Downtown

• Fisherman's Wharf - Pier 39, shopping, sea lions, ferry tours
• Ghiradelli Square - famous chocolate! lots of shops and restaurants
• Shopping in Union Square - ditto above
• Coit Tower - built by a crazy rich woman in honor of firemen
• Chinatown - see the largest Buddhist temple in America! See cool architecture! See Everlasting Quail!
• Cable Car Museum - all about the history of cable cars (which still run)
• North Beach - Chinatown, with Italians. The best coffee in the city
• The Marina - rich people, nice houses, Fort Mason
• Walking tours - of everything, everywhere
• Lombard Street - "The crookedest street in the world!"
• Transamerica Building - big and pointy
• Rollerblading - a great way to see The Embarcadero, the Marina and the non-hilly parts of downtown SF

Other San Francisco

• Seacliff - beautiful houses; Robin Williams lives here
• Pacific Heights - more nice houses
• Cliff House - Museé Mechaniqué and the Cliff House museum are fun
• Sutro - the ruins of the great bath house
• Land's End - a great place to walk; beautiful Golden Gate Bridge views
• The Presidio - old army base, lots of trees
• Legion of Honor - museum that was in "Vertigo"
• Filbert Street - Steep! No, the car won't tumble forward\
• Fort Funston - beautiful old army fort with lots of dogs-like another world
• The Castro - America's largest gay population is here, so you KNOW that there are many cute stores, restaurants and houses
• Corona Heights - For hiking and viewing - almost 360 view of downtown/Castro
• Noe Valley - lots of nice houses: yuppie neighborhood
• Western Addition - the "Painted Ladies" are here, on Alamo Square. Most of the nice Victorians are here.
• Cole Valley - another great place to see Victorian houses
• The Mission - SF's oldest neighborhood. Largely Hispanic population. Mission Dolores.
• The Haight - home of the Summer of Love. Lots of shops and restaurants

North Bay

• The Golden Gate Bridge - this is how you get to the North Bay
• Marin Headlands - awesome views of SF from here
• Wineries - many to choose from in Sonoma and Napa
• Sausalito - shops and restaurants
• Stinson Beach - National Park, beautiful beach
• Mt. Tamalpais - National Park, beautiful forest
• Muir Woods - lots of eucalyptus! redwoods! ferns!
• Armstrong Redwood Forest - big trees: gorgeous

South Bay/Peninsula

• Half Moon Bay - beach!
• Big Sur/ Pebble Beach - beautiful place. 17-mile drive through Pebble Beach is especially nice.
• Monterey/ Carmel - Monterey Bay Aquarium is awesome! Carmel is cute and yuppie-ish.
• Shakespeare Santa Cruz - my favorite Shakespeare Festival, in one of the most beautiful places it could be

East Bay

• The Bay Bridge - this is how you get to the East Bay
• Berkeley - great college town
• Oakland - Jack London Square and Estate
• Yoshi's - Jazz Club, AWESOME

Walking and Other Tours

• Wineries - many to choose from in Sonoma and Napa
• Golden Gate Park - conservatory of flowers, Shakespeare garden, Japanese tea garden, horse rental, etc.
• Victorian house walking and/ or driving tours - through the neighborhoods listed above
• Alcatraz - Al Capone and The Birdman were here
• Chinatown Eating Tour - "Eat your way through Chinatown!"
• Rollerblading - a great way to see The Embarcadero, the Marina and the non-hilly parts of downtown SF
• Hornblower yachts - eat dinner on board and see The Bay at night

• Theatre - it's everywhere
• Symphony - Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
• Dance - ditto from theatre
• Museums - The DeYoung in GG Park, The Legion of Honor, MOMA, Barbra Streisand, many more.
• Miscellaneous park concerts and festivals - check times and dates
• Swing dancing at Metronome Ballroom - lessons included!
• Loads of cabaret:
  • Johnny Foley's Irish House
  • Martuni's
  • The Alley in Oakland, featuring Rod Dibble!!
  • The Lush Lounge
  • The Plush Room

Restaurants

• Beach Chalet - museum of Park/Beach/SF, fun gift store, view: make reservation!
• Bocce - inexpensive Italian in North Beach. Lots of character.
• Chez Panisse - the birth of California Cuisine, in Berkeley
• Crepevine - an SF specialty, UCSF area
• Dim Sum - an SF must-have, lots of places
• Greens - gourmet vegetarian, in Fort Mason Center
• Harry Denton's - California cuisine, downtown
• House - excellent Asian/ Italian fusion, UCSF area
• Mae Thip - Thai, local and cheap and GOOD
• Michelangelo's - Italian restaurant, in North Beach
• Moss Beach Distillery - by Half Moon, expensive, "haunted" history, coastal beauty
• Park Chow - inexpensive good food by Golden Gate Park
• The Parkway Theatre in Oakland - SO FUN!!!
• PJ's Oyster Bed - best seafood in SF
• Stinking Rose - garlic restaurant, in North Beach