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San Francisco is such a wonderful place to live in. I absolutely love living here and wouldn’t live anywhere else in the world. I decided to put together this list of Top 10 Reasons You Have To Visit San Francisco together because I think everyone that lives in the USA should visit San Francisco at least once if not more than once.

Below is the list why I love it here and why you should visit and fall in love with San Francisco as well.

1. The Weather:

San Francisco boasts some of the best weather anywhere in the world. It’s usually cooler here in San Francisco than just outside of the city of San Francisco and because of this it makes it very comfortable to live here year round. No real long heat waves ever happen here but occasionally once or twice a year we’ll have a 2 or 3 day heat wave. All of a sudden though the weather changes and the fog takes over and cools off the city. It’s quite amazing and I love San Francisco because of this.

2. The Food:

Because of the great diversity here in San Francisco, one can discover a great new cuisine from anywhere in the world. is a top leader in culinary discovery. One can find a great restaurant highlighting the cuisine from any country in the world, and they do it well.

3. The Shopping:

Some of the best shopping to be had is in San Francisco. The Union Square area of San Francisco is one of the country’s largest shopping neighborhoods in all of the USA. You can find all your favorites like the Gap, Levi’s and Sephora. As well as Neiman’s, Saks Fifth Avenue and Macy’s. You’ll also find some obscure little known boutiques in Union Square or the San Francisco Centre or in one San Francisco’s popular neighborhoods like the Mission district or Pacific Heights.

4. The Walking:

San Francisco is a walking city so bring your walking shoes and leave your car at home. And if you get tired of walking and exploring (which I’m sure you wont) you can take any of the public transportation choices available. See below.

5. The Public Transportation:

San Francisco has one of the best Public Transporation systems in all of the USA. So many different choices are available to get you around the city including buses, street cars, underground and above ground Muni trains, BART and faerie boats will all move you around and get you to your desired locations.

6. The Culture:

San Francisco is a melting pot of culture – how else will you find such great food to eat here – it’s becaue of the diversity that exists here in San Francisco.

7. The Entertainment:

From broadway shows, to sports events, to concerts, San Francisco is a world class city when it comes to entertainment. And with some of the best venues with a long history like the Fillmore, the Warfield, The Castro Theatre or the Golden Gate Theatre to see these shows, events or concerts it makes the city of San Francisco a world class city for entertainment.

8. The San Francisco Hills:

The San Francisco Hills add a unique beauty to the city and give it it’s signature look. Remember the film Bullitt and the TV show The Streets Of San Francisco? Then you’ll probably remember the streets of San Francisco. There are some famous shots of San Francisco hills overlooking the bay and Bay Bridge

9. The Hotels:

You’ll have so many choices of hotels to pick from when it comes to selecting the hotel you want to stay at in San Francisco. From big luxury hotels to cute, chic tiny boutique hotels. Just do a little search here on SFPhotorama.com at Hotels and you’ll have lots of reviewed hotels on here.

10. Voted #1 city to visit in the USA year after year for 18 years straight by Conde Nast Magazine.

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San Francisco has so much to offer. From cool unique museums like the SFMOMA and the DeYoung, to historical landmarks like the Cable Cars to awesome food and drink choices like clam chowder or a cappuccino or visit one or all of the many famous landmarks like the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz.

There’s so much to do here in San Francisco and if you’re visiting San Francisco for the first time then this Top 20 list of things to do in San Francisco will be very handy to you. Just print it out and take with you and when you are in your hotel just ask your concierge to tell you where each one is located and you can plan it out. They even will give you a nice handy map of the city and perhaps even plot it all out on the map so it will be very easy to get to each place.

1 – Museum Of Modern Art in Soma
2 – Chinese Fortune Cookie Factory in Chinatown
3 – DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park
4 – Carnelian Room for cocktails in Financial District for some of the BEST views of the city
5 – Cappuccino at Cafe Trieste in North Beach
6 – Cable Car Museum in Nob Hill
7 – Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge
8 – Ride a Cable Car
9 – Belden Place
10 – Ride the F Line Street Car To Fisherman’s Wharf/Pier 39
11 – Ride or Walk Down Lombard Street
12 – Enjoy The Farmers Market At The Ferry Building
13 – Have Clam Chowder at Fisherman’s Wharf
14 – Take The Ferry To Alcatraz
15 – Ferry Ride To Tiburon/Suasalito
16 – Take A Relaxing Tour Of The Japanese Tea Gardens
17 – View the Painted Ladies from Alamo Square
18 – Take a stroll at the Palace of Fine Arts grounds
19 – Enjoy a classic film at the Castro Theatre
20 – Catch a view of the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco Bay + Skyline from Marin Headlands

