Downtown San Francisco has one of the most iconic skylines in the world. From afar, it looks like a cluster of skyscrapers set among hills, with water appearing to surround it on all sides. But as you get closer, the city starts to reveal its structure. Wide, diagonal Market Street cuts through the center, with a combination of old and new commercial buildings filling the blocks around it and creating endless combinations of streets, façades, and towers to observe. As you move around the Bay, the skyline stays visible from places like Sausalito, Tiburon, Treasure Island, and Alcatraz, until the familiar towers become a way to orient yourself, whether you’re downtown or standing on a hill somewhere across the city.
And then there are the everyday things that make downtown a little more fun: tiny hidden museums, ferry rides, buses, Muni, cable cars, unexpectedly good Asian food, and coffee that costs far too much in the Financial District.
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