As of 2026, the must-see places in San Francisco include Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, Cable Car (Powell-Hyde Line). See highlights, time needed and tips for each below.
San Francisco blends historic landmarks, natural scenery, and local food experiences. We've organized 14 attractions across 4 categories. Each attraction card includes entry fees, opening hours, and local tips so you can plan straight from the page. Use the quick links below to jump to your favorite category.
1937 Art Deco suspension bridge in 'International Orange' (the color chosen to be visible in fog) — 2.7km span between SF and Marin, the most-photographed bridge in the world. Free walking and biking across (1.5h round-trip walk, 45 min bike). The bridge's persistent fog and the way the towers disappear into clouds make it a different photo every day.
Visit Info
PriceFree
HoursPedestrians 5:00-21:00; bikes 24h
Time2-3 hours including walking
Local Tip
Best photo angles: Battery Spencer (Marin Headlands, 10 min drive across the bridge) for the classic SF-side shot; Crissy Field for the underbridge angle; Baker Beach for the postcard view at sunset. Bike rental $40/day from Blazing Saddles at Fisherman's Wharf — ride across to Sausalito then ferry back ($14).
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Alcatraz Island
Former federal penitentiary (1934-1963) on a 22-acre island in San Francisco Bay — held Al Capone, Robert 'Birdman' Stroud, and Machine Gun Kelly. Now a National Park Service museum with the haunting cell house audio tour narrated by former inmates and guards.
Visit Info
Price$50-60 ferry + cell house audio
HoursTours 9:00-18:00; night tours from 17:55
Time3-4 hours (incl. ferry)
Local Tip
Pre-book at recreation.gov MONTHS ahead — sells out 4-8 weeks in advance, same-day impossible. Cell House audio tour (included) is genuinely excellent — actual ex-prisoners' voices, 45 min. Night tour ($60, smaller groups, harbor sunset views) is the upgrade. Bring a jacket — the bay wind is brutal even in summer.
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Cable Car (Powell-Hyde Line)
World's last manually-operated cable car system (since 1873) — 3 active lines, San Francisco-only National Historic Landmark on rails. Powell-Hyde is the iconic ride from Union Square to Fisherman's Wharf with the Russian Hill descent and Lombard Street crooked-block view.
Visit Info
Price$8 single; $13 day pass; $24 3-day Muni pass
Hours6:00-1:00
Time30-45 min ride
Local Tip
Stand on the outside running boards for the canonical photo + the hill descent rush. Lines at Powell-Market turnaround start at 60-90 min in peak summer — board mid-route at the Hyde or Mason street stops to skip the queue. Faster as transit: Uber for actual A-to-B; cable car is for the experience.
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Lombard Street (Crookedest Street)
The 'Crookedest Street in the World' — the famous 1-block stretch of Lombard between Hyde and Leavenworth with 8 hairpin turns + hydrangea-lined median, opened 1922. Free to drive (one-way downhill) and walk (staircases on both sides).
Visit Info
PriceFree
HoursAlways (best 10:00-15:00 + sunset)
Time30-45 minutes
Local Tip
Best photo from the bottom of the block looking up at Hyde and Leavenworth intersection. Drive-down lines hit 30-45 min on summer weekends — walk down instead (5 min, the photos are better mid-slope). Pair with Coit Tower visit (15 min walk). Park the rental car at street level, not at the top.
Neighborhoods & Districts
4 spots
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Fisherman's Wharf + Pier 39
Tourist hub on the northern waterfront — Pier 39 sea lions (a community that arrived after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and never left), Aquarium of the Bay, Boudin Bakery (since 1849, sourdough origins) with the iconic clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl. Touristy but the sea lions are genuinely worth seeing.
Visit Info
PriceFree entry; chowder bowl $13
HoursAlways (sea lions year-round)
TimeHalf day
Local Tip
Most Alcatraz + bay cruise ferries depart from Pier 33 (5 min walk east of Pier 39). Boudin Bakery 2nd-floor cafe has a free observation window into the bakery — watch sourdough being baked. Skip the seafood restaurants at the Wharf (tourist-priced); walk 15 min south to Swan Oyster Depot (since 1912) for the real deal.
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Painted Ladies (Alamo Square)
Iconic row of seven Victorian houses on Steiner Street between Hayes and Grove (the 'Postcard Row' of 'Full House' opening credits, 1987-1995). The 'painted ladies' refers to Victorian/Edwardian houses repainted in three or more colors that emphasize architectural details, a trend started in SF in 1963.
