the curb during the upkeep parking. If this is not taken into account, we will be warned. The colors of the brick must also be observed. Unless otherwise stated, you can park in front of the colorless or gray-painted bricks. Green curbs allow only ten minutes to park. White curbs allow only short-term stopping. In the case of blue on-board stones, only disabled persons may park. The red and yellow curbs shall be avoided. Driving under the influence of alcohol will be severely punished.

taxi

San Francisco Rail System

The taxi service is generally quick and polite, although the fees ($ 2.85 basic fee, $ 2.25 per additional mile, plus $ 0.45 per minute) are high and it is often difficult to get a taxi on the street. Big hotels have taxi stands. You can also order a taxi by phone. The main companies are: Yellow (415-626-2345), Veteran's (415-552-1300), Luxor (415-282-4141) and Pacific (415-986-7220).

public transport

• San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI), metro, bus and trolley bus operator, tram (underground in the city center and above ground in the neighborhoods), historical tram line F and cable car. The MUNI has been operating since 1912 and is the oldest tram system in the country. The MUNI transports an average of 700,000 people a day. Some lines are operated for 24 hours. A single journey for bus and tram costs the driver $3 (stand 01/2020). The amount is exactly needed or there is no return. MUNI costs $21 a day card, $32 a day card, and $42 a day card, which is valid for all bus, tram, and cable car lines and offers discounts on some entrance fees. These passports are not sold to vending machines, but only at authorized points of sale (difficult to find) and at the Powell Cable Car terminal. 949 Presidio Avenue, Room 238, San Francisco, CA 94115-3399, schedule

cable

• The Cable Cars are one of the only means of transport available in San Francisco in the world today. A cable car is not a normal tram, which has its own engine, but a passive cable car. The cables are running in a guided tour in the street, they are constantly in motion and if the cable car is to run, it is connected to the cable. to stop it is decoupled again. The process was patented in 1869 and was temporarily distributed around the world. Because the hills of San Francisco were unable to walk on conventional trams, 23 cable-car lines were built between 1873 and 1890, three of which were preserved for sentimental reasons. All three lines are located in downtown and are now used almost exclusively by tourists. For more information on this exceptional means of transport, see the article on Downtown.

• The Bay Area Rapid Transit or BART is a type of S-Bahn that operates the Bay Area with 81 miles of tracks, about 19 miles underground. It connects San Francisco to municipalities south and the airport as well as the east side of the bay. There are connections e.g. B. to Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco and Oakland airports. There are 37 stations. The A line from Fremont to Lake Merritt is 23.4 miles long, the M line from Colma to Oakland West is 16.6 miles and the R line from Richmond to MacArthur is 10.3 miles; The C line from Bay Point to Rockridge is 25.3 miles, and the RK line from Rockridge to Oakland West is 5.2 miles. Stations in the city center are located along Market Street at Civic Center, Powell Street, Montgomery Street and Embarcadero. On weekdays, trains run from 4:00 am to midnight and run every three to four minutes during the rush hour. On Saturdays trains run from 6:00 am to midnight and on Sundays from 8:00 am to midnight. About 250,000 passengers use BART every week. Prices vary depending on the distance from $ 1.75 to $ 10.55 per trip (e.g. San Francisco Downtown - Airport $ 8.25, journey time about 30 minutes, 2014). Tickets are purchased from vending machines located in each station. On the tickets there are magnetic stripes over which the cost will be charged for each trip. The loading volume is freely selectable, so that you can buy exactly for a particular trip. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)

• Caltrain, 1250 San Carlos Ave. San Carlos, CA 94070-1306, Tel: 800,660,4287 Caltrain connects San Francisco to Silicon Valley and San José International Airport

• Ferry - Some passenger ferries cross San Francisco Bay from the various destinations in Marin County, East Bay and North Bay. For more information, contact: Golden Gate Ferries (415-455-2000 or 511-toll-free), Red & White Fleet (415-673-2900 or 800-229-2784), Blue and Gold Fleet (415-705-5555) and Harbor Bay Maritime (510-769-5500).

