Gotta catch em' all (in San Francisco)
July 14, 2011 10:41 AM Subscribe
Compile me a list of all the small, unique things to see in San Francisco.
Some examples:
Wave Organ
A big musical instrument built using pipes in the ground.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_Organ
The 16th Ave Tiled Steps
A mosaic built along steps.
http://www.tiledsteps.org/
Pirate Store
A front for a writing studio, that actually sells random pirate goods.
http://www.826valencia.org/store/
Yoda Statue
It's a fountain, of Yoda.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/yoda-fountain-at-lucasfilms-hq-san-francisco
Some examples:
Wave Organ
A big musical instrument built using pipes in the ground.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_Organ
The 16th Ave Tiled Steps
A mosaic built along steps.
http://www.tiledsteps.org/
Pirate Store
A front for a writing studio, that actually sells random pirate goods.
http://www.826valencia.org/store/
Yoda Statue
It's a fountain, of Yoda.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/yoda-fountain-at-lucasfilms-hq-san-francisco
The Bison in Golden Gate Park?
Defenestration Building?
Clarion Alley?
The Camera Obscura?
posted by vacapinta at 10:53 AM on July 14, 2011
Defenestration Building?
Clarion Alley?
The Camera Obscura?
posted by vacapinta at 10:53 AM on July 14, 2011
Paxton Gate, right next to the Pirate Store. Taxidermy and carnivorous plants for all!!!!
posted by JuliaIglesias at 10:54 AM on July 14, 2011 [4 favorites]
posted by JuliaIglesias at 10:54 AM on July 14, 2011 [4 favorites]
Seward Street Slides
Filbert Steps (including the parking meter).
posted by dolface at 10:57 AM on July 14, 2011
Filbert Steps (including the parking meter).
posted by dolface at 10:57 AM on July 14, 2011
Not sure if this is what you mean, but there's stairways of San Francisco and mosaics of San Francisco.
posted by Phredward at 11:06 AM on July 14, 2011
posted by Phredward at 11:06 AM on July 14, 2011
Jack Early Park.
Stop in North Beach first and get a hot sandwich to take with you.
posted by laconic titan at 11:06 AM on July 14, 2011
Stop in North Beach first and get a hot sandwich to take with you.
posted by laconic titan at 11:06 AM on July 14, 2011
Hike up the Buena Vista Park hill--some of the steps are made of old gravestones and it's fun to try and read them! And the view's terrific.
posted by padraigin at 12:07 PM on July 14, 2011
posted by padraigin at 12:07 PM on July 14, 2011
Vermont Street, the *other* "crookedest street in the world."
posted by chez shoes at 12:09 PM on July 14, 2011
posted by chez shoes at 12:09 PM on July 14, 2011
The historic street cars on the F-line. A live maps fo which ones are running here.
posted by oneear at 12:32 PM on July 14, 2011
posted by oneear at 12:32 PM on July 14, 2011
How about the Cartoon Art Museum which is right next door to the Museum of the African Diaspora.
posted by agatha_magatha at 12:40 PM on July 14, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by agatha_magatha at 12:40 PM on July 14, 2011 [1 favorite]
SF Secrets is a great source for these sorts of places. The Billy Goat Hill rope swing is a personal favorite.
Also check out the listings at Atlas Obscura.
posted by mshrike at 1:57 PM on July 14, 2011
Also check out the listings at Atlas Obscura.
posted by mshrike at 1:57 PM on July 14, 2011
The Exploratorium. Too big? Okay, the Tactile Dome inside the Exploratorium.
posted by Rash at 2:03 PM on July 14, 2011
posted by Rash at 2:03 PM on July 14, 2011
The lobby at 450 Sutter St. and the Flood Building lobby. The Flood Building survived the quake and fire and has a maltese falcon in the lobby.
posted by oneear at 3:41 PM on July 14, 2011
posted by oneear at 3:41 PM on July 14, 2011
Related to chez shoes' suggestion of Vermont Street, I have a real soft spot for the swings at McKinley Square. Big enough for the average adult butt, and when you swing out you have an amazing view of the city at your feet.
posted by Rube R. Nekker at 4:17 PM on July 14, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Rube R. Nekker at 4:17 PM on July 14, 2011 [1 favorite]
Watch fortune cookies being made at the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory.
posted by mbidi at 7:02 PM on July 14, 2011
posted by mbidi at 7:02 PM on July 14, 2011
Best answer: How fortuitous! We happen to be visiting San Francisco this weekend. I thought it would be useful to add all of these locations to a Google Maps so that it would be easy to keep track of where they were in relation to one another.
Here it is
We're just lowly tourists, but along my walks today we happened on a very cool art gallery called Space Gallery which I'm not sure falls under this category exactly but I have to say the installation there was really cool.
posted by Deathalicious at 10:08 PM on July 14, 2011 [3 favorites]
Here it is
We're just lowly tourists, but along my walks today we happened on a very cool art gallery called Space Gallery which I'm not sure falls under this category exactly but I have to say the installation there was really cool.
posted by Deathalicious at 10:08 PM on July 14, 2011 [3 favorites]
This may be more landmark, but there's the Golden fire hydrant.
posted by vacapinta at 12:59 AM on July 15, 2011
posted by vacapinta at 12:59 AM on July 15, 2011
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posted by theodolite at 10:51 AM on July 14, 2011