San Francisco is a popular international tourist destination, renowned all over
the world for its modern architecture, steep hills, beautiful beaches, Victorian
houses, and artistic culture. It is the fourth largest city of California and
one of the most densely populated cities of America. Because of its Coastal
Location, it is cool and windy almost all year long. Being home to the popular
Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz, San Francisco has endless attractions and
activity options ranging from sightseeing, water sports, theaters, hiking,
authentic restaurants to extravagant Nightlife.
Top tourist attractions / Popular places to see in San
Francisco are:
San Francisco Nightlife:
The Vibrating and glamorous nightlife of San Francisco has a wide variety of
entertainment options to offer to its visitors. San Francisco has some of the
most extravagant nightlife with plenty of entertainment ranging from Theaters,
Shows, sexy lounges, vibrant nightclubs to exotic wine bars. Some of the best
places for enjoying the San Francisco Nightlife are 1015 Folsom, Mangarine
Lounge, Beach Blanket Babylon, Bottom of the hill, Bimbo's 365 Club, Hotel Biron
Wine Bar & Art Gallery.
Golden
Gate Bridge:It is the most popular and prominent structure of San Francisco. Almost every tourist who comes to California's San Francisco Bay Area visits this deep orange colored magnificent suspension bridge completed in 1937. It was the longest suspension bridge span in the world at that time and connects San Francisco to the Marin County.
Alcatraz Island:
Alcatraz is one of the most popular tourist attractions of San Francisco, offering a close view of the former federal prison, oldest operating lighthouse on the west coast of America along with gardens, tide pools, bird colonies, and breathtaking views of the coastline.
Cable Cars:
The Cable Cars of San Francisco were designated as historic landmarks by the National Park Service in 1964. They are one of the best ways of exploring the city since they pass through many well known sights - Fisherman's Wharf, Ghirardelli Square, Chinatown, North Beach, Union Square.
Lombard Street:
The Lombard Street in San Francisco is the most crooked street of America and is a popular tourist attraction due to its location and unusual sharp curves. Paved with bricks, it is a steep, hilly street with Victorian mansions on either side. Millions of tourists come here every year to see this popular street, built with eight switchbacks on a 40 degree slope.
It is one of California's most beautiful urban parks and is 3 miles long by 1/2 mile wide, it is larger than New York's Central Park. Once covered with sand dunes, the Golden Gate Park consists of millions of trees today. The Park is composed of hundreds of attractions including Gardens, Lakes and Museums that are linked by wooded paths. It also has several fly casting pools and a lily pond within its borders. Being home to art, culture, scientific exhibits and lots of recreation, the Golden Gate Park is the third most visited park in America with over 13 million Visitors each year.
Chinatown:
The popularity of Chinatown mainly lies in its inexpensive and unique merchandise and food that is not found any place else. It consists of Chinese temples, art, culture, shopping areas, events and much more. It gives the feeling of being in one of the markets of Hong Kong. Chinatown is said to be drawing more tourists than the Golden Gate Bridge making it a must see attraction of San Francisco.
Fisherman's Wharf:
Fisherman's Wharf of San Francisco is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, well known for its historic waterfront, delicious seafood and beautiful bay views. Watching the California Sea Lions, Shopping, world class dining, a long coastal row of seafood restaurants, street vendors, talented street performers and beautiful bay views are some of the things that have made Fisherman's Wharf a top attraction of San Francisco.
San Francisco Zoo:
The San Francisco Zoo is Northern California's largest zoological park and conservation center. It houses more than 250 different species of wildlife from all over the globe including endangered species such as Grizzly bear, Snow Leopard and Sumatran tiger. San Francisco Zoo is a well organized zoo where animals with same geographic areas are put together in such a manner that it does not look like cages.
Other San Francisco Attractions:
The Embarcadero Waterfront Area, Coit Tower, 49-Mile Drive, The Marina District, Nob-Hill & Russian Hill, The Presidio, Twin Peaks, Union Square and Yerba Buena Gardens.
