Best Things to Do in San Francisco 2025: Golden Gate, Tech Culture & Food

San Francisco packs an extraordinary amount into a compact 7x7 mile peninsula — the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, the vibrant Mission District's murals and taquerias, the Victorian painted ladies of Alamo Square, Alcatraz Island, Chinatown (the oldest in North America), and a food scene that produced the sourdough bread, Dungeness crab, and farm-to-table movement that changed global food culture. SF rewards those who walk its steep hills with views that justify every step.