The largest island in San Francisco Bay features magnificent views of Marin County and San Francisco, while offering a wide variety of recreation for outdoor enthusiasts.

Visitors can take a workshop on boatbuilding, board a vessel docked at the Hyde Street Pier or tour the fine collections of maritime lore.

San Francisco's Chinatown is the largest outside Asia.  It is a place many visitors want to see and put high on their list of places to go.  But read the reviews and many are quite negative.  Why...

Known around the world for its Victorian rowhouses, this spectacular hilltop park is an ideal spot for picture taking.

A military installation from 1776 until 1994, the Presidio saw duty for Spain, Mexico and the U.S.; it is now a national park with almost 1,500 acres of hiking and biking trails, beautiful beaches and stunning views.

Four-acre refuge in Golden Gate Park featuring Japanese architecture and gardens.

A labyrinth of 3,000 varieties of trees, shrubs and flowers.

A shopper's paradise, this bustling square near the theater district has everything from upscale department stores and boutiques to discount houses. After a $25-million facelift in 2002, the cosmopolitan hub boasts a huge amphitheater, granite pedestals on which street entertainers perform and a tree and flower-lined environment in which to enjoy an espresso or an elegant meal.

City-owned performing arts center offering facilities for a variety of acts, both indoors and outside.

The oldest existing building in Golden Gate Park, this Victorian-era greenhouse showcases a wide variety of tropical and seasonal flowers.

Located at the Point Bonita Lighthouse, these headlands offer a suspension bridge and hiking trail.

The largest of six centers that rescue and rehabilitate seals and sea lions found along the California coast.

Dolores Park is where area residents go for the outdoor activities they expect, whether concerts or plays. Regardless, it makes for a lovely stroll.

A popular park for jogging, picnics, biking, and sightseeing.

The largest urban national park in the world, containing 74,000 acres of land and water.

Five acres of shade trees and murmuring fountains which adjoin the Moscone Convention Center.

The highest point in the city has a cross on its peak and has been a religious site for years.