• Ferry services from San Francisco Bay
• The Royal Princess of the Red & White Fleet

• The Marin of Golden Gate Ferry

By bicycle

In addition to the usual bicycle lending options, San Francisco has a Bay Area Bike Share lending system with fixed locations for everyone (similar to the German Call-a-Bike system). Here you need a credit card to make your reservation at the machines, you pay 9 USD for 24 hours or 22 USD for 72 hours and can use a bike for a maximum of 30 minutes anywhere within this time and return to each station. For longer usage at the piece, additional charges are added. This makes renting several hours (i.e. for bicycle tours outside the station area) unattractive. From 2 minutes after a successful return the next bike can be rented. Note: When used, a deposit of USD 101 per bicycle is blocked on the credit card! The station density is medium and the area covered includes the area near Oakland Bay Bridge. At each station there is a road map with bike paths and all the stops so that you can plan longer tours of the city, including bike changes.

A credit card allows you to rent a maximum of two bicycles. So groups should have multiple credit cards.

Note: when returning at the station, make sure that the bike clicks correctly (first yellow, then green light and confirmatory tone), otherwise the bike is considered not to have been returned and it can be quite expensive. Sometimes it helps to lift the bicycle at the back.

landmark

• Golden Gate Bridge.       . The Golden Gate Bridge has a total length of 2737 meters and spans 227 meters above the water of San Francisco Bay. The east side offers fabulous views of downtown San Francisco and the Marin Headlands and the Pacific from the west. Walking the bridge is free. Parking and access is available in the Presidio district. last amendment: no
• The most prominent tower in the city is the Transamerica Pyramid in the Financial District. The 260-meter-high needle was built in 1969-1972 and contains mainly office space.
• 37,808313-122,4156733 Fisherman's Wharf       (Downtown) offers everything tourists like, and by chance a few really good motives and museums.
• The Alcatraz prison island is now a museum and can be visited with excursion boats (see downtown). Most visitors are aware that 14 km north-east of San Quentin's high-security prison, where people are still being executed. The attendance at a memorial service at the gates of San Quentin is certainly a more intensive experience than the gape at Alcatraz. Information is available in the local media.
• the 37,801944444444-122.418888888893 Lombard Street Curves       in downtown Russian Hill and 37,776388888889-122.433055555562 Painted Ladies       in Alamo Square (Western Addition) are other popular motives.

• Golden Gate Bridge (a little fog is almost always)

• Transamerica Pyramid

• Fisherman's Wharf

• alcatraz

• Lombard Street Curves

• Painted Ladies

neighborhoods with character

• One of San Francisco's top attractions, not specifically designed for tourists, is the Chinatown in downtown. The Chinese immigrants, who came to thousands after civil wars and famine, founded this settlement in 1848. The 1906 earthquake completely destroyed the Chinatown, but then rebuilt it, and to this day it is a center of Chinese life in San Francisco.
• The Mission District has been populated by Latinos since the mid-20th century. Since the 1970s, the LGBTQ community has been pushing ahead; Latin American influence remains strong.
• The Castro has been the gay neighborhood of San Francisco since 1967. bars, clubs, restaurants, boutiques, bookshops and lots of rainbow street life.
• The North Beach district in Downtown has developed into a Little Italy after the 1906 earthquake. Other influences were added later, but North Beach still has a high density of Italian restaurants and cafés.
• Haight-Ashbury has been the world capital of hippie culture since the 1960s. On Haight Street, the world's first head shop was opened in 1966, and Janis Joplin and the members of Jefferson Airplane and the Grateful Dead lived here. Meanwhile, other residents have moved in, but traces of the Summer of Love (1967) are still to be found, for example at Amoeba Music, the world's largest independent music specialist according to its own data.
• In the Western Addition, there is only Japantown, which is 6 blocks long. Not quite comparable with Chinatown, but for fans of Japanese cuisine, a must-see.

