No Burning Man Tours From Us
Why We Don’t Offer Burning Man Tours Burning Man is a festival that was created to get away from the system. By system, we mean […]
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7 Cool Graffiti + Street Art Locations in San Francisco
Culture Contains the Seed of Resistance that Blossoms into the Flower of Liberation © 1984 by Miranda Bergman Balmy Alley (The Mission) Balmy Alley is one […]
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San Francisco For A First-Timer
The most famous part of San Francisco is Fisherman’s Wharf. Some call it hokey, but most enjoy its attractions, especially for your first visit. You […]
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What Pro Sports Teams Are In San Francisco?
San Francisco 49ers (shown above) The 49ers are the most popular football team in San Francisco. Even their name—the 49ers—was created as a tribute for […]
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Is It Legal To Smoke Marijuana In San Francisco?
We can, but we also need to be diplomatic in our answer. In no way are we promoting the use of marijuana. But we understand, […]
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How to Buy Alcatraz Tickets
Locals know the deal. When someone visits you in San Francisco, you need to accomplish a couple of chores. You should educate your friend on […]
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24 Hours in San Francisco — How to Make the Most of It
How To Plan Your 24 Hours In San Francisco For only a day in San Francisco, we suggest you do as much as possible. Our philosophy is […]
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6 Best Views in San Francisco
Alamo Square (shown above) Alamo Square is the famous lookout shown in most ads of San Francisco. The Painted Ladies—beautiful Victorian houses, which is also […]
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How to Spend Two Days in San Francisco
To begin your day of sightseeing, you want a hearty breakfast. And the last place you should eat is Union Square. After all, the middle […]
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Best Free Museums in San Francisco
Wells Fargo History Museum (shown above) The Wells Fargo History Museum focuses on the Gold Rush era of the mid-19th century, when San Francisco went […]
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Why Are So Many People Homeless in San Francisco?
Before we begin, though, we want to cover our words. The homeless are people. But what’s happening now is the more fortunate among us are […]
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Why Is San Francisco So Cold?
San Francisco is a peninsula surrounded on three sides by water. The fog, created when the cool, calm air of the Pacific Ocean meets the […]
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Folsom Street Fair For A First-Timer
Folsom Street Fair is the largest leather festival in the world. It draws 400,000 people interested in bondage, fetishes and public acts of sexuality, gathering […]
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Burning Man In A Nutshell
Burning Man, a city built from scratch in the middle of the desert for one week of the year, is about art, radical self-expression and […]
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Best Late-night Food Spots in S.F.
Grubstake (shown above) Located on Polk Street, a more local area of S.F. for nightlife, Grubstake is a blend of a Portuguese and American diner. […]
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S.F. Public Transport Tips for Newbies
As a traveler, your first opportunity for mobility comes when you land at the airports. Upon arrival, you can choose to book an airport shuttle van […]
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Emperor Norton: The Historic Ruler of S.F.
Starting as an entrepreneur during the Gold Rush and losing everything, Joshua Abraham Norton fled San Francisco in embarrassment. But instead of wallowing in his […]
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Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Despite the “Telegraph Hill” in their description, these vivid, boisterous personalities can be found throughout a few hills of San Francisco. Sightings have been reported […]
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The Legend of Bushman
The famed Bushman is a homeless person who scares people from behind a bush. He’s known around the world for his antics. And if you’re […]
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1906 Earthquake
Early in the morning of April 18, 1906, San Francisco started to shake as two miles off the coast, in the middle of the ocean, […]
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Enjoy Christmas in San Francisco As Santa
In 1994, the Cacophony Society, a group of individuals who create experiences ranging from pranks around San Francisco to what they call “meaningless madness,” organized […]
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Harvey Milk: The First Openly Gay Politician in California
Originally from New York and a U.S. Navy veteran, Milk moved to San Francisco in 1972 and started Castro Camera in The Castro, one of […]
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4/20 Festival In Golden Gate Park
San Francisco, of course, is known for the hippie movement. In the summer of 1967, more popularly tagged as the Summer of Love, thousands of […]
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Chinese Exclusion Act
During the California Gold Rush, in the mid-19th century, when the Chinese first came to America (mostly through San Francisco), very few people had a […]
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California Hostels San Francisco Adelaide Hostel Amsterdam Hostel Fitzgerald Hotel Green Tortoise HI City Center (Ellis Street) HI Fort Mason (Fisherman’s Wharf) HI Mason Street […]
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Read moreEver Run A Footrace In Costume?
Bay to Breakers is an annual footrace started as a way to improve the morale of San Francisco locals after a catastrophic event, the 1906 […]
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