San Francisco Off the Beaten Path Tips by SunnyPotHill

Okay, we all know about Lombard Street, the supposedly crookedest street in the world. It is certainly crooked as it is beautiful for it is lined with colorful mansions and decorated with beautiful flowers (in the summer). So let's just say it's the prettiest crooked street in the world. But when it comes to crookedness, I'm willing to bet my one remaining ball that there are more crooked streets somewhere in the world that we don't know about, :))>. One of them is right here in San Francisco at Vermont and 22nd Street in Potrero Hill, southeast of downtown. It is not as long as Lombard and not as pretty, but it's definitely more crooked. Few people venture out to this place because several blocks away is home to some of the crookedest crooks in the city, the Potrero Hill housing project. So if you do visit, please be very careful not to get lost there because you'll quickly find out that you're not in Kansas Street anymore, :))>. Check out the picture, that's one crooked street!

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Fort Funston is one of my favorite places to visit in San Francisco whenever I'm in a contemplative mood. It just have that calming effect on me. Perched high up a cliff overlooking the pacific ocean, I have a birds eye view of the many activities around me: big ocean liners slicing through the waters of the pacific on their way or coming out of the bay, dogwalkers trying helplessly to keep up with their tireless canine friends, lovers walking hand in hand and sneaking a few kisses on the beach below, seabirds and sea lions trying to steal a fisherman's catch (i don't know why i find this so funny), birdwatchers watching...uh...birds, :))>, hikers on their daily strolls, and if your lucky, hangliders dancing in the sky. Yes, this is a hangliding mecca, and when the wind and weather is just right, they come to this place in droves. Someday, I will join them, :))>. Go there a couple of hours before sunset to enjoy the aforementioned activities and just to soak in the vibe of the place, then find a good spot to marvel at one of the best sunsets in San Francisco, with the seemingly never ending ocean as the foreground. Do take good care of this place for me though, because it's very fragile. Do not climb over fences and step on the plants, they're there to keep the soil from plunging into the ocean. Stay on the trails. You can get there by taking the Great Highway heading south from Ocean Beach or the Cliff House. Once you past John Muir Drive (Stop Light), you will see a sign on your right, enter that narrow road that leads into a huge parking lot. Enjoy!

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If you came to San Francisco expecting to surf, one of the best beach for beginner and intermediate surfers is Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, just 20-minute drive south of San Francisco...UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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Just across the Exploratorium is a newly developed park as part of the new George Lucas office complex. Nicely landscaped with rolling hills, streams, and benches with fantastic view of the Golden Gate bridge and Palace of Fine Arts. You can also walk around and check out the newly renovated buildings. I especially like the one with the Yoda fountain by the entrance. Great place to have a picnic or to relax after a day at the exploratorium. (click on the picture to make it bigger)

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I saw this swan just chillin' on the lake in front of the Palace of Fine Arts, it's begging to be photographed, :))>. (click on the picture to make it bigger).

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