Architectural Sites in San Francisco

Read our San Francisco sights reviews. Or post your own.

Architectural Sites in San Francisco

Sights Overview »
Name Category Location
 
Alcatraz
The boat ride to the island is brief (15 minutes) but affords...
Write a review | Avg. member rating: 5.0/5
Architectural Sites, Jails Fisherman's Wharf
View on a map
 
Bank of America Building
The 52-story building of polished red granite and marble takes...
Be the first to write a review
Architectural Sites Financial District
View on a map
 
Broadway and Webster Street estates
Broadway uptown, unlike its garish North Beach stretch, has plenty...
Be the first to write a review
Architectural Sites Pacific Heights
View on a map
 
Chinatown Gate
This is the official entrance to Chinatown. Stone lions flank...
Be the first to write a review
Architectural Sites Chinatown
View on a map
 
Chinese Six Companies
Once the White House of Chinatown, this striking building has...
Be the first to write a review
Architectural Sites Chinatown
View on a map
 
Coit Tower
Whether you think it resembles a fire hose or something more...
Be the first to write a review
Architectural Sites North Beach
View on a map
 
Franklin Street buildings
What at first looks like a stone facade on the Golden Gate Church...
Be the first to write a review
Architectural Sites Pacific Heights
View on a map
 
Hallidie Building
Named for cable-car inventor Andrew S. Hallidie, this 1918 structure...
Be the first to write a review
Architectural Sites Union Square
View on a map
 
Levi Strauss headquarters
The carefully landscaped complex appears so collegiate that it's...
Be the first to write a review
Architectural Sites North Beach
View on a map
 
Maiden Lane
Known as Morton Street in the raffish Barbary Coast era, this...
Be the first to write a review
Architectural Sites Union Square
View on a map
 
Old Chinese Telephone Exchange
After the 1906 earthquake, many Chinatown buildings were rebuilt...
Be the first to write a review
Architectural Sites Chinatown
View on a map
 
Pacific Union Club
The former home of silver baron James Flood cost a whopping $1.5...
Be the first to write a review
Architectural Sites Nob Hill
View on a map
 
Palace of Fine Arts
At first glance this stunning, rosy rococo palace seems to be...
Be the first to write a review
Architectural Sites Japantown
View on a map
 
Red Victorian Peace Center Bed & Breakfast
By even the most generous accounts, the Summer of Love quickly...
Be the first to write a review
Architectural Sites The Haight
View on a map
 
Sea Change
The 10-ton, 70-foot-tall sculpture, a bright-red steel work with...
Be the first to write a review
Architectural Sites SoMa
View on a map
 
Sentinel Building
A striking triangular shape and a gorgeous green patina make...
Be the first to write a review
Architectural Sites North Beach
View on a map
 
Transamerica Pyramid
It's neither owned by Transamerica nor is it a pyramid, but this...
Be the first to write a review
Architectural Sites Financial District
View on a map
 
Vallejo Steps area
Several Russian Hill buildings survived the 1906 earthquake and...
Be the first to write a review
Architectural Sites Russian Hill
View on a map
Sights Overview »


Get the Fodor's Newsletter

For more travel ideas, tips, and deals, sign up for the Fodor's newsletter here. Read the current issue. Browse previous issues.




Copyright © 2009 Fodor's Travel, a division of Random House, Inc.