San Francisco Pictures
of the best things to do

Below are pictures of some very best things to do in the San Francisco Bay Area. And, we keep adding more as this site grows. To find more details about these subjects please click a link on the left hand side of this page or click site map.

The photos are organized roughly by geographical location from north to south.
Marin County   SF Neighborhoods   Half Moon Bay Coast   SF Peninsula

Marin County (by town, alphabetical)


Hawk Hill view of SF in the distance, Marin Headlands

Hawk Hill view, Marin Headlands

Hawk Hill view of road to Point Bonita, Marin Headlands


Tunnel at Battery 129, Marin Headlands

Base for large gun at Battery 129, Marin Headlands

Trail on north side of Hawk Hill, Marin Headlands


Hawk Hill trail view, Marin Highlands

Cozelman Rd as seen Hawk Hill above it, Marin Highlands


Point Bonito, Marin Headlands

Bridge to Point Bonito lighthouse, Marin Headlands

Rodeo lagoon & beach, Marin Headlands


Rodeo beach, Marin Headlands

Entrance to Marine Mammal Center, Marin Headlands

Unmarked hiking trail, Marin Headlands


Ft Baker parade grounds, Marin Headlands

Ft Baker boating, Marin Headlands

Ft Baker fishing pier (across lawn), Marin Headlands


Sausalito ferry in dock, Sausalito

Street as you get off the ferry, Sausalito

Taste of Rome coffee shop, Sausalito


Caffe Divino, Sausalito

Coffee by the bay, Sausalito

Kayaks and beach bathing, Sausalito


Angel Island, Tiberon

San Francisco (by neighborhood, alphabetical)

Please go to Pictures SF Neighborhoods for several ideas of things to do within the City of San Francisco.

Half Moon Bay Coast (by town, north to south)


Good coffee with an ocean view, Montara

Gray Whale Cove trail, Montara

Montara Point lighthouse & hostel, Montara


Hidden beach accessible from Montara Point lighthouse, Montara

Tidal pool beach at Fitzgerald Marine Preserve

Moss Beach Bluff Trail (north end)


Forest on Moss Beach Bluff Trail

Patio at Moss Beach Distillery

Cypress Flower Farm, Moss Beach


Pillar Point Bluff Trail, Moss Beach end

Pillar Point Bluff Trail, Fitzgerald Marine Preserve beaches

Overlooking Mavericks surfing area, Princeton-by-the-Sea


Excellent Italian food, Princeton-by-the-Sea

B25 bomber at Dream Machines Show, HMB Airport.

Half plane/half car ... it's an Aerocar. At Dream Machines Show, HMB Airport.


Ebb Tide Cafe for coffee right on the beach bluff, Miramar

Dunes beach walk, Half Moon Bay


You eat outside at Garden Deli Cafe, Half Moon Bay

Pastrami on home made bread at Garden Deli Cafe, Half Moon Bay

Tiny 2 cell jail with office up front. Built 1911, Half Moon Bay


Graveyard Hill Cemetery, Half Moon Bay

Mill Rose Inn, Half Moon Bay

Mill Rose Inn, Half Moon Bay


Outside patio at Moonside Bakery, Half Moon Bay

Toque Blanche kitchen wares, Half Moon Bay


The best burritos we've found are at Happy Taco, Hwy 92, Half Moon Bay

Half Moon Bay Nursery, Hwy 92, Half Moon Bay


Ritz Carlton patio, Half Moon Bay

Coastal trail through Ritz Carlton golf course, Half Moon Bay

Manhattan Beach at Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay


Arcangeli's Bakery, Pescadero

Road side goat, Pescadero

Goat "kids" at Harley Farms Goat Dairy, Pescadero


Pebble Beach, Pescadero

Bean Hollow Beach (which includes Pebble Beach), Pescadero


Pigeon Point Lighthouse, south of Pescadero

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, south of Pescadero

San Francisco Peninsula (by town, north to south)


Football at San Mateo Jr College, San Mateo

Diandas Bakery, San Mateo

Draegers Market, San Mateo


El Metate Taqueria, local lunch-time favorite just off Hwy 101, Belmont

San Remo Pizzeria, San Carlos

Rodin Sculpture Garden, Stanford


Alice's Restaurant on Skyline Blvd, Woodside

Thomas Fogarty Winery, Skyline Blvd, Woodside

Wine barrels at Thomas Fogarty Winery, Skyline Blvd, Woodside


Outside eating at Santana Row, San Jose

Santana Row shops, San Jose


Municipal Rose Garden flower, San Jose

Municipal Rose Garden bush, San Jose

Guadalupe River Park, San Jose


Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum entrance, San Jose

Egyptian Museum outside grounds, San Jose

Egyptian Museum mummy case, San Jose


Egyptian Museum exhibit, San Jose

Egyptian Museum exhibit, San Jose


Khanh's Garden Vietnamese restaurant, San Jose

Dining inside a "railroad car" at Old Sphaghetti Factory, San Jose


Discovery Shop (2d hand clothes), Los Gatos

Purple Onion Coffee Shop, Los Gatos

Testarossa Winery, Los Gatos


These are just a few pictures of the many best things to do in and around San Francisco. Many more will be added. We recommend you look through them to see what appeals to you then check out further details by clicking links on our site map.


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