If you're going to San Francisco

by lovelaughterlauren

66 Places

San Francisco, California

The First Sea-Punk Mural

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

atimian

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The Tenderloin Museum

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

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Tenderloin National Forest

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

leiris

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Bourbon & Branch

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

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Hotel Majestic

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

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Audium Theatre of Sound-Sculptured Space

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

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Crown & Crumpet

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

Elise

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Westin St. Francis Hotel

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

San Francisco, California

Good Vibrations Antique Vibrator Museum

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

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AIDS Interfaith Memorial Chapel

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

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San Francisco, California

The Tonga Room

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Molly McBride Jacobson

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Lotta's Fountain

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

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Mechanics' Institute Library and Chess Room

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

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San Francisco's Cable Car Museum

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

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Museum of Russian Culture

Russian history in San Francisco.

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Admission Day Monument Octopuses

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

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The 'Full House' House

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Valerie

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Saint John Coltrane African Orthodox Church

Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the jazz legend.

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Museum of Exotica

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

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San Francisco Center for the Book

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

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Short Story Vending Machine

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

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Beat Museum

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

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The Pirate Supply Store at 826 Valencia

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

San Francisco, California

Paxton Gate

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

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Institute of Illegal Images

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

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Swedenborgian Church

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

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Encryption Lava Lamps

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

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Aria Antiques

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

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The Old Ship Saloon

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

Annetta Black

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The Parrots of Telegraph Hill

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

San Francisco, California

'Wood Line'

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

Allison

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Loved to Death

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

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Letterform Archive

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

Molly McBride Jacobson

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Stern of the Niantic

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

Annetta Black

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Seward Street Slides

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

Annetta Black

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Exploratorium

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

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Golden Gate Park Horseshoe Pitch

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

Tre

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Musée Mécanique

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

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Balmy Alley Murals

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

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Yoda Fountain

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

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Peephole Cinema

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

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Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

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Janis Joplin Tree

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

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Forbes Island

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

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Palace of Fine Arts

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Annetta Black

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Golden Gate Park Vintage Carousel

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

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The Wave Organ

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

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Circus Center

Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.

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