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Originally Posted by brandonbee
San Francisco is a fun city with a lot to see and do. Try to spend some time outside of the Moscone Center and see some of the sights in San Francisco. You want to be able to talk to non-geeks about your trip. Maybe get in early or leave late to have a couple days to see things.
Some of the things to do there:
* Cable Cars (get a hotel on their routes and commute every day - the western most cable car route is like a thrill ride - great sights, very steep and scary)
* Golden Gate Bridge (rent a bike and drive over the bridge and back)
* Wharf / Pier 39 - See the Sea Lions.
* Lombard Street - the curviest street in the world
* Alcatraz Prison - on an island north of the wharf. Great evening tours.
* Baseball games - Sun afternoon, June 7: Baltimore Orioles @ Oakland A's, Fri night, June 12: Oakland A's @ San Francisco Giants
* In the vicinity: Oakland, San Jose and the Secoya trees, largest trees in the world (can drive a car through one of them!)
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This is my list (as a local)
1. The best site to see the Gold Gate Bridge is at the Marin headland. You need to pass the bridge, drive (or climb) up the hill. It can get very windy, but definitely the best view (and best spot to take photos) of the bridge.
2. Go to Twin Peak for an overview of the city. Great view.
3. Drive to Treasury Island for the best view of the downtown area, especially at night.
4. Go to see the boat houses in Sausalito
5. Take a walk at bay at Marina district (Fort Mason).
The best thing about SF is the food. Unfortunately, downtown is expensive and not that great. My favorites are all in residential districts (Mission, Sunset, Richmond etc). You can find any kind of food in SF - French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, Indian, Indonesian, Mexican.... you name it.
Mission district (Mission or Valentia, from 16th Ave to 24th Ave) is great for food and night life. Go to Irvine and 19th St for Asian food (mainly Chinese), and go to Japan town for Japanese (and Korean).