So if you are a local most likely you know this list of Top 20 Things To Do In San Francisco but if you don’t then it’s worth it for you to discover these as places and things to do as well. You never know when you are going to have a visitor come and you’ll need to impress them with some cool things they can’t get at home.

Go there and take a camera with you I’m sure you will enjoy all of these places. Here’s a handful of photos that I’ve shot that should demonstrate the list of things to do somewhat.

Please visit my San Francisco Top Ten Lists as well … I’m sure there is something that interests you there. Like for a Top Ten Happy Hours places list or Top Ten Films Set In San Francisco list. You’ll love the lists for sure.

I was trying to come up with a really good list of the best hotels here in San Francisco for folks that are thinking of visiting San Francisco. And for folks that have never visited here. So I put in some time to think about this as there are a lot of hotels here and I came up with the list below.

I wanted to make sure to include several historic hotels on the list and I also wanted to include some that are just really popular and some that are known for their architecture so I have this list below of the Top Ten Hotels In San Francisco that I put together for SFPhotorama.com. For those of you that already live here what do you think? Am I missing anything?

It is always advisable to call these hotels to make sure you get the best deals. Usually you can work deals with them and get the best rates. I love getting hotel specials! Don’t you?

1. Westin St Francis Hotel – 335 Powell Street
2. The Fairmont San Francisco – 950 Mason Street
3. The Intercontinental Mark Hopkins – 999 California Street
4. Hyatt Regency – 5 Embarcadero Center
5. Palace Hotel – 2 Montgomery Street
6. W Hotel – 181 Third Street
7. The Clift – 495 Geary Street
8. St Regis – 125 3rd Street
9. Four Seasons – 757 Market Street
10. Ritz Carlton – 600 Stockton Street at California

Adjacent to the Tallman Hotel is the Blue Wing Saloon. We had dinner there and I have to say it was really, really good. With a nice bottle of wine the evening was perfect. We got there early in the afternoon and it was pretty mellow with not many people in but immediately after the crowds started coming in and by the time we finished our meal the place was hopping!

I had the chicken cordon bleu and friends had the Shepherds pie and boy I tasted it and it was fab! I did not think I would like such a meal as it sounds bla but I loved what I tasted from my friends. I loved my dish very much especially since I love au gratin potatoes and just can’t get enough of it but the Shepherds pie was quite fab!

Together with The Tallman Hotel and dinner at the Blue Wing Saloon – it was a pretty good getaway to Upper Lake County. Along the way you can stop at wineries like Ceago which I will write about in a future post. I definitely recommend a getaway trip up – do it it’s not too expensive and it’s fun and relaxing!

The neighborhood bordering the Tallman Hotel and the Blue Wing Saloon is pretty quiet and sleepy and there’s not much to see so don’t expect a lot to do here as it gets pretty quiet and most of the action at night is at the Blue Wing Saloon.

Went up to Upper Lake County (Clear Lake) to just get away – sort of like a road trip excursion type thing. A friend had suggested the Tallman Hotel which we looked into. On their website it looked pretty nice and the reviews we read were pretty positive so we decided to book a one night stay. We were really glad we did as we enjoyed the stay.

The hotel is very homey – more of a Bed & Breakfast than a real hotel and it felt like the cute little *** hotels you’d find in the driving in the country in France.

There’s really not much happening in and around the hotel so that makes it perfect for a relaxing getaway. Just getting away from the day to day grind is perfect here. For someone looking to do a retreat or to refresh is great.

We had a room in the back in the garden area and the room was quite beautiful and decorated very classic. The rooms had French doors with a little patio. The original hotel and main building were opened in the 1870s and this new update took place last several years and The Tallman Hotel re-opened a couple of years ago. I think it’s a great cute little inn! And definitely worth the approximate 2.5 hour drive up north. You can stop at wineries for wine tasting and eating lunch and get to the Tallman late afternoon to wind down.