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San Francisco

United States37.7749° N · 122.4194° W4 stories

San Francisco packs a red suspension bridge, vertiginous hills, cable cars and a world-class food scene into a compact peninsula between the Pacific and the bay. Fog is part of the character; so are the Mission's murals, Golden Gate Park's museums and the coastal trails at the city's wild western edge.

When to go

September–October, April–May

Budget level

Mixed

Typical cost profile for visitors

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Finding San Francisco

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The stories

Reading San Francisco

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Itineraries

A San Francisco Weekend, Hour by Hour

Two and a half days, clocked to the hour: cable cars, the Ferry Building, the Golden Gate at sunset and a Mission Sunday done properly.

United States · 6 min
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The List

The Best of San Francisco, Ranked

Nine experiences that genuinely repay your time in the fog-washed city by the bay, from walking the Golden Gate Bridge to carnitas in the Mission.

United States · 6 min
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Food

What to Eat in San Francisco: The Essential Dishes and Where to Try Them

Sourdough with real tang, Dungeness crab, cioppino and the mighty Mission burrito — the dishes San Francisco invented or perfected, and where to eat them.

United States · 5 min
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Hidden Gems

San Francisco Beyond the Crowds

Skip the cable car line. The city's best hours hide in coastal ruins, fog-washed beach neighborhoods and mural-painted alleys where San Franciscans actually spend their weekends.

United States · 5 min
In pictures

San Francisco, framed

The Golden Gate Bridge spanning the strait from the Marin headlands, with San Francisco visible across the water
The Golden Gate Bridge at dusk under a teal sky, viewed from a bluff above the strait
A sliced loaf of crusty artisan bread on a wooden cutting board
The Golden Gate Bridge at dusk under a teal sky, viewed from a bluff above the strait
The Golden Gate Bridge at dusk under a teal sky, viewed from a bluff above the strait
The Ferry Building clock tower and Port of San Francisco sign lit up at dusk on the Embarcadero waterfront
The Ferry Building clock tower and Port of San Francisco sign lit up at dusk on the Embarcadero waterfront
The Ferry Building clock tower and Port of San Francisco sign lit up at dusk on the Embarcadero waterfront
The Ferry Building clock tower and Port of San Francisco sign lit up at dusk on the Embarcadero waterfront