The second-largest US museum devoted to modern art, SFMOMA moved here from Civic Center in 1995, reaping enthusiastic approval as much for its $60-million...

'Alcatraz' is Spanish for pelican, but to its inmates it was simply known as 'the Rock'. The West Coast's first lighthouse was built here in 1854, but it...

Cooler than cool and extremely well priced, this brilliantly edited vintage outpost has become a must-shop for hipsters in search of granny sundresses, glam...

San Francisco is a city of appetites - for life, for politics, and above all for food. And perhaps no other person has had more influence on shaping those...

While many speakeasies were essentially repurposed basements, storerooms or even secret floors in hotels, their modern-day facsimiles are anything but bare...

The longest-running musical revue in theatrical history, Beach Blanket Babylon sells its formulaic blend of songs, puns and outrageous headgear with such...

At one of the most notorious speakeasies in San Francisco, Coffee Dan's, patrons would access the basement bar by riding down a 15-foot slide. Featured in...

The venerable Café du Nord started life as a speakeasy in 1907, and its basement bar and music venue retain their classic Victorian interiors.

Bikes, rollerskates and in-line skates are all available for rent (helmet and knee and elbow pads included), and you can take skateboarding lessons.

Now one of the stalwarts of Mission dining, this restaurant is dominated by the screen on one side of the outdoor courtyard dining room, on which classic...

Located in downtown San Francisco, this hotel is less than 10 minutes' walk to Union Square. All rooms provide free Wi-Fi and cable TV with extended...

For years, the Haight-Ashbury district was ground zero for the city's rock scene, but these days hip hop is creeping in and proving itself a Haight Street...

Originally a bordello, then a highfalutin nightclub operated by notorious fan dancer Sally Rand, the grande dame of the city's smaller venues is as...

Those lovely ladies who serve you? They're not. Not women, that is, nor drag queens. The sexy creatures who bring the food and dance seductively atop the...