Favourite 5 things to do in ( or around) San Francisco ?

[danisleigh]

A great thread as we have our first trip coming up this summer. We have booked Dylan’s ultimate tour and planned the Alcatraz night tour and Disney museum already but great to see more ideas and tips!

[Buzz242]

For us
1. Alcatraz night Tour
2. Alcatraz day tour ( on a different trip to the previous visit)
3. Riding the cable cars
4. Dylan's Tour
5. Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito

[smithlane]

For me it would be
1. Cycling Golden Gate to Sausalito
2. Alcatraz at night
3. Redwoods at Old Mill Park
4. Driving down Lombard Street
5. Riding the cable cars

[buryboy]

Really appreciate everyone who has taken the time to respond
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Plenty of expected answers but definitely quite a few that I hadn’t heard off that I will get researching

Keep em coming !

[Colette-S]

We did the electric tuk tuk tour with Dylan’s. Great way of seeing everything quickly.
Loved Sausalito and will definitely return

[red cuillen]

If you're doing Boudins then you might as well walk up the hill to Ghirardelli for dessert, then along to Buena Vista cafe for an irish coffee, (if you haven't already gone there for breakfast), then a rollercoaster ride back on the cable car - they really are fun to hang on to, amazing in these H & S days . Or bus over to the disney museum then a long slow walk back thro Presidio to the wharf.

[Vinniecat]

My favourite things were as follows:

1. Dylan's tour on the first day to get a feel of the city.

2. Alkatraz, we did the night tour.

3. Baseball match for the atmosphere.

4. Walking to the golden gate bridge and visiting the farmers market.

5. Can't decide between cable cars and Segway around the golden gate park. We came across some real characters in the golden gate park. Left over hippies was how our tour guide described them.

[shack69]

I can't believe no one has mentioned Muir Woods just over the bridge , a nice hike throught the trees in the park to the ridge giving views of the ocean.

[cornishfrogboy]

Originally Posted by shack69

I can't believe no one has mentioned Muir Woods just over the bridge , a nice hike throught the trees in the park to the ridge giving views of the ocean.

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Several have mentioned the Dylan’s ultimate tour (including me). That includes a tour of Muir Woods after dumping the bikes in Sausalito.
In effects, you get two great trips for the price of one.

I agree that Muir Woods is really good.

[Anne K]

Napa Valley Wine Train, wonderful day out