Post #767738 by Hamo on Mon, Aug 22, 2016 9:23 PM

I needed a little getaway in March and decided on SF because I could combine a few sightseeing desires into one trip. I stayed at La Luna Inn on Lombard, which meant I was within walking distance of the Palace of Fine Arts and the Presidio, and easy bus rides to places like the Golden Gate Bridge and the Wharf. If you're looking for additional ideas for things to do, and somehow your interests are as weird as mine, here are some things I did and suggest (in no particular order):

• See the Palace of Fine Arts
• Visit the Walt Disney Family Museum
• Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge
• Stroll through Chinatown
• Climb up the hill to Coit Tower
• Get dinner and drinks at the Tonga Room, then wander through the rest of the Fairmont Hotel
• Explore the Fisherman's Wharf area, including the Musee Mecanique, Maritime National Historical Park, and Ripley's Believe It or Not
• Ride a cable car, and stop at the Cable Car Museum
• Pilgrimage to Mission Dolores
• Stop and smell the flowers in the Japanese Tea Garden and the Conservatory of Flowers at Golden Gate Park
• Watch the sun set below the Pacific Ocean from Cliff House

I'd already been to Alcatraz on a previous trip, and recommend that, too. I didn't make it to Trader Vic's, Smuggler's Cove or Pagan Idol (because I was in the middle of a special diet and couldn't drink the entire trip) so I guess there's still reason to go back.