Visit Info
PriceFree outdoor viewing
HoursAlways (best at sunset + golden hour)
Time30-45 minutes
Local Tip
Best photo angle: from Alamo Square Park bench facing east (the houses + downtown SF skyline backdrop). Mid-afternoon sun lights the facades; sunset adds the warm-glow. Combine with the Lower Haight + Castro neighborhoods in one half-day walk.
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Mission District (Murals + Burritos)
SF's hipster Latino neighborhood — 1,500+ outdoor murals (Balmy Alley and Clarion Alley are the densest free outdoor galleries), the legendary Mission burrito (foil-wrapped, rice + beans + meat + salsa) born here, dive bars and indie coffee. The most authentic SF food + culture experience beyond the tourist core.
Visit Info
PriceFree walking; meals $10-25
HoursAlways (24/7 burritos at La Taqueria are not real — most close 21:00)
TimeHalf day
Local Tip
La Taqueria (2889 Mission, James Beard Award) is the canonical Mission burrito — $11, no rice in the burrito (signature), arrive by 12:30 for short queue. Balmy Alley (between 24th and 25th) is the most photographed mural alley. Tartine Bakery on Guerrero for $5-10 pastry + coffee in the morning. Avoid at 2 AM — homelessness concentrated west of Mission Street.
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Chinatown + North Beach
America's oldest and densest Chinatown (since 1848 California Gold Rush) — Dragon Gate at Grant Avenue + Bush, Ross Alley (the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory, where fortune cookies were invented in 1909 by the Japanese-American chef Makoto Hagiwara), Tin How Temple (oldest Taoist temple in the US, 1852). Adjacent North Beach is SF's Italian quarter with the Beat Generation (Kerouac, Ginsberg) heritage at City Lights Bookstore.
Visit Info
PriceFree walking; dim sum $15-30 per person; cocktails $14-18
HoursWalking 24/7; restaurants 11:00-22:00
TimeHalf day
Local Tip
Dim sum at Yank Sing ($30-45/person, Levi's Plaza branch) or Good Mong Kok Bakery ($5-12, takeaway, queue for buns). Vesuvio Cafe (since 1948) on Columbus Avenue is the canonical Beat Generation bar — Jack Kerouac drank here. Take the Stockton Street tunnel through Chinatown to feel the neighborhood depth.
Day Trips & Wine Country
3 spots
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Napa Valley Wine Tour
California wine country 1h drive north — Napa Valley (the Cabernet stretch, 400+ wineries on 30 mile valley) is the iconic SF day trip. The 1976 'Judgment of Paris' tasting where Napa wines beat French Bordeaux + Burgundy is the watershed event that put US wine on the global map. Iconic stops: Castello di Amorosa (a 13th-century Tuscan castle rebuilt 2007), Robert Mondavi (Napa's pioneer winery 1966), Inglenook (Francis Ford Coppola's estate).
Visit Info
PriceDay tour $180-280 (3-4 wineries + lunch); self-drive tasting fees $30-65 per winery
HoursTours 8:30-19:00
TimeFull day
Local Tip
Group tour from SF is the safest choice (drinking + driving don't mix). For self-drive: pre-book all winery appointments — most require reservations now. The hot-air balloon ride over Napa at sunrise ($295) is the upgrade for honeymoons. Wineries less crowded Mon-Wed. Drive home via Sonoma + Petaluma route for a different return view.
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Muir Woods + Sausalito
Coastal redwood national monument 17 miles north of SF — old-growth redwoods (up to 80m tall, 800-1,200 years old), the iconic Cathedral Grove. Combined with Sausalito, the bayside hillside town across the Golden Gate, for the canonical half-day return ferry to SF.
Parking reservation MANDATORY at GoMuirWoods.com — same-day rare, sells out 1-2 weeks ahead. Cathedral Grove 1-mile loop is the headline trail. Sausalito ferry from Larkspur or Sausalito Landing ($14, 30 min, includes views of Alcatraz + Golden Gate Bridge + SF skyline) is the canonical return — the best Bay view by far. Pair with Mt. Tamalpais summit drive (15 min from Muir Woods, 360° Bay views) if you have the day.
