Really awesome experience. Park rangers are really nice and knowledgeable. You could tour the whole place on your own or tag along to one of the free guided tours
Must take the audio tour, what an experience!
One of my absolute favorite places to take photos. Great spot for a portrait shoot.
Fort Point was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1853 and 1861 to prevent entrance of a hostile fleet into San Francisco Bay and was occupied in WWII in order to protect the Bay.
From the right side of the parking area, there is a great vantage of the Golden Gate Bridge. Get low and try to capture one of the rusty chains in the foreground with the bridge in the background.
Don't miss the great view of Aquatic Park.
Great place for party
Fun times!
Beautiful piece of architecture. Have a picnic, take a walk around it. It's beautiful.
The Palace of Fine Arts is a neo-classical "ruin" originally constructed for the 1915 World's Fair and is the only structure from the historic event that is still situated on its original site.
Did you know? The Palace’s design is based on a Roman ruin. It was built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition, in honor of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean and the completion of the Panama Canal. Read more.
Great experience! The rangers give you a warm welcome speech with interesting info on the prison. Kudos to audio tour too, very nicely produced and easy to follow.
Robert Stroud, "The Birdman of Alcatraz" spent 17 years in cell #42. Segregated from the prisoners, he turned to birds for company. He was the inspiration for the 1962 movie starring Burt Lancaster.
Now that you have seen what Alcatraz looks like from the inside, click the link to see what it looks like from 220 miles above Earth aboard the International Space Station using an 800mm camera lens. Read more.
Beautiful! Just be aware there are 120+ steps down that you have to climb back up. Or you can take the ramp but that doubles the distance.
Today’s adventurers will find lots of hiking around the ruins, a few good restaurants nearby, & some of the best views of the Golden Gate Bridge you’ll ever behold. Read more.
Iconic SF landmark across from a beautiful public park. Sit in the grass, warm up in the sun and admire the view.
From the park across the street from the Painted Ladies, you can get a fantastic photo of the old Victorians with the city in the background.
The view is even more beautiful at sunset. The ViewSonic finches love to relax here.
Oldest Adobe building in S.F. Built three nations ago by Spanish in 1776. Decent Mexican food cafe inside.
Starting place for the SF City Guides: 1906 Presidio & Earthquake
Flank steak was fantastic.
Great place to enjoy Golden Gate. Parking can be a nightmare but time it well at the end of each day, parking is free.
amazing view ogf Golden Gate ... pay to park
OMG I WANT TO LIVE HEEEEERE
This is such a beautiful historic building. Check out the vaults!
If you ever get invited to a party here, GO! It's a grand old venue with an interior courtyard! Check out the old vault downstairs.
Check out the frosted windows on the 2nd floor at the rear. Local blogger Larry See calls this the “mystery room”; it's now stripped bare and there's no record of what occurred inside it. Read more.
Just like in the movie, Muni's 22-Fillmore bus stops right outside the house. There's no guarantee the driver will be pervy. 😜
To be clear, this was Miranda Hillard's house (Sally Field's character).
"Help is on the wayyy"
Take your touristy photo here!
Be proud! Supreme Courts voted against the federal DOMA and California's Prop 8
When asking someone to take your picture, make sure you ask them to include the flag! This was attempt 2
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