San Francisco Travel Guide

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Fodor's Northern California 2013
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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.

San Francisco Hotels

San Francisco serves up a dizzying array of lodging choices: cozy inns, kitschy motels, chic boutiques, dependable chain properties, and true grande dames...read more

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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

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Things To Do in San Francisco

Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.

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San Francisco Experiences

San Francisco Today

The quintessential boomtown, San Francisco has been alternately riding high and crashing since the gold rush. Those bearish during the heady days... Read more
Top Attractions in San Francisco

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
Local for a Day

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
San Francisco with Kids

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
Top Walking Tours

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
A Waterfront Walk: the Ferry Building to Fisherman's Wharf

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

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News & Features

Restaurants

5 New James Beard Award Winners to Try

The James Beard award winners were just announced this week, so the race is on to try and get a table... Read more
Trip Ideas

12 Hidden Gems in DC, San Francisco, LA, NYC, and Chicago

From a hidden drum circle in Washington DC to awesome sushi in Chicago's Ukrainian neighborhood, we've... Read more
Trip Ideas, Restaurants

Insider's Guide to San Francisco

You could go to San Francisco ten times and still not see it all, so we're here to help curate your nex... Read more