How to get around San Francisco
9 min read • Jan 30, 2023
With notoriously bad traffic, near-impossible parking and streets as steep as ski jumps, ditch the car in San Francisco. Here's how to get around instead.
Travel Stories
San Francisco
- A reason to travel to San Francisco this month: the new Institute of Contemporary Art
4 min read • Oct 5, 2022
The Institute of Contemporary Art San Francisco is part of a wave of new art in the Dogpatch neighborhood - and it's the perfect reason to plan a trip.
- San Francisco’s back streets and alleyways hide marvelous surprises
5 min read • Mar 1, 2022
As you trek from attraction to attraction through San Francisco, detour off the beaten path to some of these hidden gems.
- San Francisco on a budget: the Golden City at rhinestone rates
8 min read • Feb 5, 2022
While it’s possible to spend unlimited sums on a visit to San Francisco, there are ways to make your trip more affordable. Here's how to visit on a budget.
- The 5 best walks in San Francisco: how to explore the city on foot
9 min read • Jan 30, 2022
Explore the quirks of San Francisco on these five walks through the historic heart of the city and some of its more diverse neighborhoods.
- 10 fantastic museums in San Francisco for culture and history lovers
7 min read • Jan 19, 2022
San Francisco’s magnificent museums honor its close links to Asia and its quirky love of science and progress. Here's our pick of the city's best museums.
- Top 5 day trips from San Francisco
13 min read • Aug 3, 2021
Taking a day trip from San Francisco opens up a world of classic California experiences. Here are our favorite day trips around the Bay Area.
- 7 breathtaking beaches in San Francisco
6 min read • Jul 8, 2021
Hip, happy and uninhibited, San Francisco is where America comes to let down its hair – and where better to unwind than on one of the city’s beaches?
- San Francisco's 20 best parks to relax in
11 min read • Jul 8, 2021
Regularly ranked as the greenest city in North America, San Francisco blooms with parks, gardens and pockets of green space. These are the best.
- San Francisco’s best neighborhoods
10 min read • Apr 26, 2021
San Francisco has been divided into some 100 neighborhoods, each with a different offering. Here are the city's most notable neighborhoods to explore.
- The best time to visit San Francisco
5 min read • Feb 16, 2021
With all the festivals, fog, and food you might be wondering when is the best time to visit San Francisco? Here's our guide on when to go.
- Top 23 free things to do in San Francisco
8 min read • Feb 11, 2021
Contrary to what you might expect, so much of the fun in San Francisco is free. From museums to public art and architecture, here are the best free attractions.
- The 14 best day trips on the US West Coast
6 min read • Oct 8, 2020
Opportunities for day trips on the West Coast abound from Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
- Ten San Francisco sites that locals love
8 min read • Jun 21, 2020
These are some of the best hidden gems in San Francisco, from secret parks to scenic swings.
- San Francisco’s Summer of Love revisited
6 min read • Jun 21, 2020
It’s been over 50 years since peace, love and psychedelia burst out from the San Francisco underground into the mainstream, heralding 1967’s Summer of Love.
- The first timer's guide to San Francisco
14 min read • Jun 19, 2020
If you're visiting San Francisco for the first time, it can be hard to narrow down where to start your tour of the city. This is what you need to know.
- Root for your team at these NFL bars
4 min read • Oct 10, 2019
Nothing like cheering for your favorite NFL team with a few friends. Here's a list of the top eight places to root for your favorite squad across the US.
- America’s 10 most breathtaking buildings
5 min read • Oct 1, 2019
Celebrate the top 10 most beautiful buildings in America's relatively young but impressive history, as voted by the American Institute of Architects.
- Five harsh lessons I learned about life as an expat
7 min read • Sep 8, 2019
Like so much in life, social media gives the expat experience a deceptive gloss – but the darker side of expat life is usually cropped out of the frame…
- Sights and sweets along the California coast
6 min read • Sep 3, 2019
From San Francisco to San Diego there’s 500 miles of the best scenery and ice cream in California. Here’s your roadmap to all of it.
- How to spend a perfect weekend in San Francisco
5 min read • Jul 11, 2019
San Francisco is a city in a state of constant transformation. From its early days as a booming town fueled by gold from the nearby mountains to…
- How to make the best of a long-haul flight
4 min read • Jul 4, 2019
If you’re an international traveler, long-haul flights are an uncomfortable reality: confined seats, limited legroom and minimal access to bathroom spaces…