Activities in San Francisco
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Napa and Sonoma Eco Wine Tour with Biodynamic Wine Tasting
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Leave the hustle and bustle of San Francisco behind and enjoy a day in the famed Napa and Sonoma wine countries. Taste various award-winning Sonoma and Napa…Not LP reviewed
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Gold’s Gym (Castro)
The definitive gay gym draws a neighborhood crowd of chatty muscle-Marys and quiet straight gals who appreciate being left alone. Full selection of equipment; packed after work. Notorious steam room. It has classes – from Body Pump to yoga – and a proper dance studio.
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Spinnaker Sailing
Do 'luff,' 'cringle' and 'helms-a-lee' mean anything to you? If yes, captain a boat from Spinnaker and sail into the sunset. If not, charter a skippered vessel, or take classes and learn to talk like a sailor – in a good way.
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Cheryl Burke Dance Center
Always wished you could swing or tango? This dancing-school-cum-ballroom has one of the largest floors in the city. Classes in all kinds of couples-dancing happen daily, and dances are held every night. No need for a partner in most classes. There are same-sex events, too.
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Lincoln Park Golf Course
For game-sabotaging views, the hilly, 18-hole Lincoln Park course wraps around Land's End and the Legion of Honor to face Golden Gate Bridge. This course has the most iconic SF vistas, so watch out for daydreaming hikers and brides posing for wedding pictures – fore!
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Embarcadero YMCA
Downtown professionals flock to this clean, modern YMCA, with extensive gym equipment, swimming pool, basketball court and massage services. Each locker room has a steam room. Bring a lock for your locker or else use the tiny penny lockers by the swimming pool.
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Golden Gate Park Bike & Skate
Besides bikes and skates (both quad-wheeled and inline), this little rental shop just outside the park rents disc putters and drivers for the nearby free Frisbee golf course. Call ahead to confirm it's open if the weather looks iffy.
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Ramekins Culinary School
Ramekins Culinary School is Wine Country’s premier workshop venue for home chefs, with hands-on cheesemaking seminars, knife-skills boot camps and demos by Sonoma’s award-winning Mediterranean cookbook author Paula Wolfert.
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Femina Potens
SF’s showcase for women’s talents is a tiny storefront gallery by day, performance and workshop venue at night. Check the web for current offerings, ranging from the Crafty Bitches, a knitting-and-crafts night, to seminars on BDSM for queers and trans.
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Harding Park Municipal Golf Course
San Francisco's bargain public course is a lush 18-hole landscape partially shaded by cypress trees beside the ocean, plus the Jack Fleming nine-hole course, where walk-ins are welcome. Cart is included with 18-hole greens fees, or costs $14 with nine holes; call to reserve tee times.
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Yerba Buena Center Ice Skating & Bowling
Built on the rooftop of the Moscone Convention Center, the ice and bowling centers are a huge draw for families. Unlike most rinks, this one is bright and naturally lit with walls of windows; the bowling alley has just 12 lanes but serves beer. Check the website or call for skating times.
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Dipietro Todd Salon
When you need a fabulous haircut to go with your spiffy new outfit, book Chad (or Eva) at this Upper Fillmore salon. If they’re not available, fret not: all the stylists are top-notch. There’s another, bigger location at Union Square.
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True Massage & Wellness
When you want a massage, but don’t want the buzz of a spa or salon, book an appointment at this quiet Downtown studio, which offers a full range of styles, from acupressure to reflexology. Look online for special discounts.
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PresidioGo
Good clean family fun in an army base, because sometimes you just need to put down the guns and bowl. Groove despite yourself to '80s jukebox pop, and see for yourself if Bud tastes better in a bowling pin shaped bottle.
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Precita Eyes Mission Mural Tours
Muralists lead two-hour tours on foot or bike covering 60 to 70 murals in a six to 10 block radius of mural-bedecked Balmy Alley; proceeds fund mural upkeep.
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Gold's Gym (SoMa)
Testosterone-y daddies prefer this SoMa location to the one in the Castro. It's a vast warehouse space with twice the equipment, a sauna and a steam room. It offers classes from Body Pump to yoga.
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18 Reasons
Go gourmet at this local food community nonprofit affiliated with Bi-Rite, offering artisan cheese and wine tastings, knife-skills and edible perfume workshops and more – check the website for upcoming classes and family-friendly events.
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San Francisco Segway Tours
The only way for true techies to cover the waterfront: on an electric Segway scooter with San Francisco Segway Tours. Tour price includes 35-minute training on operating the Segway.
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Spoke Folk
Bicycle is the best way to explore Wine Country’s scenic back roads. Bring your own via ferry or bus, or rent one for $30 to $45 per day at Healdsburg’s Spoke Folk.
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Sonoma Valley Cyclery
Bicycle is the best way to explore Wine Country’s scenic back roads. Bring your own via ferry or bus, or rent one for $30 to $45 per day at Sonoma Valley Cyclery.
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Calistoga Bike Shop
Bicycle is the best way to explore Wine Country’s scenic back roads. Bring your own via ferry or bus, or rent one for $30 to $45 per day at Calistoga Bike Shop.
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Koret Pool
For a serious lap swim, head to this Olympic-sized pool at the University of San Francisco, with 40ft ceilings and oversized windows. Admission includes use of the full gym as well.
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Culinary Institute of America
At the Culinary Institute of America, set in an 1889 stone chateau, you can watch acclaimed chefs do demos and chef-trainees impress instructors in an open kitchen.
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La Cocina
This nonprofit offers cooking workshops ($65 to $95) and classes on starting a food business ($25), with proceeds providing training and professional kitchens for low-income culinary entrepreneurs.
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Chinatown Alleyway Tours
Neighborhood teens lead two-hour tours for up-close-and-personal peeks into Chinatown's past (weather permitting). Book five days ahead or pay double for Saturday walk-ins; cash only.
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Ocean Beach
The park ends in this blustery beach, too chilly for bikini-clad clambakes but ideal for wet-suited pro surfers braving rip tides (casual swimmers beware). Bonfires are permitted in designated fire pits only; no alcohol allowed.
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