City Discoveries
The folks at Surfing Magazine spent 36 hours surfing these awesome waves at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach. Their glorious photos capture the magnitude of these breaks which are the main reason surfers are addicted to the ocean. Check out Surfing Magazine’s 22 awesome photos of Ocean Beach There persists an underground surfing culture you wouldn’t expect in more...
Local Goats “Pine” “Fir” Post Holiday Feast Instead of leaving your old Xmas tree out on the curb, or burned on the beach, bring them to a place where they’ll be devoured by goats, the adorable garbage disposals of the animal kingdom. City Grazing, a company that specializes in bringing goats more...
It’s a New Year, so it’s time to start thinking about new ways to make San Francisco a better city. Broke Ass Stuart tipped us off to a volunteering event on January 2, 2016 that might be a step in the right direction. At the “Saint Francis Homeless Challenge” you’ll help construct a more...
Traverse the city on an all day hike that will go through the major hills of San Francisco to soak in all the great views. The entire loop encompasses every kind of city and park terrain; some parts are quite steep, but much of it is flat. Meet at Martha & Brothers Coffee in Bernal Heights at more...
While most of the cars on the highway inch along in traffic, and drivers are zoned out with a bad mood plastered on their faces, JaVonne Hatfield dances happily for anyone who glances out their front windshield. Photo credit KALW Photo credit: Amanda Mulay via Twitter “The Man with the Heart” has more...
While everyone is on about their “Turkey Day Diets,” my suggestion to you is eat whatever you want and work it off later. The best part about November in San Francisco is you still see the sun every day, therefore you have no excuse not to make use of that more...
Woohoo! Sleep in on Sunday like you normally would, and squeeze in an extra hour of San Francisco fun when Daylight Savings Time “Fall Back” on November 1, 2015. Funcheap has your plan for that bonus hour with free museums, walking city tours, evil hot dogs (the doctor warned ya…), a drive-in movie, a more...
Building on the success of the Market Street Prototyping Festival held last spring, the Central Market Showcase will bring back a collection of projects for one month that tests ideas for improving San Francisco’s main thoroughfare. Believing that artists and designers can be provocative agents in helping us to reimagine our more...
Got the day off? Take a guided walk around San Francisco and learn something new about the city you love on Columbus Day, Monday, October 12, 2015. The SF City Guides walking tours are free, but donations are greatly appreciated. 2015 Columbus Day Walking Tours 9:30 am – Japanese Tea Garden 10:00 am – Chinatown 11:00 more...
Attend a sunrise guided tour through Muir Woods National Monument. While the early hour may seem uncivilized, if not down-right obscene, sunrise is a particularly beautiful time to visit an old-growth redwood forest. You’ll learn about the local plant and animal residents (more likely seen in early morning), all of whom more...
See the historic Fort Point by the light of candles and stars on this evening tour with a park ranger as your guide. Candlelight tours are available Saturday evenings (6:30pm) during the months of November to February. UPDATE: All November & December Dates are FULL Reservations are required by phone to (415) more...
Photographer Toby Harriman just happened to be in the right place at the right time to take this amazingly beautiful shot of the Golden Gate Bridge kissed by Karl the Fog. One those rare moments when your in the right spot at the right time. #AlwaysSF #SanFranc… http://t.co/qApTUYj6oD pic.twitter.com/QIytPg1Lzu — Toby Harriman more...
An annual worldwide event that inspires city dwellers everywhere to transform metered parking spots into temporary parks for the public good, PARK(ing) Day happens every year on the 3rd Friday in September. These city-wide pop-up mini-parks can be used as performance spaces, reading lounges or just resting places by passerbys, and is a lovely more...
Looking for something to do on your day off on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2015? San Francisco City Guides offers up daily, free guided walking tours of San Francisco. Be a tourist in your own city and learn a few bits of history you can impress people with at a more...
836M Gallery brought Banksy’s “Haight Street Rat” back to the city of its origins after it was almost lost due to anti-graffiti laws. September 1, 2015 is your last chance to check out this legendary work up close and personal. (This final date had been extended from July 11, 2015, so you never more...
