Where else can you hop on a cable car, explore an infamous prison, bike across a world-famous bridge, and dine on a floating island?! San Francisco is full of opportunities for weird, wacky, and once-in-a-lifetime adventures. Here are some of our favorite adventures to have in San Francisco.
1. Ride a cable car!
2. Walk or bike the mile-long expanse of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge.
3. Take a ferry ride and visit Alcatraz: one of America’s most infamous prisons. Looking for a little more adventure? Book a ticket for the nighttime tour.
4. Then escape from Alcatraz while you're at it. Yep, for real. Sign up for the next triathlon here.
5. Snake your way down Lombard Street.
6. Take a Big Wheel down the real crookedest street in the world: Vermont Street, every Easter Sunday.
7. Dine aboard the world’s only floating island: Forbes Island.
8. Splurge at one of San Francisco’s world-class restaurants.
9. Climb up these magical mosaic stairs on 16th Avenue.
10. Read, drink, and party like the Beats.
11. Walk the Barbary Coast Trail, which passes through the birthplace of the Gold Rush and other (in)famous historical sites.
12. Climb the city’s most epic hills.
13. Explore the oldest and largest Chinatown in North America.
14. Walk the rainbow crosswalks of the Castro.
15. Eat your way through Northern California’s largest farmers market every Saturday morning at the Ferry Building.
16. Time travel to the 1960s at Haight-Ashbury. Peruse the vinyl collection at Amoeba Records, and join a drum circle at Hippie Hill, too—why not?!
17. Run up this Baker Beach stairway in the sand.
18. Hit up one of these incredible trails.
What are other adventures to have in San Francisco? Want more? Check out this list for more fun thrills.
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