• Chinatown

• The Castro

• Little Italy

• Amoeba Music (Haight-Ashbury)

• Japantown

• The Financial District is the traditional financial district of San Francisco. Today, six Fortune 500 companies have their headquarters. Sights include the Transamerica Pyramid and some other interesting high-rise buildings built here before strict construction regulations stopped the area's elevation growth in the late 1980s.
• Around Union Square, fashion enthusiasts will find noble department stores, boutiques, and jewelers. If you're looking for architecture, you'll also find some of the city's attractions, such as the Hallidie Building or the Rotunda on the top floor of the Neiman Marcus department store.

For viewfinder

• The Coit Tower is located on the Hill Telegraph in Downtown, a 64-meter-high observation tower, which is the destination of many city hikers.
• The Twin Peaks are a 276 or 277 meter high double hill in the center of San Francisco, which can be easily accessed by car. Well trained people also climb it on foot or by bike. The view is overwhelming and goes in all directions.
• Mount Davidson, in the southwest of San Francisco, is less famous than Twin Peaks, but at 283 meters it's a little higher. A hiking trail leads to the summit.
• The Grand View Park is hardly frequented by tourists. The 203-meter-high hill, which belongs to the Golden Gate Heights, offers a 360-degree view of Golden Gate Park, the Twin Peaks and the Sunset district.
• For the most famous city view, you have to leave San Francisco and take the Golden Gate Bridge to the Marin Headlands. The Hendrik Point can be reached via the Conzelman Rd and has geo coordinates 37.827636, -122.481666.
• The best viewpoint in the Golden Gate Park is the 44-meter high Hamon Tower of the De Young Museum. Unlike the museum, the tower offers free entrance, and then a 360 degree view of the park.

• Coit Tower

• View from Twin Peaks of Downtown (a little zoom helped)

• View of Mount Davidson

• Grand View Park

• Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco from Hendrik Point

• Hamon Tower (De Young Museum)

Churches and religious sites

• The small church of the mission San Francisco de Asís, better known as Mission Dolores, is the oldest building in the city. It's in the Mission District.
• A must-do for jazz fans is a visit to a service in the small Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church in the Western Addition district.
• The Tenderloin is home to the Glide Memorial Church, a Methodist Church that opened in 1930 and has the most breathtaking Gospel Choir in the city.
• The Saints Peter and Paul Church in North Beach offers the finest sugar bakery architecture. Marilyn Monroe married the baseballidol Joe DiMaggio here.
• The most remarkable Buddhist temple in San Francisco is the Hua Zang Si Temple in the Mission District. He is housed in a former church.
• The catholic church of St. Dominic in the Lower Pacific Heights district (Western Addition) is little known to travelers, but one of the most beautiful in the city.
• Grace Cathedral in the Nob Hill neighborhood is another beautiful neo-Gothic church building.

• Mission Dolores

• Coltrane Church

• Glide Memorial Church

• St. Peter and Paul Church

• Hua Zang Si Temple

• St. Dominic

• Grace Cathedral

Other works

• The Palace of Fine Arts is a complex of buildings built for the 1915 World Exhibition. The adjacent exhibition hall has housed the exploratory until 2013; Today it serves different purposes, including a theater.
• Built in 1907, the Columbus Tower (Sentinel Building) in the North Beach district is now home to the film production company of Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas.
• In the SoMa district, at the corner of Mission St & 1st St, the highest building in the city, the Salesforce Tower, is now being built at 326 meters.
• The only Victorian house that can be visited as a museum is the Haas-Lilienthal House in the Pacific Heights.
• Among the most remarkable new buildings in the city is the California Academy of Science, which was completed in 2008 and is home to a large museum of natural beauty.
• The Civic Center City Hall, San Francisco Town Hall, was built in Beaux Arts style from 1913 to 1915. In 2004, on the orders of the then mayor Gavin Newsom, same-sex couples were married for the first time in the history of the country.
• The Curran House in the Tenderloin, completed in 2005, is an example of progressive social housing.
• Union Square is C. Morris Gift Shop, the only building left by cult architect Frank Lloyd Wright in San Francisco (see also: Frank Lloyd Wright). Designed in 1948, the building has a spiritual exhibition space, just as Wright used it 11 years later for the New York Guggenheim Museum.

