The Castro just might be San Francisco’s most legendary neighborhood. Even I have heard the stories of hedonism and debauchery, and I was born in the early 1990’s, long after the neighborhood’s heyday. Some of the great writers of the late twentieth century penned novels Continue reading
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Lands End, at the Edge of San Francisco
Lands End, a part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area managed by the National Parks Service, has seen many lives. In pre-colonial days, the transient Yelamu Ohlone tribe lived seasonally along the rocky shores of modern-day San Francisco; these native peoples relied heavily on Continue reading
Palace of Fine Arts: A San Francisco Icon
The Palace of Fine Arts is one of San Francisco’s most photographed landmarks, and only exists today thanks to an array of San Francisco advocates who rallied against its destruction and disrepair. Built in the mid-1910s by architect Bernard Maybeck, the Palace Continue reading
Chinatown, Gentrification, and A City Under Siege
San Francisco’s Chinatown, I’ve found, is at its most lively during the middle of the day. One afternoon this past February, I took a stroll through the neighborhood’s side streets amid enthusiastic artists selling their wares, Continue reading
The Sutro Baths of San Francisco
Sutro Baths, dramatically set against the rocky cliffs of the Gulf of the Farallones, looks out of place in San Francisco, California. The city of the Golden Gate Bridge, Transamerica Pyramid, and largest Chinatown in the Americas feels too industrial for the ruins that look like they would be Continue reading
A Flaneur’s Love Letter to San Francisco
It’s time for a million-dollar travel question: what makes an outstanding walking city? As someone who prefers to sightsee on foot, I’ve pondered this puzzle for years. The city must be compact, obviously. Unique architecture doesn’t hurt, neither does a defining monument or two. Continue reading
Alcatraz Island Travel Guide
LOCATION: San Francisco, California
GETTING THERE: As the name implies, Alcatraz is an island, Continue reading
Getting Lost in the Presidio
San Francisco has no shortage of green spaces, from the expansive Golden Gate Park to the lesser-known Fort Mason Even Muir Woods National Monument is a quick twenty-five minute drive from downtown. When I’m in San Francisco and craving a break from downtown, the Presidio Continue reading
Six Sights in Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco’s premier green space, is almost a separate destination in of itself. Housing two botanical gardens, a golf course, two sports stadiums, and a number of museums, Golden Gate Park has something for every traveler and can easily consume multiple vacation days. Continue reading
San Francisco’s National AIDS Memorial Grove
With its sweeping vistas of the Golden Gate Bridge and the charming, colorful homes that line nearly every street, it’s easy to be caught up in the romance of San Francisco. From stunning ocean beaches to scenic boat rides around Alcatraz, San Francisco can sometimes Continue reading
