Virtual Guidebook to

The City of San Francisco

California


The City by the Golden Gate, Bagdad by the Bay, the cool gray city of love - just don't call it Frisco. Year after year San Francisco is voted the most popular America vacation destination city. Compact and eminently walkable, cool and breezy all year, great views, an abundance of fine restaurants, high culture and family fun - there is something here for everyone. What other city has as its three top attractions a street railway, a bridge, and an abandoned prison?

Choose one of the localities from the Table of Contents below to see thumbnail images of the VR panoramas.
Table of Contents
San Francisco Bay and Islands
Alcatraz Prison on Alcatraz Island
Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay
North Shore West of the Golden Gate Bridge
Ocean Beach
The Cliff House and the site of the Sutro Baths, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Lincoln Park
Seacliff and Baker Beach
Presidio Bluffs on the Golden Gate, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
North Shore from the Golden Gate Bridge East
The Golden Gate Bridge, between San Francisco and Marin County
Fort Point, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Presidio of San Francisco National Park
Crissy Field, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
The Palace of Fine Arts, sole remnant of the 1915 World's Fair
The Marina Green and Palace of Fine Arts
Fort Mason, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Aquatic Park
Ghirardelli Square
Hyde Street Pier and the San Francisco Maritime Museum
Fishermans Wharf
Pier 39 at Fisherman's Wharf
Golden Gate Park and Twin Peaks
Central Golden Gate Park
Eastern Golden Gate Park
The Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park
Twin Peaks
San Francisco's Northeast Corner
Russian Hill
The San Francisco Cable Car Museum
North Beach
Telegraph Hill
The Filbert Steps on the east side of Telegraph Hill
Levis Plaza at the foot of Telegraph Hill
The Embarcadero North of the Ferry Building
Broadway
Chinatown
Chinatown
Jackson Square
Nob Hill
The Golden Gateway Redevelopment Area
Downtown San Francisco
The Civic Center
San Francisco City Hall
The Tenderloin District
Geary Street in downtown
Union Square
Market Street in downtown
The Financial District
Embarcadero Center
Lower Market Street
Market Street at the Embarcadero,
The Ferry Building
South of Downtown
South of Market Street (SOMA)
Yerba Buena Center
The Embarcadero South of the Ferry Building
South Beach and China Basin
San Francisco Districts
Japantown (Nihonmachi) and Cathedral Hill in the Western Addition
Alamo Square in the Western Addition
The Castro District
Mission Dolores and Basilica in the Mission District

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