Very much an SF landmark but people rarely talk or think about it!…read more Wow it is tall up close. Much bigger than I imagined it was all these years. Standing tall in all its glory. Beautiful red and white

Probably, the most visible San Francisco landmark of them all!!…read more Even when it's foggy, this landmark stands tall. Located very close to Twin Peaks, and obviously it's fenced off so you can only get so close. But being able to see it from everywhere, including the East Bay on a clear day, it was cool to get an up close view of this iconic local landmark!!!

12/27/25. Slow traffic here! Toll must be paid @$8…read more Beautiful scenic ride! Bridge is accessible by bicyclists and runners! Definitely a memorable trip over the bridge. Here we come Sausalito!

12/26/2025 On our way to Novato to visit granddaughters and…read moretheir parents!! No traffic ..smooth ride, no rain !!! 5.5 miles strectch on this double deck bridge with bike as well as pedestrian access!

I love this Tunnel!!!…read more The Pavement is Well maintained on the Westbound side!!! East Bound needs some work done!!! Traffic does get Heavy from 130 pm -730 pm . This is a Baller On A Budget Approved Tunnel!!! I keep my Pimp Hands Strong!! Number 34 on the Top 50 most Prolific Yelp Elites of 2025!!

Now that they added another tunnel this is a good commute route. So much better than using old…read moreTunnel Road. I heard it's a very scenic drive, but it it's a slower drive. We use this route going to and from Oakland and it's a good route. Especially when the other freeway is backed up.

This very special park and Sundial are both historic and a secret…read more The Sundial is located near SF State, bordered by Junipero Serra, Ocean Avenue, and Holloway. It is purported to be the largest sundial in the world - rivaled only by one in India! The active and remarkable Ingleside Terraces Neighborhood Assn holds their annual picnic at the site. The Terraces is a wonderful neighborhood with 350 homes+ The famous Urbano Drive was the old "Speckles Race Track" dating pre 1906 earthquake. Look it up.

I'm not sure this obscurity deserves a mention among the must-see landmarks of San Francisco, but…read moreit might be worth a pass-by if you're near the area. Yep, it's a sundial alright, a big one that measures 28 feet wide and 26 feet high. Built 110 years ago, it's in the middle of an upscale residential circle where it was meant to attract wealthy families.outplaced by the earthquake. The irony is that it was erected in one of the city's foggier areas, but I was fortunate and saw the sun cast a bit of a shadow on the grounds. There were benches, pansies around the perimeter, and a sense of paranoia that somebody was staring through a set of binoculars from one of the surrounding houses. I think it's five minutes tops for a visit. RELATED - Looking for San Francisco's hidden gems? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/3K7JKJl

It's a "Must See Place" when visiting or leaving the San Francisco Bay Area... I've been through…read morethose tunnels multiple times, and recommend that experience as an essential part of anyone's trip to the San Francisco Bay Area...

Driving through the Robin Williams Tunnel is one of the distinctive moments on the route between…read moreSan Francisco and Marin County. Set into the steep, wooded slopes of the Waldo Grade, the twin-bore tunnel carries Highway 101 through the hillside just north of the Golden Gate Bridge. Its rainbow-painted portals add a burst of color to the drive, especially when approaching from the San Francisco side, where the road curves through the hills and opens toward views of the bridge, bay, and Marin landscape. Originally built in 1937 as the Waldo Tunnel to create a faster- reliable highway connection through the challenging grade, the first bore was later joined by a second as traffic between San Francisco and the North Bay increased. It was renamed the Robin Williams Tunnel in honor of the late actor and comedian, who had deep ties to Marin County and lived in Tiburon for many years. The drive itself is brief, but it feels good : the light changes as you enter, the sound of traffic echoes around the tunnel walls, and the colorful arches signal that you are either arriving in Marin or heading back toward San Francisco. It is a practical piece of the Bay Area infrastructure, and also a cheerful and fitting tribute to Robin Williams--historic, useful, and full of local character.

