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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

Alcatraz Island, located in the middle of San Francisco bay, is a must-see attraction for any visitor to the area.  One of the most infamous prisons in the country for housing notorious criminals...

Attraction type: Historic site; National park; Old jail; Island; Nature reserve; Lighthouse; Other; Natural history museum
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

Best way to see and enjoy the bridge is to drive to either side park your vehicle (Note the toll is for southbound traffic only and is $6.00 per car) and then walk across. There is usually plenty of...

Attraction type: Bridge; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #20 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

A city landmark transformed into a gourmet food emporium and farmers market.

Attraction type: Flea/street market; Architectural building; Mall; Shop
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #36 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

The oldest building in San Francisco features adobe walls, original tiles and timbers lashed together with rawhide and hand-carved altars.

Attraction type: Historic site; Mission; Religious site; Cemetery
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #41 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

The Palace of Fine Arts was built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Expo, which San Francisco hosted.  It was built to have the feel of an overgrown Roman ruin, and they had not built it to...

Attraction type: Architectural building; Monument; Art gallery; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #43 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

A twenty-minute ride from downtown, this is the best place to catch a San Francisco sunrise.

Attraction type: Scenic/historic walking area; Neighbourhood; Mountain; Observation deck/tower; Gay bar
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #46 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

This historic and exclusive club built in 1886 offers membership to "magnates" only.

Attraction type: Architectural building; Town centre/square/plaza
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #53 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

The dome of this venerable Government building is a replica of the one crowning St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.

Attraction type: Architectural building; Government building
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #64 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

The largest Gothic structure in the West, the church is famous for its gilded bronze doors created by Lorenzo Ghiberti for the Baptistry in Florence.

Attraction type: Religious site; Other
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #72 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

Located in downtown San Francisco, this building, shaped like a pyramid, is a well-known symbol of the city skyline.

Attraction type: Architectural building; Landmark/point of interest
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #78 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

Monument built in honor of the city's volunteer firemen, with an observation deck that provides a great view of San Francisco.

Attraction type: Observation deck/tower; Monument; Landmark/point of interest; Architectural building; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #94 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

This downtown San Francisco landmark was the first Catholic church in California.

Attraction type: Religious site
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #103 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

Learn to meditate at the Zen Center.

Attraction type: Religious site
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #107 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

There are more than one million books in the Civic Center, along with 400 electronic work stations and a children's discovery center.

Attraction type: Civic centre; Library
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #111 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

This Queen Anne style home, now a museum, was the house where the merchant family of blue jeans (Haas) and canned goods (Lilienthal) lived.

Attraction type: Historic home; Architectural building
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #127 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

The War Memorial Opera House is home to both the San Francisco Opera and Ballet.  Opera season runs approximately 6 weeks in June and July and then again in September through November.  The Ballet...

Attraction type: Architectural building; Theatre
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #157 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

A temple where tourists can light incense at the gilded shrine of Tien Hua, Protector of Travelers.

Attraction type: Religious site; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #176 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

Historic station, designed to limit the number of Asian peoples entering California.

Attraction type: Government building; Historic site
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #197 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

One of the longest bridges in the world, this spectacular structure links downtown San Francisco with the city of Oakland.

Attraction type: Bridge
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #227 of 638 attractions in San Francisco

Our Heritage Walking Tours are available from Tuesday to Sunday. Tours are available at 10 am (except on Sunday), 12 pm and 2 pm. For an additional cost, lunch is available upon request for the 10 am tour.

Attraction type: Civic centre
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