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Yosemite National Park Day Trip
California's most iconic national park 4h drive east — Yosemite Valley (the granite cathedral with El Capitan + Half Dome + Bridalveil Fall), Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. Long day trip from SF but doable May-October when Tioga Pass is open.
Visit Info
PriceDay tour $200-280; self-drive park entry $35/vehicle (7 days)
HoursPark 24/7; visitor center 9:00-17:00
TimeFull day (14-16h with travel)
Local Tip
Better as overnight (2 days minimum) but doable as a long day — Extranomical Tours runs a 14-hour bus day trip ($200). Self-drive: leave SF by 6:00 to beat traffic + maximize valley time. Tunnel View pull-off on Wawona Road is the canonical El Capitan + Half Dome + Bridalveil Fall composition photo. Bring layers — Yosemite is 1,200m elevation, cooler than SF.
Hilltop Views & Bay Lights
3 spots
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Twin Peaks Summit
275m twin hilltop in the center of SF — Native American spiritual site, now the canonical 360° viewing platform for the entire city + Bay + East Bay hills + Pacific Ocean. The free counterpart to the Coit Tower view. Foggy and cold most evenings — even in summer.
Visit Info
PriceFree
HoursAlways (best 1h before sunset)
Time1-1.5 hours
Local Tip
Drive or Uber (no transit reaches the top). Bring a windproof jacket — Pacific wind is genuinely brutal year-round. North Peak (slightly higher) is the canonical photo spot. The Twin Peaks Boulevard descent on a clear evening with the sunset reflected in the Bay is the SF sequence in 'Vertigo' (Hitchcock 1958).
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Coit Tower + Telegraph Hill
210-step tower on Telegraph Hill (1933, art-deco fluted concrete with PWA-funded murals inside) — 360° city + Bay views from the top, plus the famous wild parrots of Telegraph Hill (a Documentary 2003 followed) flocking through the eucalyptus trees on the way up. The Filbert Steps + Greenwich Steps from the waterfront are the photogenic stair-walks up.
Visit Info
PriceTower $10; outside free
HoursTower 10:00-18:00; murals 10:00-16:30
Time1.5-2 hours
Local Tip
Take the Filbert Steps from Levi's Plaza waterfront (15 min uphill walk through gardens + cottages) for the canonical Telegraph Hill approach. Tower interior PWA murals (1934 New Deal commission, working-class scenes including a hammer-and-sickle reference that caused controversy at unveiling) are an under-appreciated highlight. Pair with North Beach lunch (10 min walk down to Washington Square Park).
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Golden Gate Park + de Young Museum
1,017-acre urban park (20% larger than NYC's Central Park) — Japanese Tea Garden (the oldest in the US, 1894), de Young Museum (American art + textiles, with the iconic 44m Hamon Tower observatory free), California Academy of Sciences (the iconic living-roof natural history museum). Plus the 100+ paddle-able rowboats at Stow Lake.
Visit Info
PricePark free; de Young $20 (free first Tuesday); Cal Academy $40
HoursPark 5:00-24:00; museums 9:30-17:15
TimeHalf to full day
Local Tip
Hamon Tower at the de Young is the secret free 360° SF view — take the elevator to the 9th floor (free entry, no museum ticket required). Japanese Tea Garden $13 ($10 weekday mornings 9-10 for the matcha + mochi snack). Bike rental at the park entrance ($25/day) to cover the 3-mile length comfortably. Pair with Ocean Beach + the Cliff House ruins at the western edge.
Practical Tips
Local know-how that saves you time and money on the ground.
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Pre-book Alcatraz at recreation.gov MONTHS ahead — same-day impossible.
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Karl the Fog is real — pack layers year-round.
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Tenderloin neighborhood (between Union Square + Civic Center) avoid.
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Mission burritos ($10-15 at La Taqueria) cheapest authentic SF meal.
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CityPASS 3-day includes 4 sights + Muni for $94 saves $50+.
Getting Around
BART + Muni. CityPASS 3-day Muni $51 alone. Walking realistic in central SF (49 hills). Uber/Lyft for longer trips $15-30.
Book Tours & Activities in San Francisco
Booking online is typically cheaper than walk-up rates and reserves your spot.
Common questions about attractions and activities in San Francisco.
Top 5 must-visit spots in San Francisco?
