The Wharf Inn - San Francisco, California : San Francisco Attractions

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