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The oldest public Japanese garden in the United States is a place of peace and beauty nestled in Golden Gate Park.

Visit the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre and marvel at views of the Golden Gate Bridge at this popular waterfront neighborhood.

Bring your camera to capture the iconic, colorfully painted, Victorian-style houses and the downtown cityscape from this well-known hilltop park.

This Roman-inspired palace built in 1915 remains a modern-day renaissance center of fine arts and science. 

This Roman-inspired palace built in 1915 remains a modern-day renaissance center of fine arts and science. 

Escape to “The Rock,” home of the infamous and abandoned island prison, and discover how it earned a reputation as a cold and unforgiving place.

This vast scientific institution is one of the world’s largest museums of natural history.

This waterfront attraction offers thrilling rides, innovative street performers and colorful souvenir shops, but it’s the sea lions that win the day. 

This waterfront attraction offers thrilling rides, innovative street performers and colorful souvenir shops, but it’s the sea lions that win the day. 

The oldest public Japanese garden in the United States is a place of peace and beauty nestled in Golden Gate Park.

Visit the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre and marvel at views of the Golden Gate Bridge at this popular waterfront neighborhood.

Home of the Summer of Love, flower power and the Grateful Dead in the ’60s, this neighborhood is still a San Francisco landmark rich with history. 

Streetcars rattle up and down the city famous for steep hills, hippie history and the toughest place to make a jail break.

The oldest public Japanese garden in the United States is a place of peace and beauty nestled in Golden Gate Park.

The oldest public Japanese garden in the United States is a place of peace and beauty nestled in Golden Gate Park.

This waterfront attraction offers thrilling rides, innovative street performers and colorful souvenir shops, but it’s the sea lions that win the day.