San Francisco Culture and Sights

Heaps of attractions, restaurants & the piers as basis for Bay cruises make Fisherman's Wharf a tourist magnet. Over the last few decades San Francisco's importance as a fishing harbor declined signific...

The most scenic San Francisco city view. If you only have time to enjoy one view, make sure it’s this one – captured on thousands of postcards: from Hayes Street you look North-East towards Steiner Stre...

The best city & Bay Area views you can get! If you want to get an idea of the city's dimension and orientation, the Twin Peaks is the best vista point you can find. The two large towers full of antenna...

The crookedest street in the world – famous serpentines in the heart of San Francisco. The crookedest street is paved with red brick stones and is so steep that it can only be accessed one-way – downhil...

The first museum of modern art on the West Coast with focus on photography and expressionism . The strength of the Museum Of Modern Art is abstract expressionism and photography. One of the main issues ...

The infamous jail island in the Bay. The Spanish called this rocky island “Isla de los alcatraces” – island of the pelicans since thousands of these birds inhabited the island. The Americans were the fi...

A tower with wall paintings honoring brave fire fighters. Coit Tower is located 137m above sea level - which of course is only impressive if the sea is really close by. Since this is the case this 63m h...

The central shopping, hotel and theatre district. A lot of shows and theaters are here, as well as the upscale department stores. Huge hotels, and touristy shops as well.

One of the biggest collections of paintings by American artists. This new age monolithic coppery architecture of this building in the heart of the Golden Gate Park is not without controversy – but the i...