Golden Gate Bridge
The orange-red suspension bridge across the entrance to San Francisco Bay, one of the best-known bridges in the world. Pedestrians and cyclists can cross it, and viewpoints on both sides frame it well.
San Francisco
Alcatraz Island, cable cars and the Golden Gate Bridge are the city's best-known sights, with day trips out to wine country in the Napa Valley.
Attractive locations
Alcatraz Island
A rocky island in San Francisco Bay that held a federal prison for decades, now a national park with an audio tour of the cell blocks. Ferries from the waterfront carry visitors.
Fisherman's Wharf
A busy waterfront district with seafood stalls, souvenir shops and historic ships, close to the piers where boats leave for trips on the bay.
Golden Gate Park
A very large city park stretching toward the Pacific, with museums, gardens, lakes, a bison paddock and a conservatory, and a favorite place for strolling, cycling and picnics.
San Francisco Cable Cars
Historic cable cars that climb the city's steep streets, hauled by a moving underground cable. A ride gives a classic view of hills, the bay and old neighborhoods.
Alamo Square
A hilltop park known for the row of colorful Victorian houses called the Painted Ladies, which stand against the downtown skyline and appear in many films and photographs.
Lombard Street
A short, steep block with eight tight hairpin bends, lined with flower beds and houses. Visitors walk beside it or drive down slowly.
Airports
San Francisco International Airport SFO
It is about 18 km in a straight line from San Francisco.
Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport OAK
It is about 18 km in a straight line from San Francisco.
San Carlos Airport SQL
It is about 33 km in a straight line from San Francisco.
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the United States of America page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan9.4 °C100 mm
- Feb10.3 °C102 mm
- Mar11.4 °C82 mm
- Apr12.2 °C42 mm
- May14.0 °C18 mm
- Jun16.0 °C6 mm
- Jul16.8 °C1 mm
- Aug17.3 °C1 mm
- Sep17.6 °C4 mm
- Oct15.9 °C29 mm
- Nov12.4 °C62 mm
- Dec9.6 °C138 mm
Driest months: Jul, Aug, Sep. Wettest months: Jan, Feb, Dec.
Who can help
Emergency
911 for police, fire and ambulance.
local government
Emergency number 911
Helps with: The nationwide US emergency number. USAGov says to dial 911 immediately in an emergency; for an emergency in another area, contact the local law enforcement agency there.
Who qualifies: Anyone in the United States who is in an emergency.
Phone: 911
local government
Brand USA (Visit The USA)
Helps with: The nation's destination marketing organization. Its VisitTheUSA.com site gives trip-planning information and links to visa and entry requirements. It lists no helpline on the pages read.
Who qualifies: Anyone planning a trip to the United States.