The San Francisco Bay Area is a wonderful place to visit. Here are some popular tourist attractions.
San Francisco
- Alcatraz (requires advance reservations, typically two weeks in advance)
- Fisherman’s Wharf & Pier 39
- Ghirardelli Square
- Cable Cars, Cable Car Museum, and Market Street Railway
- Chinatown and North Beach
- Golden Gate Bridge
- The Presidio National Park (including the Walt Disney Family Museum)
- Golden Gate Park (including museums) and Haight-Ashbury
- Lombard Street
- The Mission and Castro districts
- Union Square (shopping and theater district)
Nearby
- Muir Woods (requires advance parking or shuttle reservations) and Stinson Beach (Marin County, 32 miles north)
- Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley wine country (60 miles north)
- Santa Cruz (Beach Boardwalk, 60 miles south)
- Monterey (Aquarium) and Carmel (105 miles south)
- Burlingame
General information
- Free walking tours of San Francisco
- San Francisco Visitor Information Center
- SF Bay Area Neighborhoods Guide (sfgate.com)
- Local Attractions (Hyatt Regency hotel website)
- Burlingame Trolley (free shuttle to local shops and restaurants)
- 511 Transit (SF Bay Area transit information; includes online trip planner)