San Francisco Travel Guide
- Overview
- Places to Explore
- Sights
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Entertainment
- Shopping
- Activities
- Travel Tips
- Features
- Fodor's Choice
- Deals
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San Francisco makes it wonderfully easy to tap into the Good Life. Between the hot arts scene, the tempting boutiques, the awesome bay views, and all those stellar, locally focused restaurants and wine bars, it's the perfect place to indulge yourself.
San Francisco Hotels
San Francisco serves up a dizzying array of lodging choices. Whether you're seeking a cozy inn, a kitschy motel, a chic boutique, or a grande-dame hotel...read more
San Francisco Restaurants
You can find just about any food in San Francisco, a place where trends are set and culinary diversity rules. Since the 1849 gold rush flooded the city...read more
Things To Do in San Francisco
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in San Francisco
- $195* -- Fly to San Francisco from LA (R/T incl. Tax) CheapOair.com
- $129+: San Francisco Luxe Historic Hotel, Half Off BookIt.com
- $119-$123 -- San Diego 4-Star Hotel, 55% Off Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina
- $3250+: 8-Nt New Zealand & Fiji Self-Drive Package w/Air Pacific Holidays
San Francisco Experiences
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The quintessential boomtown, San Francisco has been alternately riding high and crashing since the gold rush. Those bearish during the heady days... Read more
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San Francisco's signature International Orange entryway is the city's majestic background, and about 10 million people a year head to the bridge... Read more
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Want to get a slice of local life by just hanging out, skipping the sightseeing? These experiences will let you pretend you're a San Franciscan... Read more
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Cable Cars. This one's a no-brainer. But don't miss the Cable Car Terminus at Powell and Market streets, where conductors push the iconic cars... Read more
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All About Chinatown. A delightful "behind-the-scenes" look at the neighborhood. Owner Linda Lee and her guides stop in Ross Alley and at a Buddhist... Read more
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One of the great pleasures of San Francisco is a stroll along the bay, with its briny scent, the cry of the gulls, and boats bobbing on the waves... Read more
Travel Blog
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Trip Ideas & Itineraries, Restaurants, Hotels, Best of the Best
From fireworks displays to foodie tours, there are endless ways to celebrate the Golden Gate Bridge's... Read more
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Trip Ideas & Itineraries, Last Minute Travel
As the world’s most famous bridge approaches its 75th anniversary, a dizzying array of bridge-themed... Read more
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Deals & Discoveries, Trip Ideas & Itineraries, Restaurants, Hotels
Get into the spirit with all-inclusive baseball-themed hotel offers that will get you to the park and... Read more
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