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Name	Category	Location

Alcatraz Member Rating: 5.0 Map \| The boat ride to the island is brief (15 minutes) but affords...	Architectural Sites	Fisherman's Wharf

Bank of America Building Be the First to Rate It Map \| The 52-story building of polished red granite and marble takes...	Architectural Sites	Financial District

Broadway and Webster Street estates Be the First to Rate It Map \| Broadway uptown, unlike its garish North Beach stretch, has plenty...	Architectural Sites	Pacific Heights

Chinatown Gate Be the First to Rate It Map \| This is the official entrance to Chinatown. Stone lions flank...	Architectural Sites	Chinatown

Chinese Six Companies Be the First to Rate It Map \| Once the White House of Chinatown, this striking building has...	Architectural Sites	Chinatown

Coit Tower Be the First to Rate It Map \| Whether you think it resembles a fire hose or something more...	Architectural Sites	North Beach

American Conservatory Theater Be the First to Rate It Map \| The 1906 earthquake destroyed all eight of downtown San Francisco's...	Arts / Performance Venues	Union Square

Castro Theatre Be the First to Rate It Map \| There are worse ways to while away an afternoon than catching...	Arts / Performance Venues	The Castro

Chinese Culture Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| Mostly a place for the community to gather for calligraphy and...	Arts / Performance Venues	Chinatown

Creativity Explored Be the First to Rate It Map \| Joyous, if chaotic, creativity pervades the workshops of this...	Educational Institutions	The Mission

Botanical Garden at Strybing Arboretum Be the First to Rate It Map \| One of the best picnic spots in a very picnic-friendly park...	Gardens / Arboretums	Golden Gate Park

Conservatory of Flowers Be the First to Rate It Map \| Whatever you do, be sure to at least drive by the Conservatory...	Gardens / Arboretums	Golden Gate Park

City Hall Be the First to Rate It Map \| This imposing 1915 structure with its massive gold-leaf dome...	Government Buildings	Civic Center

Axford House Be the First to Rate It Map \| This mauve house was built in 1877, when Noe Valley was still...	Houses / Mansions	Noe Valley

Clarke's Mansion Be the First to Rate It Map \| Built for attorney Alfred "Nobby" Clarke, this 1892 off-white...	Houses / Mansions	The Castro

Cliff House Be the First to Rate It Map \| A meal at the Cliff House isn't about the food -- the spectacular...	Houses / Mansions	Outer Richmond

Angel Island Be the First to Rate It Map \| For an outdoorsy adventure, consider a day at this island northwest...	Islands	Fisherman's Wharf

Alcatraz Member Rating: 5.0 Map \| The boat ride to the island is brief (15 minutes) but affords...	Jails	Fisherman's Wharf

California Historical Society Be the First to Rate It Map \| If you're not a history buff, the CHS might seem like an obvious...	Libraries	SoMa

Asian Art Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| Expecting a building full of Buddhas and jade? Well, yeah, you...	Museums / Galleries	Civic Center

Beat Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| It's hard to tell whether the folks who opened this small museum...	Museums / Galleries	North Beach

Cable Car Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| The Cable Car Museum is one of the city's best free offerings...	Museums / Galleries	Nob Hill

Cartoon Art Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| Krazy Kat, Zippy the Pinhead, Batman, and other colorful cartoon...	Museums / Galleries	SoMa

Chinese Historical Society of America Museum and Learning Center Be the First to Rate It Map \| This airy, light-filled gallery has displays about the Chinese-American...	Museums / Galleries	Chinatown

Contemporary Jewish Museum Be the First to Rate It Map \| Stand on the Mission Street border of Yerba Buena Gardens and...	Museums / Galleries	SoMa

Alta Plaza Park Be the First to Rate It Map \| Landscape architect John McLaren, who also created Golden Gate...	Parks	Pacific Heights

Buena Vista Park Be the First to Rate It Map \| If you can manage the steep climb, this eucalyptus-filled park...	Parks	The Haight

Balmy Alley Be the First to Rate It Map \| Mission District artists have transformed the walls of their...	Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue)	The Mission

Blue Bottle Coffee Be the First to Rate It Map \| If you see a clutch of people gathered around what looks like...	Quick Bites	Hayes Valley

Citizen Cake Be the First to Rate It Map \| Once exclusively a bakery and sandwich joint, star pastry chef...	Quick Bites	Civic Center

Buena Vista Café Be the First to Rate It Map \| Even locals love the cheery Buena Vista Café, which claims...	Restaurants	Fisherman's Wharf

Café Flore Be the First to Rate It Map \| Sometimes referred to as Café Floorshow because it's such...	Restaurants	The Castro

Cha Cha Cha Be the First to Rate It Map \| Boisterous Cha Cha Cha serves island cuisine, a mix of Cajun...	Restaurants	The Haight

Citizen Cake Be the First to Rate It Map \| Once exclusively a bakery and sandwich joint, star pastry chef...	Restaurants	Civic Center

Cliff House Be the First to Rate It Map \| A meal at the Cliff House isn't about the food -- the spectacular...	Restaurants	Outer Richmond

City Lights Bookstore Be the First to Rate It Map \| Take a look at the exterior of the store: the replica of a revolutionary...	Stores / Malls	North Beach

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