By definition San Francisco is cool, cultured and chic without showing it off. Unlike Los Angeles, San Francisco likes to keep things understated. Beautiful architecture, fantastic food and wine and a vibrant cultural scene are combined on just 49 square miles of California coastline.
Although the weather in San Francisco is a bit hit and miss; a great fog descends on the area in summertime and the winters are rather wet and cold, the city has so much to offer both indoors and outside that you will always find something to do, regardless of what the weather is doing.
San Francisco, is a city of hills, in fact there are more than 50 within the city limits. So the best way to get around is by tram. These trams or cable cars, have now been designated a National Historic Landmark.
Lombard Street is a pretty, winding one-way street that is used to travel down Russian Hill and has been used in several Hollywood movies, turning the hills and roads themselves into landmarks.
San Francisco oozes style and the architecture is no exception. You can admire the beautiful 19th century buildings around Russian Hill and the Mission District where gentrification has successfully managed to restore the area whilst simultaneously retaining its Bohemian roots.
For shops, restaurants and entertainment such as Ripley’s Believe It Or Not and the National Maritime Museum spend a day here wandering along the waterfront at Fisherman’s Wharf and Pier 39. The sea lions on Pier 39 have also become famous for their ruckus behavior, but they are a little smelly.
Union Square is the central hub of the city and where you can watch San Fran locals going about their daily business. It is also another popular shopping district and boasts up-market hotels, and some of the best off-Broadway theatres in the USA.
In 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world. Although this record has since been surpassed it is still one the most famous landmarks in the US and is synonymous with the San Francisco sky line. It is the most photographed bridge in the world but you can also get some great pictures of the city by walking across this rust-coloured structure.
The inescapable prison that held the likes of Al Capone and Robert Stroud, Alcatraz forms a key part in San Francisco’s money-grabbing and sometimes shady history. ‘The Rock’ makes for an interesting break away from the city streets and an informative heritage tour.
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