First, Golden Gate Bridge (walking + biking free, 24/7) — 1937 Art Deco + International Orange + 2.7km suspension + bike + Sausalito ferry ($14, 30 min, best Bay view). Battery Spencer (Marin Headlands) photo #1. Second, Alcatraz Island ($50-60 ferry + cell house audio) — 1934-1963 federal penitentiary + Al Capone + 22-acre + Cell House audio tour excellent. Pre-book 4-8 weeks ahead (sells out). Night tour ($60, smaller groups) is the upgrade. Third, Cable Car + Lombard Street ($8 single, $13 day, $24 3-day Muni Pass) — 1873 world's last manually-operated + National Historic Landmark + Powell-Hyde Line + Lombard 8 hairpin curves. Fourth, Mission District + burritos (free walking, meals $10-25) — 1,500+ outdoor murals + Balmy Alley + La Taqueria James Beard burrito ($11, arrive 12:30) + Dolores Park sunset. Fifth, Golden Gate Park + de Young Museum (park free, de Young $20, first Tuesday free) — 1,017 acres + 1894 Japanese Tea Garden + Hamon Tower 9th floor free 360° view. 3 days = ①②③④⑤ core, 5 days add Chinatown + North Beach (1848 America's oldest + Vesuvio Cafe Beat Generation 1948) + Ferry Building Market (1898 + Blue Bottle 1st location + Saturday farmers market) + Painted Ladies (Alamo Square Full House filming) + Twin Peaks sunset, 7 days add Muir Woods + Sausalito (17 miles north + 80m redwoods + 800-1,200 years + Cathedral Grove + ferry 30 min Bay views) + Napa Valley (1.5h drive + 400+ wineries + Mondavi + Castello di Amorosa) + Yosemite overnight (4h east + El Capitan + Half Dome + Tunnel View).
Free or cheap things to do in San Francisco?
Golden Gate Bridge pedestrian (free, 5-21) + bike across (bike $40/day). Battery Spencer Marin Headlands night view free. Mission District murals (Balmy Alley + Clarion Alley 1,500+, free, 24/7) + La Taqueria $11 burrito (America's best). Chinatown + North Beach walking (free) + Ross Alley Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory (1909, free tasting). Painted Ladies + Alamo Square (free, 24/7) — Full House filming. Twin Peaks sunset 360° (free) — Uber $15-25. Coit Tower exterior + Filbert Steps walk (15 min + gardens + cottages) (free, interior $10). Lombard Street walking (free) + 8 hairpin curves + cobblestone. Fisherman's Wharf + Pier 39 sea lions (since 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, permanent, free). Hamon Tower at de Young (9th floor free, 360° view, no museum ticket needed). Yerba Buena Gardens (SoMa, free, next to MoMA). Crissy Field + Marina Green (Golden Gate Bridge front, biking, free). June 'SF Pride' (last weekend June, 1M people, free) + May 'Bay to Breakers' (12km costume marathon, free viewing) + August 'Outside Lands' (Golden Gate Park, tickets $400+) + October 'Fleet Week' (Blue Angels airshow, free) + summer 'Stern Grove Festival' (Sundays, free concerts).
Best time to visit San Francisco?
Conclusion: Sep-Nov (autumn + Indian Summer) #1. 18-23°C + barely fog + hotel value + avoid 'Karl the Fog'. Jun-Aug (summer) 16-22°C + 'Karl the Fog' (morning fog + clears 1-2 PM) + hotels 1.5-2x + cold (especially post-sunset). Dec-Feb (winter) 10-15°C + rain season + hotels 30-40% cheaper. Mar-May (spring) 14-20°C + wildflowers + value. March 'SF International Film Festival' (15 days, world's oldest film fest 1957). May 'Bay to Breakers' (3rd Sunday May, 12km costume marathon, 80K). June 'SF Pride' (last weekend June, 1M people). June 'SF Jazz Festival' (mid-June, 2 weeks). August 'Outside Lands' (2nd weekend Aug, Golden Gate Park, tickets $400+). October 'Fleet Week' (2nd week Oct, Blue Angels airshow). October 'Hardly Strictly Bluegrass' (1st weekend Oct, Golden Gate Park, free). December 'Christmas at the Bridge' (Dec, free light-ups). Korean holidays: Korean New Year (late Jan/Feb) flights ₩1,200,000-₩2,000,000 (ICN-SFO 11h direct KE23/OZ212/UA892 daily). Korean Liberation Day (Aug 15) ₩1,500,000-₩2,200,000 (summer + Karl the Fog). Korean Chuseok (mid-Sept) ₩1,400,000-₩2,000,000 (best season). Year-end (Dec 25-Jan 2) ₩2,000,000-₩2,800,000. Best value 2nd week Jan-1st week Feb + 1st-2nd week Nov (₩1,000,000-₩1,400,000).
