ETG | ebooks and travel guides: 8 San Francisco Lonely Planet (PDF Chapters)

You can visit San Francisco multiple times and discover a new area or spot on the harbour with every visit. The city continues to evolve at a rapid pace, but it still has a strong connection to it's hippie past. For ideas on areas worth checking out our ETG travel team have drawn up a list of 8 fantastic places to visit around the city.

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1. The Haight, NoPa & Hayes Valley (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

Hippies reminisce in the Haight, land of flower-power souvenirs, anarchist comic books and skateboards. Eat at trendy NoPa bistros and try on local designs in Hayes Valley, where Zen monks and jazz legends drift down the sidewalks.

2. The Mission & Potrero Hill (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

The best way to enjoy the Mission is with a book in one hand and a burrito in the other, amid murals and sunshine. Silicon Valley refugees take to Potero Hill, while barflies and artists lurk in the valleys below.

3. Golden Gate Park & the Avenues (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

Around Golden Gate Park, hardcore surfers and gourmet adventurers find a home where the buffalo roam, with the MH de Young Museum tower rising above it all. The foggy Avenues offer authentic Irish bars and organic Cali-Moroccan cuisine.

4. The Castro & Noe Valley (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

Rainbow flags wave their welcome to party boys, activists and leather daddies in the Castro, while over the hill in Noe Valley shoppers hit the bakeries and boutiques.

5. Nob Hill, Russian Hill & Filmore (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Cable cars deliver customers to Russian and Nob Hills' hilltop bars and high-fashion boutiques, but when you see sushi picnics, anime-inspired fashion and the legendary Fillmore, you'll know you've arrived in Japantown.

6. North Beach & Chinatown (Chapter) Lonely Planet

In North Beach, wild parrots circle over Italian cafes and Bohemian bars, while on the main streets of Chinatown, dumplings and rare teas are served under pagoda roofs and temple incense fills the historic back alleys.

7. Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa (Chapter) Lonely Planet

Downtown has all the urban amenities - art galleries, swanky hotels and first-run theaters - while Civic Center's arts precinct contrasts with its dive bars and soup kitchens. SoMa draws people in with its high technology, high art and pumping dance floors.

8. San Francisco - The Marina (Chapter) Lonely Planet

This waterfront has long been the point of entry for new arrivals; it remains a major attraction for its sea lion antics and getaways to and from Alcatraz. The Marina has chic boutiques and organic dining, while the adjoining Presidio offers artistic diversions on a former army base.

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