Lots of great attractions in alameda, but this one takes the cake! It's a great experience passing…read morethrough and it connects alameda to Oakland. Not sure about the history, but I moved here summer '19 and it was here since I got here, so it's at least 8 months old as of today the 8th of March 2020. Can't wait to use it again connecting me to Oakland. "A bridge to the world -- the posey tube" -Trip

The Posey Tube is a 4,436-foot-long, precast reinforced-concrete underwater tunnel, completed in…read more1928 to connect Oakland and Alameda beneath the Oakland-Alameda Estuary. It carries northbound traffic along State Route 61, featuring two lanes and a narrow, 47.5-inch wide pedestrian/cyclist walkway. It is known as the first of its kind in the U.S

My favorite San Francisco stairs…read more.. This is truly a hidden gem located in the residential neighborhood of Glen Park. Not many people know about these steps and I'm not even sure if residents living in nearby streets know about these stairs, the path is not obvious and not easily seen especially while driving... we didn't find it immediately, we had to search for the street sign which was tipped by the first reviewer from her photo. Finding parking was challenging, we parked down the hill so our first exercise was ascending the steep hill... and then the steps. Gaahhh... So here we go, we started from the bottom of the steps on Laidley Street. The steps were concrete in the beginning and they were short in height. There is one switchback when you reach 1/3 of the way, make a right on the bend and the stairs turns into wooden steps. There are some 230 steps total when you reach the top on Beacon Street. You are not able to view the steps from bottom to top (and vise versa)... the trees, plants and foliage makes these stairs elusive. I loved seeing the cute houses along Harry Street. Living in these homes gives you the feeling as if you're in a mountain retreat or something. There are five (maybe six) homes that reside along the steps so you can say that this is a legit street and the only way to get to your home are these steps. It's a hiker's dream LoL Yikes! oh the thought of bringing the groceries in from your car! Anyway, one of the homes is 30 Harry... there is a forwarding address attached on the mailbox. Since there aren't that many houses on the stairs it's rare that one comes up for sale. There was no For Sale sign so I'm not sure what the status is but the home is empty. The homes on Harry Street are small with square footage of less than 1,500 but I love the charm and seeing the balconies that look like they're hanging from the hill. The two-bedroom, two-bathroom house near the foot of the stairs hit the market asking $1.395 million, and that was a Redfin data from 2014. Anyway, when we reached the top on Beacon Street there was not much to see... the fog just completely enveloped the view so we will have to come back when my soreness goes away and when the weather is better. LoL Review #2070

This staircase feels really rustic and hidden with a lot of lush greenery around. It's mainly wood…read morebut the first leg starting at Laidley St is cement, 239 steps in total which is pretty long and good for a workout. There are about 4 houses along the staircase which seems interesting to live because it feels like you are in the remote woods while being located in the middle of a major city. I wouldn't come just for the stairs unless I lived around here but I usually incorporate it with a hike around Billy Goat Hill, Glen Canyon Park, or the various stairs in the Noe Valley neighborhood (Valley, Castro, Duncan-Castro open space, 27th street) and make it a 2-3 mile loop. This is a nice hike for locals that has been everywhere else and looking for something different but for a tourist I'd suggest nearby Twin Peaks before here.

This is a privately owned open space right in the heart of the Financial district. It's currently…read moreDecember, so they've put up these giant red ornaments everywhere. This is a great place to go to eat the lunch that you got from that hole in the wall restaurant that had no seating area! 101 California even has festive red cushions for you to sit on in the tiered seating areas (it's hard to explain this just look at the pictures) making it a pretty comfortable spot! Why take lunch back to your desk when you have places like this in SF?

Hey! Summer is here!…read more Thanks to Yelp, I was able to sit and enjoy the sun at some of San Francisco's finest privately-owned public open spaces (POPOS) such as the 343 Sansome Rooftop Deck and Citigroup Center Atrium. Time to give back! Here's my contribution to an Excellent privately-owned public open space, rated by the people who created the guide http://www.spur.org/­files/u7/POPOSGuide.pdf In 1982, three stepped pyramids were built around the garage exhaust vents to create this urban garden at the front of the spacious plaza at 101 California. The granite steps have seating pads and are spotted with large planters decorated with colorful flowers that change seasonally. It's a nice breakfast or lunchtime spot to spend alone without feeling like a loner-loser in the city and enjoy the open air warmed by the San Francisco sunshine. It's not too conducive to group hangouts since the planters alternate with the seating pads and these pads fit about one butt each. Pabu and Ramen Bar are the two restaurants right next to this urban garden but not sure if they do takeout. But, there's a Yoppi Frozen yogurt, dry cleaner, US Bank, The Plant Cafe Organic, and a florist here. What I did was grab a Philz coffee from their truck at Sansome/Pine, walked over here, enjoyed late morning coffee, get some vitamin D from the sun and went on my merry way. There were others as well, but definitely far less crowded in the morning than at lunch time. If you're looking for a to-do list in the city to check off this summer, I strongly suggest the POPOS guide, because it doesn't cost you a dime to enjoy these wonderful public open spaces.