Best SF sunset / night-view spots?
#1 Twin Peaks (free, 24/7, arrive 1h before sunset) — 275m twin hilltops + 360° + downtown + Bay + Pacific + East Bay + sunset/night free. #2 Battery Spencer + Marin Headlands (free, 24/7, Uber $25) — Golden Gate Bridge front + sunset + fog twilight + #1 free view. #3 Coit Tower sunset (elevator $10, exterior free, 17-18 #1) — 64m Art Deco + Bay Bridge + Alcatraz + Golden Gate triple view + night lights. #4 Hamon Tower at de Young (9th floor free, 9:30-17:15) — Golden Gate Park + downtown + Bay + free 360°. #5 Bernal Heights (free, 24/7, Uber $15) — Mission + downtown + Bay Bridge + value sunset. #6 Marshall Beach (Golden Gate Bridge front, walking + car, free) — sunset + Bay + secret beach. #7 Embarcadero + Bay Bridge 25,000 LED (free, sunset-02:00) — Bay Lights light show + Ferry Building + walking. #8 Cliff House Ruins + Ocean Beach (western Pacific, free) — 1858 + sunset + value. Sunset times Dec-Jan 17:00 + Jun-Jul 20:30 + Sep-Oct 18:30. Jun-Aug 'Karl the Fog' (fog) season + clears 1-2 PM then golden hour sunset.
Rainy day SF indoor alternatives?
SF has Dec-March rain season + Jun-Aug 'Karl the Fog' (morning fog + cold + humid) + Sep-Nov value best (barely rain) — indoor alternatives critical. First, museum full set — SFMOMA ($25, America's #1 contemporary art + 1935) + de Young Museum ($20, first Tuesday free, Hamon Tower 9th floor free) + California Academy of Sciences ($40, biology + astronomy + plants + living roof) + Asian Art Museum ($20, Asian art + 6,000 works) + Exploratorium (Pier 15, $40, science interactive) all-day. Second, Ferry Building Market (1898 + Blue Bottle 1st location + Cowgirl Creamery + Dandelion Chocolate) + Westfield SF Centre (1908 dome + shopping, indoor). Third, Michelin lunch — Saison (★★★, SF #1, $300+) + Atelier Crenn (★★, female chef #1, $300+) + Quince (★★, Italian, $200+) + Benu (★★★, Asian fusion, $300+) + Mister Jiu's (★, Chinatown, $80-150). Fourth, Chinatown + North Beach walking (umbrella OK) + Vesuvio Cafe (1948 Beat + Jack Kerouac) + City Lights Bookstore (1953 + poets' co-op). Fifth, Cable Car (8-24, indoor) + Cable Car Museum (free, indoor + 1873 mechanism). Sixth, Ferry Building + Saturday farmers market (8-14, semi-indoor + umbrella) + food hall (40+ vendors). Seventh, Wi Spa 24-hour Koreatown spa NOT in SF (LA only). 'Kabuki Springs & Spa' ($30) Japantown Japanese spa #1. Eighth, The Painted Ladies + Alamo Square (exterior + Postcard Row + Full House filming) + walking combo.
SF with kids — family-friendly spots?
California Academy of Sciences ($40, kids $35, Golden Gate Park) #1 — living roof + penguins + crocs + tropical rainforest + planetarium + family #1. Second, Exploratorium (Pier 15, $40, kids $30, interactive 600+ exhibits) — family #1 + science. Third, Aquarium of the Bay (Pier 39, $35, kids $25, indoor) — next to Alcatraz ferry + family + shark tunnel. Fourth, SF Zoo ($25, kids $19, western + Pacific side) — penguins + gorillas + elephants + family #1. Fifth, Children's Creativity Museum (YBCA, $15, kids $15, indoor, ages 5-12) — interactive + art + family #1. Sixth, Cable Car Museum (free, indoor, Nob Hill) — 1873 mechanism + family #1 + value. Seventh, Golden Gate Park Boat Ride (Stow Lake, pedalboat $40/h, 1894) + Japanese Tea Garden + Children's Quarter playground (free, 1888 America's oldest). Eighth, Muir Woods family trail (Cathedral Grove 1-mile loop, $15 + parking $9, family #1 + nature). Ninth, Ferry Building + Sausalito ferry ($14 RT + ferry itself family #1, 1h). Hotels: Hotel Zephyr Fisherman's Wharf (family + pool, $300-600) / Argonaut Hotel (family + maritime theme, $300-600) / Hyatt Regency San Francisco (family + pool, $300-600). Stroller — SF some steep hills NOT + cable car + ferry OK + Muni under-5 free + 6-17 $1.25. Car seat mandatory under 8.
