Heading to San Francisco this weekend. What should I do? HALP!

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What's up brah's. I finally have vacation time and I'm heading back to one of my favorite cities in the world.

I'll be there from this Friday to next Tuesday. Just a short trip for 5 days.

For those who live there and have been what should I do?

My interests for this trip are:
Cheap eats
Going to spots with amazing views
Maybe getting some green

I'm heading there solo and I have a general idea of things I want to do:
- Coit Tower
- Bike across Golden Gate bridge
- Possibly visit Sausalito
- Possibly visit Berkeley
- Twin Peaks
- Lombard Street , FIlbert Steps, 16th Ave Tiled steps
- ???


Please, if anyone has any recommendations can you help me out. Especially on the cheap eats and places to chill/relax.

Appreciate it greatly!

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360waves said:
I would say go to Berkeley if you can. Loved it out there.
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I agree, I was just visiting some friends there.


OP, you should take the BART to the Central Berkeley Station and do a light hike up through the Campus and its annexes up on the top of the hills. It's beautiful Campus, which winds it way up a hill and there are also oak forests above the Campus proper. Walk down the stream, which flows through the campus all the way back to the town and from there get food all around the "Gourmet Ghetto."

Seriously, the California Campus makes UCLA look like a garbage dump and the town itself makes Westwood and Bel Air look like South Phoenix. :lol:

In SF, I'd mostly recommend staying off the embarcadero (too touristy, too expensive, too crowded) with the exception of the Ferry Building that place is clutch as hell for anyone who likes good food and drinks and the small stands have great food at pretty good prices.

The thing about SF-Berkeley-Oakland is that when it comes to food and drinks, nothing is really cheap but there is a lot of stuff at reasonable prices which are high quality (as long as you avoid Fisherman's Wharf). In that same vein of not quite cheap, not a ripe off and definitely high quality, you have to go to Comstock Saloon. I love classic cocktails and it is my personal favorite place in the entire world for them.

Also, don't sleep on Oakland, a lot of great things are going on there right now.

As far as green is concerned. If you are from CA and have a card, buy some at a dispensary. If you're coming in from out of State, you may be out of luck. WE have not yet implemented our new law for recreational cannabis and it will take until 2018 before California cities will be like Denver where you can buy pot like buying beer at the corner store.
 
Hit up 82nd & birch in deep east Oakland. Ask for that wifi. Go when it's daylight though
 
Mission/Valencia
Little Italy/Chinatown
Geary for karaoke
Divisidaro/Fillmore
Powell/Sutter
Telegraph Hill/Coit Tower
Emeryville/Berkeley
Baker Beach
Embarcadero to Aquatic Park early in the day.
 
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Tons of dope stuff to do in SF and Oakland.

Coit Tower
Alcatrazz
Twin Peaks
Golden Gate Park
Wharf is okay


thats all the touristy stuff that ive done in SF

EDIT:
Lands End is probably my favorite spot def should check it out
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brah's, this advice and pics are clutch. I appreciate it.

Will definitely visit Berkely and Land's End now.

How far is Berk;ley from Union Square by BART?
 
GrimlocK said:
brah's, this advice and pics are clutch. I appreciate it.

Will definitely visit Berkely and Land's End now.

How far is Berk;ley from Union Square by BART?
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If you take BART from Powell(which is on Market St./5th St. near Union Square) it's about a 25 minute trip. Make sure when you get to Berkeley you check the map because UC Berkeley is 3/4-blocks north and east of UC Berkeley is Telegraph St. which is where most of the shops are at.
 
GrimlocK said:
brah's, this advice and pics are clutch. I appreciate it.

Will definitely visit Berkely and Land's End now.