• Palace of Fine Arts

• Columbus Tower (in the background the Transamerica Pyramid)

• Construction work at the Salesforce Tower (May 2017)

• Haas Lilienthal House

• California Academy of Science

• City Hall

• Curran House

• V.C. Morris Store

museums

In San Francisco, there are more than 50 museums covering a wide variety of themes and tastes. For details see: San Francisco/Museums. Here are some of the most famous:

• Exploratorium, The Embarcadero & Green St, Downtown. A must-see for families with children of pre- and primary school age is the Exploratorium relocated to Pier 15. The permanent exhibitions include hundreds of interactive and sometimes extremely creative exhibits on scientific and technical topics. The museum is considered the best of its kind in the world. last amendment: no
• California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr. The California Academy of Sciences, located in the Golden Gate Park, is one of the world's largest natural-science museums and includes Kimball Natural History Museum, the Morrison Planetarium, an artificial tropical rainforest and the very large Steinhart aquarium. last amendment: no
• Walt Disney Family Museum, WDFM; 104 Montgomery St. One of the most entertaining museums in the city, the Walt Disney Family Museum, opened in 2009, provides information about the life and work of the film producer and pioneer of the American entertainment industry. The museum is located on the redesigned site of the Presidio. last amendment: no
• Legion of Honor Museum, 100 34th Ave, Lincoln Park. The most popular art museum in San Francisco is the very spacious Legion of Honor Museum. Ancient and European art can be seen, including works by El Greco, Rubens, Rembrandt, Rodin, Braque and Picasso, as well as works by French impressionism. last amendment: no
• Cable Car Museum, 1201 Mason St, Nob Hill. The small Cable Car Museum attracts San Francisco visitors with free access and explains why this means of transport is unique in the world. last amendment: no
• Asian Art Museum, 200 Larkin St, Civic Center. San Francisco is the most Chinese city in North America. That is why the Asian Art Museum deserves a visit. last amendment: no
• Musée Mécanique, Fisherman’s Wharf = Pier 41. At first glance, the little Musée Mécanique looks like a tourist trap. In fact, it conceals one of the world's largest collections of historical gaming machines and machines. last amendment: no
• San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA; 151 3rd St, SoMa. The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is one of the most important museums in the world for American and European art of the 20th century. last amendment: no

• exploratory

• California Academy of Sciences

• Legion of Honor

• Cable Car Museum

• Musée Mécanique

• SFMOMA

parks, gardens and beaches

• The city's largest park - the Golden Gate Park in The Avenues - boasts several first-class museums, a botanical garden with arboretum, a historic greenhouse, a picturesque Japanese tea garden, and much more. Many nearby shops rent inline skates.
• The San Francisco Zoo is a little remote in the southwest of the city. Since 1979, one of its special features has been a large insect zoo.
• The locals consider Marshall’s Beach the most beautiful beach in the city. Located on the edge of Presidio, the beach is a nudist beach and offers a view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Unfortunately, the water is too cold to swim.
• If you ask the locals which park is the most beautiful in San Francisco, you will occasionally get the answer: Fort Funston. This park, completely unknown to tourists, is located in the southwest of the city, between Lake Merced and the Pacific beach. Wonderful sunsets.
• The Sutro Heights Park is also a bit far from the crowds. The Cliff House and the ruins of Sutro Baths are nearby.