SF 1-2 day short itinerary core route?
1 day = Golden Gate + Alcatraz + city combo. 8:30 AM Ferry Building Market + Blue Bottle Coffee (free + $5, 1h). 9:30 AM Alcatraz ferry (Pier 33, $50-60, cell house audio, 3h) — pre-book 4-8 weeks. 12:30 PM lunch Boudin Bakery (Fisherman's Wharf 1849, clam chowder sourdough $13) or Swan Oyster Depot (1912, queue #1, $25-55). 2 PM Cable Car Powell-Hyde Line (Hyde stop + skip queue, $8) + Lombard Street (8 hairpin curves). 3 PM Chinatown walking (Grant Ave + Dragon Gate) + Ross Alley + North Beach + Vesuvio Cafe + City Lights Bookstore (free, 1.5h). 5 PM Coit Tower sunset ($10 interior, 1h) or Twin Peaks Uber $20 + sunset 360° free. 7:30 PM dinner Michelin Saison (★★★, $300+) or value La Taqueria Mission burrito ($11) or Chinatown Hang Ah Tea Room (1920 America's first dim sum, $20-30). 9 PM hotel. Day 2 add: 9:30 AM Golden Gate Bridge bike crossing (Blazing Saddles $40/day, Battery Spencer photo + Sausalito ferry, half day, 4-5h) or Muir Woods + Sausalito ferry (half day, $15 + $14) or Golden Gate Park + de Young + Japanese Tea Garden (half day, $20 + $13). 7 PM Ferry Building dinner + Bay Bridge 25,000 LED light show (free). 10 PM hotel. Key: Muni Passport (1-day $13, 3-day $33, cable car + tram + bus + ferry unlimited). Uber #1 (SF car + Uber 30 min anywhere, small city, walking + Uber combo value). Stay = Union Square (Westin + Hilton + central) or Fisherman's Wharf (Argonaut + Zephyr + walk to ferry).
Common Korean traveler mistakes in SF?
First, ESTA visa — Korean passport ESTA (eVisa, online $21, 2-year multi-entry visa-free 90 days). Apply ESTA + approval (72 hours) before booking flight. Second, tipping required — US tipping culture #1 + restaurants 15-20% + hotel room service $2-5 + Uber X (in-app). Third, 'Karl the Fog' — Jun-Aug SF fog season + morning fog + clears 1-2 PM + post-sunset fog returns + cold (especially post-sunset 12°C). Jacket + windbreaker mandatory. Summer NOT short sleeves. Fourth, mostly cashless — Visa + Mastercard + Apple Pay + Google Pay everywhere. Travel Wallet / Travel Log + DON'T withdraw USD. Fifth, California tax — SF Sales Tax 8.625% auto-added + hotel Bed Tax 14% auto + clothing + food also taxed + restaurant receipt separate. Sixth, homeless + Tenderloin avoid — SF homeless US #5 + Tenderloin (next to Civic Center + central west) + SoMa parts (6th Street + Mid-Market) avoid at night. Union Square + Fisherman's Wharf tourist areas safe. Seventh, BART + Muni — BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit + train) + Muni (tram + bus + cable car) NOT combined. Muni Passport ($13 1-day + cable car included) + BART separate payment. Uber #1. Eighth, Alcatraz booking — pre-book 4-8 weeks (sells out frequently + same-day impossible). Night tour #1. Ninth, NO Korean — English city 90% + tourist sites 99% + local restaurants 80%. 'Thank you' + 'Excuse me' + 'Sorry' + 'Please' four words. Tenth, driving left X right-side + Uber #1 + rental car $80-150/day + city parking $30-50/day + SF car #1 NOT (parking + Uber value).
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