Yes - again - a San Francisco post. How many can she write, might you ask. I can tell you - I could write so many! I am currently planning a trip to San Francisco for work (fingers crossed we can go with COVID), so today however you are in for a special treat! After already telling you about the top sights in San Francisco, some insider tips, and of course my favorite spots in the City by the Bay, I now want the share with you my Ultimate San Francisco Bucket List!
Naturally, I came up with this list while I was living in San Francisco (or actually, as a notorious list maker even before I moved there) but I am still working on crossing everything off that list. Just a perfect reason to go back there!
Sights
Golden Gate Bridge
Ocean Beach
Alcatraz
Ferry Building
Fishermen’s Wharf
Pier 39
Palace of Fine Arts
Painted Ladies
Moasic Stairs
Lombard Street
Mission District Street Art
Neighborhoods
Castro
Haight Ashbury
Hayes Valley
Mission District
Chinatown
Cole Valley
Nob Hill
Pacific Heights
North Beach
Russian Hill
Telegraph Hill
Parks
Golden Gate Park
Mission Dolores Park
Duboce Park
Crissy Field
Yerba Buena Gardens
Buena Vista Park
Lafayette Park
Hikes
Land's End Trail
Mount Tamalpais
Coit Tower
Mission Peak
Alamere Falls
Mt. Diablo
Twin Peaks
Stanley Trail
Museums
MoMa
Exploratorium
Academy of Sciences
De Young Museum
The Walt Disney Family Museum
Legion of Honor
Asian Art Museum
Contemporary Jewish Museum
San Francisco Botanical Garden
Events
Bay to Breakers
Chinese New Year
Outside Lands
Baseball game at AT&T Park
Go to a sing-a-long at the Castro Theater
Pride Parade
Folsom Street Fair
Restaurants
Ragazza
Burma Love
Zazie
Nopa
Kate’s Kitchen
Gracias Madre
House of Prime Rib
Bars
The Page
Madrone Art Bar
Zeitgeist
El Techo
Magnolia Brewing
Zam Zam
Hobson’s Choice
Horsefeather
Black Sands Brewery
Toronado
Noc Noc
The Armory Club
Brass Tacks
Harper & Rye
Top of The Mark
Southern Pacific Brewery
Mikkeller
Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar
Cafes
Bean Bag Cafe
The Mill
Ritual Coffee
Blue Bottle Coffee
Cafe du Soleil
Duboce Park Cafe
Red Door Cafe
Eats & Treats
It's It Ice Cream
Kate's Kitchen
Tartine
Bi-Rite Ice Cream
Smitten Ice Cream
San Francisco Sourdough
Clam Chowder
Souvla
Oysters at Swan Oyster Depot
Ghiradelli’s chocolate
So SF
Spot the parrots at Telegraph Hill
Tour Anchor Brewery
Attend a concert at The Fillmore
Find the buffalo at Golden Gate Park
Buy a book at City Lights bookstore
Shop for records at Amoeba
High Five Hoppers Hands
Bay Area Special Edition
Sausalito
Marin Headlands
Muir Woods
Go to Oakland First Fridays
Kirby Cove Swing
Bar Bocce, Sausalito
Lighthouse at Point Reyes
Is there anything else I forgot on my Ultimate San Francisco Bay Area Bucket List?
Kate recommends: I thoroughly recommend reading Homo Deus: A Brief History Of Tomorrow, by Israeli author Yuval Noah Harari. The author talks about the course of history in relation to ethical issues and focuses on the abilities acquired by humans over time. It paints an image of the future with technological developments. Will humans really be replaced by some form of superhuman enhanced with technological innovations? The Silicon Valley tech companies surely keep an eye on it.