Golden Gate Park is 20% larger than New York City's Central Park and offers some of San Francisco's most popular attractions. The Japanese Tea Garden, the Conservatory of Flowers, the de Young Museum, and the California Academy of Sciences are all located in Golden Gate Park. The park is also home to two Dutch windmills and a herd of bison.

The 1.7-mile bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin counties is one of the most beloved in the world. The iconic Golden Gate Bridge is a work of art and an engineering marvel flanked on both ends with natural beauty. View it from nearby Battery Spencer, Marshall's Beach, or Fort Point. You can also take an open-air bus trip across the bridge.

Alcatraz once housed some of America's most notorious criminals. Gangsters like Al Capone, Arthur 'Doc' Barker, and Machine Gun Kelly were inmates at the infamous penitentiary. Visitors can tour the eerie cells and listen to recorded memories from former prisoners and guards. Reach Alcatraz by ferry and take the night tour for an extra rush of adrenaline.

Less than 45-minutes north from the City by the Bay is Muir Woods, a federally protected National Monument home to one of the last remaining redwood forests in Northern California. Take a one-hour guided tour of the park's magnificent old-growth coastal redwood trees or hike 6-miles of shaded trails. There is plenty to do and see in this wilderness retreat.

Drawing its culinary inspiration from Italy, Rose's Cafe serves up some of the tastiest breakfast in the Bay Area. Sourcing the freshest ingredients from local farmers, ranchers, and fisherman, the all-day brunch menu is ripe with traditional favorites and innovative creations. The breakfast pizza made with smoked ham, fontina, and eggs, is the perfect way to power an afternoon of sightseeing.

Authentic Vietnamese banh mi is served fresh to order at Saigon Sandwich. The lunch counter offers a limited menu of mostly pork, chicken, and tofu sandwiches, and is known for its signature pate. Many consider the sandwich shop to be the best purveyor of banh mi in the entire city. And at $4.50 a sandwich, you can't go wrong with the price.

The flavors of Jalisco, the western Pacific Mexican district, and California fuse together to create the cuisine of Lolo Restaurant. The creative, family-owned eatery offers traditional Mexican favorites with a modern twist. Some of the restaurant's most popular dishes include a chile con queso dip, empanadas stuffed with portobello mushrooms, and a fried chicken burrito.