How far is Berk;ley from Union Square by BART?
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idk i didnt have the chance to go jumping around down there with my ex def will try to hit it up alone next time im in sf
 
Corona Heights/Twin Peaks/Bernal Hill for good views(if you're driving).
24th street
Fillmore
Russian Hill/Tenderloin/Nob Hill is fun to explore, the higher you get, the more wealth you see. I would take Powell from Market to the Piers.
Marina/Union Street is a decent upper-class area with shops.
SoMa has some popping cafes/bars if you're down to explore.
Yerba Buena Gardens to chill than SFMoma
Pam Handle to GGPark.
Clement if you don't want to deal with Chinatown.
Bernal Heights if you like small lively neighborhoods.
Judah/Irving is cool too if you like one of the more local districts during the day.
Crissy field/Palace of Fine Arts is nice in the morning.
16 st/Valencia if you like Bar-hopping.
Lake Merritt/Lakeshore St. to Chinatown is fun in Oakland.
College St. Oakland to Berkeley is a good walk.
Galleries on Geary/Sutter off of Unions Square are nice, also go to the Starbucks in Macy's to get a good photo of Union Square.
Also take the N Judah from downtown to go to Haight/Irving/Ocean Beach, it's a good route if you go there midday.
38 if you want to go to Geary St./Polk/Clement/Lands End/Fort Miley.
Of course explore Mission St. from Embarcadero to 5th if you like architecture and also Montgomery St. There are small "business" parks and small alleys if you like photography.

So if you want to bus hop explore these buses.
14
49
30/45
N Judah
F-line
7/71
"Richmond" BART and go to Berkeley
 
Hunters Point is real nice around sunset.jk.

eat some Seniore's pizza for me.
 
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DaNiKeRhiNo said:
Corona Heights/Twin Peaks/Bernal Hill for good views(if you're driving).
24th street
Fillmore
Russian Hill/Tenderloin/Nob Hill is fun to explore, the higher you get, the more wealth you see. I would take Powell from Market to the Piers.
Marina/Union Street is a decent upper-class area with shops.
SoMa has some popping cafes/bars if you're down to explore.
Yerba Buena Gardens to chill than SFMoma
Pam Handle to GGPark.
Clement if you don't want to deal with Chinatown.
Bernal Heights if you like small lively neighborhoods.
Judah/Irving is cool too if you like one of the more local districts during the day.
Crissy field/Palace of Fine Arts is nice in the morning.
16 st/Valencia if you like Bar-hopping.
Lake Merritt/Lakeshore St. to Chinatown is fun in Oakland.
College St. Oakland to Berkeley is a good walk.
Galleries on Geary/Sutter off of Unions Square are nice, also go to the Starbucks in Macy's to get a good photo of Union Square.
Also take the N Judah from downtown to go to Haight/Irving/Ocean Beach, it's a good route if you go there midday.
38 if you want to go to Geary St./Polk/Clement/Lands End/Fort Miley.
Of course explore Mission St. from Embarcadero to 5th if you like architecture and also Montgomery St. There are small "business" parks and small alleys if you like photography.

So if you want to bus hop explore these buses.
14
49
30/45
N Judah
F-line
7/71
"Richmond" BART and go to Berkeley
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:lol:
 
Since you're staying in SF, I would only go to Berkeley and/or Oakland for a day or maybe two days at the most. Enjoy the rest of the time in SF.

While there is a lot of great stuff in that city, so much of its charm is that it is small, pedestrian friendly and it is chill af despite being the unofficial capitol city of the Western United States.


Don't over book your itinerary. For me at least, coming from the LA and Central California where urban and rural spaces are huge, my favorite way of enjoying SF is with a pair of comfortable shoes and some good geo location apps at the ready.
 
Rexanglorum said:
Since you're staying in SF, I would only go to Berkeley and/or Oakland for a day or maybe two days at the most. Enjoy the rest of the time in SF.

While there is a lot of great stuff in that city, so much of its charm is that it is small, pedestrian friendly and it is chill af despite being the unofficial capitol city of the Western United States.


Don't over book your itinerary. For me at least, coming from the LA and Central California where urban and rural spaces are huge, my favorite way of enjoying SF is with a pair of comfortable shoes and some good geo location apps at the ready.
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I agree, places like Sf, Chicago, NYC, and Boston you don't really need to rent a car like LA, Miami, and the ATL.
 
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