Day Tripper: San Francisco on a Short Timeline

Day Tripper: San Francisco on a Short Timeline

You’re passing through town for a conference or business trip. Not much time, but a few hours to see the sights. Here’s what you can quickly and easily do in downtown San Francisco:

  • Drop in to SFMOMA for a bit of modern art
  • Have a cream puff from Beard Papa
  • Do a little shopping on union square
  • Get a gardenia from a sidewalk flower stand off Union Square.
  • Expense a fancy lunch at The Palace
  • Buy sandalwood soap inside the Chinatown gates
  • Get coffee at Blue Bottle Cafe in Mint Plaza
  • Walk behind the MLK memorial waterfall in Yerba Buena Gardens and watch the old Chinese men do tai chi (I did this today!)
  • Have Boudin clam chowder bread bowls at Macy’s
  • Toast the skyline with a view at the Starlight Room
  • Take the glass elevator at The St. Francis

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  1. Jecca at 4:35 pm

    What a great day. It's been too long since my last visit (and I am thrilled with the two-a-day posting. Hooray!).

  2. Eunice at 8:12 pm

    When I lived in SF, I often took the elevator at St. Francis, I bet I'm on the hotel's watch list. Haha. It's a great view though.

  3. mrsem Author at 9:46 pm

    You're coming to SF! How exciting! We should meet for tea 🙂

  4. denise at 12:28 am

    While visiting SFMOMA, don't forget to visit the new Rooftop Garden & Coffee Bar (more Blue Bottle). Admire the giant Louise Bourgeois spiders and Kiki Smith's Virgin Mary while enjoying a nice big slice of Thiebaud Cake.