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u/stopthebefts · 6 pointsr/AskSF

I definitely recommend a couple books on walking around San Francisco. The city is very walkable and has a rich history, so how about some books to help her explore? I recommend Stairway Walks in San Francisco and Cool Grey City of Love.

u/TyrellCorpWorker · 3 pointsr/pics

Love those steps.
This is a pretty good book to have if you find yourself with some time on your hands in SF... Stairway Walks http://www.amazon.com/Stairway-Walks-Francisco-Adah-Bakalinsky/dp/0899976379

u/wellvis · 2 pointsr/AskSF

Looks like you're missing North Beach, the Marina, the Fillmore, Telegraph Hill, Noe Valley, Glen Park, the Inner Sunset and many other neighborhoods. Also check out SF Fun Cheap for suggestions on other possibilities.

Get yourself a copy of Stairway Walks in San Francisco.

u/CactusJ · 2 pointsr/AskSF

Hundreds of stairways traverse San Francisco’s 42 hills, exposing incredible vistas while connecting colorful, unique neighborhoods, and veteran guide Adah Bakalinsky loves them all. Her updated Stairway Walks in San Francisco explores clandestine corridors from Lands End to Bernal Heights while sharing captivating architectural, historical, pop culture, and horticultural notes along the way. Long-term locals and tourists alike have used the book for over 25 years to adventurously uncover San Francisco’s unexpected details. This revised and expanded edition has been thoroughly updated and includes three additional walks, new maps, and new color photographs. A comprehensive appendix lists every one of the city's 600-plus public stairways.

https://www.amazon.com/Stairway-Walks-Francisco-Adah-Bakalinsky/dp/0899976379

u/BudapestSF · 1 pointr/AskSF

Check out Stairway Walks in San Francisco for a different view of SF.

u/troymccluresf · 1 pointr/AskSF

It's closed at the moment from the storm, but Land's End has a really beautiful trail, connecting 32nd Ave to Sutro Baths. There's a tiny beach you can hike down to, too.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/troymccluresf/56303913/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/troymccluresf/2357223948/
It's easy to tie in the Legion of Honor into this, too. Go there, walk the trail, then have a beer at Park Chalet. (If you're into beer, let me know. I'm literally a professional.) EDIT: Actually: here's pretty much that walk: https://www.flickr.com/photos/troymccluresf/sets/72157604221361358/

There're also some lesser-known trails in Golden Gate Park that offer some quiet and privacy, marked in gray on Google Maps. There's a big rock pile I always thought was fun to climb right inside the park at 25th Ave in the Richmond; I'd go from there and up to the lake.

Mountain Lake Park is neat- when my mom worked swing on the Golden Gate Bridge, my dad would drop her off then drop me & the dog off at 8th & Lake. There's a dog run in there we'd hang out at for a while, then take the trails back behind the lake and over to the PHSH, which used to be a lot more interesting. From there we'd either go up through the Presidio, maybe to Baker Beach and out to 25th Ave. Or, I'd take the "trails" inside Park Presidio through to Geary or maybe Golden Gate Park and head back toward 25th through there. (EDIT: Hit Little Vietnam for bahn mi beforehand- 6th at Clement.)

(Why yes, I did grow up in the Richmond, how did you know?)

Buena Vista Park is cool, plus it connects to so much- Corona Heights, the Haight, Castro… I'd say only if you have a bit of street smarts, though- plenty of burned out hippies living in there. Not actually dangerous, I wouldn't think, but I'd pay more attention in there.

You can get pretty close to the base of Sutro Tower, too. Can't really do much when you're there, but it's neat to see up close, at least. Just get to Dellbrook Ave & La Avanzada St. Here's a fun way to get there from UCSF (probably can't get quite that close to the tower, though).

Glen Canyon is pretty cool, plus it's (one of?) the only place in SF with the natural waterway still intact.

Left field at AT&T Park is open on non-game days during the season.

Go to Green Apple's local book section and pick up a couple books like this. (And then go to Mountain Lake Park.)

Go walk down this hill.

All I can think of at the moment. Feel free to ask for more, or PM me. I love showing off my hometown to people!

EDIT: Come to think of it, Green Apple itself is worth exploring on its own, as is Amoeba Records on Haight.

EDIT AGAIN: How could I forget Treasure Island? There's a couple of baseball fields, as well as a couple wineries. Treasure Island Bar & Grill (Called "Ti-BAG" by the locals) is a small-town bar that was super friendly to me when I ducked in during a horrendous night of traffic on the Bridge. You can also wander Yerba Buena Island a bit, including access to roads directly above each end of the YBI tunnel.

EDIT AGAIN AGAIN: Tank Hill! You can pretty much drive right up to this one, so it's a good place to like, bring a burrito to eat and watch sunset reflect off of downtown. It's like a junior Twin Peaks. Also, all this could be said of Kite Hill, as well.

There's also Turtle Hill ("Grand View Park") in the Sunset, which has a view west.

u/sugarwax1 · 1 pointr/AskSF

Ocean Beach was the first place that came to my mind too.

Take yourself on a stairway walk.
https://www.amazon.com/Stairway-Walks-Francisco-Adah-Bakalinsky/dp/0899976379

The city offers a ton of places to go and decompress.