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You could live in San Francisco a month and ask no greater entertainment than walking through it," wrote Inez Hayes Irwin, author of The Californiacs, an effusive 1921 homage to the state of California and the City by the Bay. Follow in her footsteps and you'll find her claim as true today: simply wandering on foot is the best way to experience this diverse metropolis. More »

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• Chinatown
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• Potrero Hill
• Russian Hill

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• The Haight
• The Mission
• The Presidio
• Union Square

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