Photo: San Francisco Travel Association
There’s just so much to do and San Francisco is easy to navigate around, which helps when jet-lagged. Although a major, bustling city, it retains a quaint and down-to-earth feel. Whether staying for a day or a week, you’ll be delighted.
Scout Loves
- If you have time and it’s a beautiful day, take a ferry to Tiburon.
- Strolling the hilltop streets and admiring the cute wooden houses.
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
- Tartine Bakery in Mission District.
- The super exclusive Bourbon and Branch on Jones St.
Scout Tips
- Stroll across the Golden Gate Bridge
- Union Square has some excellent shopping and cool people watching.
- Catch a cable car.
- Fisherman’s Wharf is a tourist trap but fun if you have kids
- Lombard St for its twists and turns (and tourists).
Getting To The Snow
San Francisco makes a great choice for skiers heading to the slopes, especially the California resorts (such as Lake Tahoe). There are plenty of flights to Reno or it’s a 3-hour drive to the lake resorts (or more with weekend traffic). There are also direct flights to Jackson Hole, Aspen, Vail, Salt Lake City and Denver.
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