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The Wharf Inn - San Francisco, California : San Francisco Attractions
Community Benefit District for Fisherman’s Wharf
Discover the many places to visit while in Fisherman's Wharf from shopping centers to restaurants and everything in between.
Fisherman’s Wharf
Lined with boiling crab pots, seafood eateries, unique museums, souvenir shops and visitors from around the world. (415) 626-7070
Pier 39
This lively waterfront outdoor mall is home to a resident colony of barking sea lions and an assortment of specialty shops, an amusement arcade and restaurants. (415) 981-PIER
San Francisco Bay Aquarium
Discover what lurks underneath the San Francisco Bay at Pier 39’s newest attraction. This walk through, underwater aquarium is a must see! (415) 623-5300
Ghirardelli Square
These 19th-century brick buildings, housing restaurants and retail stores once housed the Ghirardelli chocolate factory. (415) 775-5500
San Francisco’s Famous Cable Cars
The only vehicles of their kind in the world, they were designated a national historic landmark in 1964. (415) 673-6864
Chinatown
One of the largest Chinese communities outside of Asia, Chinatown brims with import shops, produce markets, tea houses, restaurants and fortune cookie factories. (415) 982-6306
Coit Tower
The Art Deco monument to the city’s fire fighters, known for its stunning era murals. (415) 362-0808
Alcatraz Island Tour
The once notorious maximum security prison, home to Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelley.
Golden Gate Park
The 1,000-acre park offers some of the city’s finest museums, a Japanese tea garden, arboretum, Victorian conservatory of flowers, rose garden, fly casting ponds and even a herd of resident buffalo.
Beach Blanket Babylon
A North Beach tradition of zany musical revue spoofs featuring excellent singers and costumes, now in its 26th year. (415) 421-4222
Sony Metreon
At Yerba Buena Gardens. Cutting edge entertainment, 80’ x 100’ IMAX 3-D capable screen. (415) 537-3400
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (415) 357-4000, the M.H. De Young Memorial Museum (415) 750-3600, the California Palace of the Legion of Honor (415) 750-3600 and the Asian Art Museum (415) 379-8800 are the city’s premier art museums.
Palace of Fine Arts
A beautiful structure built for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition, includes the Exploratorium, a fascinating hands-on science museum. (415) 563-6504
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Galleries, theaters and stage. (415) 978-2787
Japan Center
5-acre complex of shops, restaurants, theater and baths. (415) 922-6776
San Francisco Zoo
75-acre park with more than 350 species of animals. (415) 753-7080
California Academy of Sciences
A natural history museum, the Steinhart Aquarium and the Morrison Planetarium. (415) 750-7145
A.C.T: American Conservatory Theatre
In its 30th season of world premier and classical productions. (415) 749-2228
Angel Island
Spectacular views of San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge. Biking, hiking and historic tours. Reachable by ferry.
National Liberty Ship Memorial/S.S. Jeremiah O’Brien
Pier 32: America’s last unaltered Liberty Ship in operation. (415) 441-3101
