Your visit to San Francisco, California, can be great even if you decide to check out only the popular tourist attractions like Golden Gate Bridge or Alcatraz Island. However, if you are one of those curious tourists, you might want to focus your attention on some of the city’s hidden gems as well. Here are the best of them below.
Lands End
Lands End is a true definition of a hidden gem. The place is labeled a park, but it is actually a rocky piece of shoreline that offers amazing views and stunning scenery. Several hiking trails in the area lead to various historic sites, including Sutro Baths ruins. Also, you can see a number of shipwrecks from this place when the tide is low.
Cable Car Museum
You’ll probably have an opportunity to ride cable cars when in San Francisco. So why not take one to Mason Street and check out Cable Car Museum? This place is dedicated to the San Francisco cable car system and it provides a home to multimedia exhibitions and items detailing its history, as well as several restored old cable cars. Best of all, entry is free.
The Mission District
The Mission District is a must-see place for street art enthusiasts. This neighborhood serves as an outdoor street art gallery. Its walls and fences are filled with graffiti, murals, and all sorts of intriguing artworks by local and international street artists.