• Conservatory of Flowers (Golden Gate Park)

• Japanese Tea Garden (Golden Gate Park)

• Madagascar Fabulous at San Francisco Zoo

• Marshall’s Beach

• Fort Funston

• View from the Sutro Heights Park on Ocean Beach

In the Civic Center between Japantown and SoMa you will find the Performing Arts Center consisting of the Davies Symphony Hall, War Memorial Opera House (where the United Nations Treaty was signed in 1945), Veterans Building/ Autumn Theater, City Hall and the Main Library.

• A variety of bicycle rental services offer you a bike rental service for around $20 a day, which allows you to take a trip over the Golden Gate Bridge to the less warmer Marin County. Provided you have enough endurance, physical fitness and the right bike, you can also go half way around the bay or climb one of the mountains and enjoy the view. You should not take a bike to the Burning Man Festival - the rental companies explicitly point out that the bicycles are irreparably polluted by the dust. Some of the rentals offer special conditions to hostel guests - just ask in the hostel.

• Celebrations and events
  • Folsom Street Fair. On the last Sunday of September, Folsom Street, between 7th and 9th Street, is home to a colorful meeting of friends of a wide variety of fetuses. When the weather is nice this season, some 300,000 people of all sexual preferences come together to watch what is otherwise unbearable on the street. The donation is expected to be 5 US$. The event time is approximately 11.00 - 18.00. last amendment: no
  • Christopher Street Day Parade last amendment: no
  • Chinese New Year last amendment: no
  • halloween last amendment: no

• 37.784167-122.401389 1 Moscone Center (Moscone Convention Center), 747 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103. Tel: +1 415-974-4000. A city center exhibition center with 700,000 square feet of exhibition space, 106 conference rooms and almost 123,000 square feet of hall. last amendment: no

• 37.783056-122.50252 Lincoln Park Golf Course, 34th Ave and Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94121. Tel: +1 415-750-4653. Located on the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, this golf course has a view of the Golden Gate Bridge on many of its 18 holes. This short, hilly, tree-lined and tight course runs the city of San Francisco and is the venue for the City Golf Championships. last amendment: no

• 37,80273-122,44984Lookout point on Conzelman Road3 Type is group name viewpoint on Conzelman Road

Tours, tours, guided tours

The San Francisco City Guides are volunteer city guides who offer dozens of guided tours on a variety of topics on behalf of the SF Public Library - from the earthquake of 1906 to the Gold Rush to the tour through the Civic Center. The quality of the tour varies according to the guide, but it has a personal touch and is recommended on average. Guided tours are free in themselves, donations are collected at the end (usually 5-10 USD)

Fans of independently produced rock music, especially those of the hippie era, can visit the district of Haight-Ashbury. Friends of exclusive fashion brands visit Union Square. A large number of specialty shops can be found in the Ferry Building on the edge of the Financial District

• Deluxe Distribution, on Market Street. For skateboard fans. last amendment: no

• 37.7844-122.40721 Westfield San Francisco Center (San Francisco Shopping Center), 865 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103. Tel: CAS No 415-495-5656. Opened in October 1988, it has six spiral staircases and more than 100 shops and restaurants in a marble, granite and glass structure with a 150-foot atrium. The shopping center is located at Fifth St. Opened: Opening hours: Mon - Sat 9.30 - 20.00, So 11.00 - 18.00. last amendment: no

• North current. Exclusive, fashionable department store with live piano music. last amendment: no

• 37.808479-122.414802 2 Boudin SF, 160 Jefferson Street, Lower Level, San Francisco, CA 94133 (Fisherman's Wharf). Tel: +1 415 928 1849.  . Boudin Bakery was founded in 1849 by the French Isidore Boudin, famous for its sourdough bread. In the main building (there are other branches in the city) at Fisherman’s Wharf you can watch the bread made, visit the Bakery Museum, shop soup products or simply enjoy the bread. There are sandwiches, baguette burgers, soups, potters, chillies, or shellfish soup (Clam Chowder in a Sourdough Bowl) in cooked sourdough bread. Opened: daily 8:00 - 21:00. Price: sandwich or soup $10. last amendment: Dec 2018

