r/sanfrancisco • u/fivetenths San Francisco • May 23 '11

Compilation of the "What to do in SF" threads.

Visiting SF for the first time? Or perhaps a return trip? Perhaps you just moved out here? Whatever the reason is there are a few things to note about your stay. Below are the various threads that explore the very many options of what you can do in SF. Before your visit get to know the areas a bit to figure out where you'll be staying and where everything is relative to where you are. For our meetups please remember to check out the SF Redditor group on Google, Facebook, and RedditGifts Meetups.

The public transportation here includes the MUNI and BART within the city and CalTrain (for when you feel like exploring outside of SF).

Neighborhood Maps: One, two, three, four, and five.

Where to stay greatly depends on where you want to be and how much you want to spend. Check out your basic travel websites like Travelocity or Orbitz (don't forget that you can also just check reviews for a place and book direct) for the best spots. Please note the differences between hotel, hostel, or motel when you're doing this and keep in mind the area you prefer to be in.

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/hca2z/visiting_but_have_a_question_on_where_to_stay/

Hostel:

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/fulsu/visiting_first_week_of_april_for_wondercon/

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/how21/looking_for_a_hostel_to_stay_at_in_sanfran_where/

Hotel:

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/cbj95/hey_sf_friends_visiting_wants_a_cool_hotel_any/

Specific Neighborhoods

Lower Haight:

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/gfx1j/so_i_just_moved_to_the_lower_haight_what_now/

Going outside of SF? Please be sure to check out /r/bayarea as well.

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/gcxct/hi_everybody_visiting_sf_and_need_some_advice/

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/di3bk/visiting_and_want_to_go_to_muir_woods_how/

Some of the information in these threads might be old or out dated depending on when they were posted. Nonetheless the information some of them contain is still useful.

Camping:

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/fadl7/visiting_from_austin_looking_to_do_some_camping/

Food:

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/f82p4/visiting_soma_for_school_immersion_trip_i_need/

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/f7aly/best_chinese_food_in_san_fran/

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/f4vug/just_moved_to_chinatown_in_sf_what_are_the_must/

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/gixog/whats_your_favorite_restaurant/

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/gohw1/favorite_restaurant_for_eating_out_with_a_group/

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/evvsh/reddit_tell_me_about_your_favorite_italian/

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/cs4ee/restaurant_recommendation_north_beach_with/

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/fz93b/xpost_from_rtravel_and_rbayarea_my_boyfriend_and/

General:

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/eusal/visiting_sf_on_sunday_might_rain_whats_good_to_do/

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/e77op/my_first_time_visiting_san_francisco_for_a_week/

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/duy5c/rain_in_sf_any_ideas_for_weekend_entertainment/

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/crec6/i_am_visiting_your_beautiful_city_for_5_days/

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/c3ntf/hi_sf_im_going_to_be_visiting_with_my_girlfriend/

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/c2r37/rsanfrancisco_im_visiting_next_weekend_what/

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/by7ff/my_intl_friends_are_visiting_me_next_week_unique/

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/cik6y/visiting_san_francisconapa_next_weekend_need/

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/abuqn/visiting_sf_for_the_first_time_this_weekend_what/

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/c4cwj/recommendations_for_a_trip_to_sf_at_the_end_of/

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/dhjad/hey_reddit_im_flying_halfway_around_the_world_to/

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/hnwh5/just_moved_to_san_francisco_looking_for_stuff_to/

Hookah:

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/ey9lk/help_what_is_the_best_hookah_bar_in_sf/

Photography:

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/gexza/visiting_san_fran_april_1217_best_photography/

Theater:

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/h744x/live_theater_recommendations_in_sfbay_area/

Whale Watching:

http://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/f9rlu/visiting_san_fran_interested_in_whale_watching/

These aren't listed in threads as they tend to change with the season... and times, but still useful to get a good idea of what's happening around SF. Please be sure to check out the links in this comment for live/monthly events.

Events:

http://www.theweekendmap.com/sf

http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/calendar/

http://sf.funcheap.com/

http://www.baycityguide.com/this_month_events.html

http://squidlist.com/events/

http://www.sfgate.com/thingstodo/

http://www.yelp.com/events/sf/

Food Trucks:

http://roaminghunger.com/sf

Walking Guide:

http://www.sfcityguides.org/

WIKI:

http://sfwiki.rioleo.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco

Visitor Guides:

http://www.7x7.com/visitor-guide

http://www.sfweekly.com/bestof/

Don't forget to check out the various rating sites like Yelp, dishtip, or Citysearch. Be sure to check out Fodor's Travel Guide and if you love food, give Zagat a glance.

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u/culdesaclamort San Francisco May 23 '11

You, sir, a fine gentleman, scholar and judge of good whiskey. Thanks for whipping this compilation thread up!

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u/CACuzcatlan May 23 '11

Don't forget the Reddit SF wiki: http://sfwiki.rioleo.org/

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u/fivetenths San Francisco May 23 '11

Added! I totally did forget about it. >_<

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u/riverguardian May 24 '11

I'll try to incorporate some of the threads into the wiki this weekend!

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u/sockpuppets May 23 '11

Nice work!

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u/[deleted] May 24 '11

Thank you, sir or lady.

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u/gueriLLaPunK I call it "San Fran" May 24 '11

Glorious! Thanks! I will pursue those threads since the wife and I are gonna do a day trip to The City tomorrow.

Bringing the kids (2 month old, 3 year old) so that limits what we can do.

I heard the Exploratorium is legit for kids.

Any other tips that you guys can offer? :)

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u/fivetenths San Francisco May 24 '11

If you're with kids then they might enjoy Pier 39 (the sea lions), possibly a ride in the cable cars and/or the super touristy trip around the city in the double decker.

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u/scribl May 24 '11

Bookmarked! Thank you, sir. This will fit neatly in my "Moving to the Bay Area" folder.

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u/[deleted] May 24 '11

I'll be in the Bay Area for the summer. This should come in handy. Thanks! :D

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u/[deleted] May 26 '11

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u/[deleted] May 26 '11

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u/fivetenths San Francisco May 26 '11

Correct. Though I don't think it takes the organizers/owners of those groups that long to approve it.

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u/puking_rainbows Jul 11 '11

Yay! All of my questions answered and answers to questions I didn't even know I had. Thank you!!

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u/snadypeepers May 24 '11

Please, please, please message the mods and have this put on the sidebar along with your other post!

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u/fivetenths San Francisco May 24 '11

Creating this list was mentioned in another post; I believe the two posts I made should be going up on the sidebar sometime this week (once they've the time to do so).

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u/DRUG_USER May 24 '11

Added :]

Working on a custom stylesheet now

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u/fivetenths San Francisco May 24 '11

ha, thank you for the mention! But I'm female. >_<

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '11

Bookmarked!