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café, bistro

• Café NOOK, 1500 Hyde Street corner Jackson. Located in the Russian Hill district, the small café is a real tip. The program also includes organic and vegan food. The organic lemonade is highly recommended. Free Wi-Fi. last amendment: no

restaurant

• Blowfish Sushi, 2170 Bryant Street. The legendary Blowfish Sushi for sushi connoisseurs, in the high price category. last amendment: no

• La Mar Cebicheria Peruana, Embarcadero Pier 1-1/2.   . Specialist in Peruvian raw fish dishes, tiraditos, steaks, pasta, risotto, etc., refined, and a bar with a wide range of cocktails. View of the bay. Price: Medium to upper price category. last amendment: no

• Benu, 22 Hawthorne St (SoMa). This Upscale restaurant and its chef, Corey Lee, received the James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Award in 2017. last amendment: Aug. 2017 (information may be out of date)

San Francisco, named later by the great feuilletonist Kraut Caen as Baghdad of the bay, offers a vibrant nightlife from elegant to extremely eclectic. Whether your heart is set for a night in the opera, ballet or symphony (see the local program for the War Memorial Opera House or Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall) or if you prefer to dance until dawn in one of the many clubs in the South of Market, you will find your niches in San Francisco.

In a city famous for its breathtaking views, it is not surprising that some of the most popular (and most expensive) pubs are panoramic rooms. With a place on the highest level of the Mark Hopkins Hotel, renovated in 1996 and now reappearing with the same splendor as before World War II, the Top of the Mark, you can enjoy every evening entertainment with a spectacular view through windows that stretch from the floor to the ceiling. For the best bar views, go to the Carnelian Room on the 52-story Bank of America Building, the highest in San Francisco. Male guests have to appear in suits. Dinner at a fixed price is served in the restaurant, which also boasts the largest wine list in the Bay Area (over 1200 wines).

The Tonga Room at the Fairmont Hotel has little view (there are no windows) but it has a lot of kitsch atmosphere. In this famous Tiki lounge, famous for its expensive rum blends, you can sit at a lagoon table to enjoy the band swimming on a raft inside. Periodic rainstorms add a little tropical atmosphere.

Businessmen can roast their capital gains in the Clift Hotel’s elegant Art Deco Redwood Room. Seats on red-wood polished chairs from 1933 and sip at one of the famous Martinis of the Redwood Rooms, while enjoying the repertoire of the pianist from the 1930s and 1940s.

North Beach has been a permanent establishment for more than 20 years and is the Beach Blanket Babylon, which is staged at the Club Fugazi. This is the longest running musical review in history. The performances change regularly, parodies are added. A special feature are the largest and most sophisticated hats in the theater and possibly in the world.

Check the Bimbo's 365 Club at the corner of North Beach for an elegant 1950s nightclub atmosphere and hip music tours. The club opened in 1935 and has been at its current address since 1951. Bimbo's no longer shows the high-ranking female revuetanists, but you can still see Dolfina, the beautiful girl in the aquarium swimming in an aquarium behind the bar. (Tip: it is made with mirrors)

Set back from the Cannery Complex, near Fisherman's Wharf, the Cobb's Comedy Club is the best place to see comedians in a city famous for its comedians. The former Speakeasy Café Du Nord is considered one of the best jazz clubs in the city. Located on the upper Market Street, it offers special lounge music programs and salsa or swing nights (including dancing lessons) as well as some of the best jazz interpreters around. Take a taxi and go to South of Market to see great jazz, blues, R&B and rock concerts in Slim's. This is the best place to listen to music.

South of Market is also a breeding ground for trendy dance venues and clubs open all night long. The scene is constantly changing. Check the local leaves such as the Bay Guardian and SF Weekly for current information.

• Metreon, 101 4th Street. The Sony Metreon Entertainment Center is a mix of restaurants, pubs, the Loews Theater Metreon Multiplexing and the Sony Entertainment Center with the latest Sony virtual game worlds. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the complex. last amendment: Jan. 2017 (information may be out of date) Type is group

favorable

• Elbo Room, 647 Valencia Street. The Elbo Room in the Missions district. last amendment: Jan. 2017 (information may be out of date)

• Cat Club, 1190 Folsom Street. The Cat Club is a tip for party-goers who love relaxed and wet parties in a relaxed atmosphere on Thursdays. The public is colorful, both locals and visitors of all nationalities are welcome. If you come alone, you will often find nice acquaintances. The price of drinks is relatively low and the mood is therefore absent. Two rooms feature 1970s, 1980s hits and electronic music. last amendment: Jan. 2017 (information may be out of date)

means

In San Francisco, there are many "Brewpubs" where you can eat besides self-brewed beer. For example, we recommend the 21st Amendment in South of Market and Magnolia in The Haight.

walking

San Francisco is next to New York City, the city in the United States with the most expensive hotel rooms on average. For example, in Best Western hotels offering rooms in other parts of the country for under $100, San Francisco pays at least $255. A thorough research in advance can ensure that you get at least a decent accommodation for the money you spend.

If you choose San Francisco as the starting point for a round trip, the first place to stay is a motel with free shuttle service to and from the airport. This saves you car rental costs for a day, as flights from Europe usually arrive in San Francisco in the late afternoon. It should also be noted that placing a vehicle in the center is a costly affair (approximately $20-40 per day). Depending on the location of the hotel, you can also take a BART ride.

favorable

• Shih Yu-Lang Central, 220 Golden Gate Avenue. Hotel of Young Men Christian Association (YMCA). Price: bed in the dormitory from US$ 23.50 (only in winter; including tax), including single rooms with bathroom. last amendment: no

• Travelodge San Francisco Airport North, 326 South Airport Boulevard, South San Francisco. With free transfer from and to the airport. last amendment: no

• Hostelling International. Hostelling International has three hostels in San Francisco: City Center on the edge of the tenderloin, downtown near Union Square and Fisherman's Wharf in the north of the city. The hostel in the City Center (Ellis Street) is located a few steps from the rather rugged tenderloin, but it is easily accessible via the road at the Civic Center, even at night. Internet terminals available, organized activities on a regular basis (bicycle tours, visit of a baseball game in Oakland, etc. ) and the atmosphere typical of HI. last amendment: no

means

• Air Travel Hotel. Price: Single rooms from US $ 99.00. last amendment: no

• The Mosser Hotel. Price: Single rooms from US$ 69.00. last amendment: no

walking

San Francisco is a safe city, but with caution and caution you can enjoy a trip to the tenderloin after dark.

• San Francisco Visitor Information Center, Hallidie Plaza, 900 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102-2804. last amendment: no

• San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau, 201 Third Street #900, San Francisco, CA 94103-3185. Tel: (415) 391-2000. last amendment: no

• On the peninsula itself, there are both nice beaches and places like Palo Alto with the Elite University Stanford, for which campus tours are offered. The suburban train CalTrain from San Francisco to Palo Alto (= 3 zones) costs $5 and takes 40 minutes.
• Other excursions are the Muir Woods and the port town of Sausalito in the north, the university town of Berkeley in the east or a ferry ride to Oakland.
• If we want to go further: San Francisco is the ideal base for a trip along the legendary Highway One. To the south lies the Pacific coast to the right and you pass towns like Santa Cruz, Monterey, Big Sur and Carmel.
• routes
  • through the Wine Country to Sacramento
  • Pacific
  • on Redwood Highway in California's north
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