San Francisco city guide
The Guardian's definitive guide to San Francisco, California helps you plan the perfect trip with information on hotels, travel, restaurants and activities across the city
Interview with a Bookstore: San Francisco's historic City Lights
Lost ducks, beatniks, and sex in the storeroom: we kick off a new series from Literary Hub exploring iconic bookstores, with one of America’s most famous, City Lights
Reading American cities: books about San Francisco
Younger and smaller than most great American cities, San Francisco has a rich cultural heritage. Anisse Gross picks out the literary landmarks of this west coastal city, from its first newspaper chroniclers to the Beats and beyond
San Francisco: a guide to the Tenderloin neighbourhood – video
Having toured the world managing bands like Deerhunter and Ariel Pink, Kristin Klein now runs a vintage boutique and basement showspace in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighbourhood
Top 10 outdoor activities and events in San Francisco
Explore San Francisco's outdoor spaces, parks and beaches and you'll be in a world of great walks, public art and … street slides
Local's guide to San Francisco's coolest neighbourhoods
San Francisco's neighbourhoods were shaped by industrialisation, urban revivals and earthquakes. Each has its own feel, and their highlights include Michelin-starred restaurants, renowned galleries and vintage shops, says Gayle Keck
Top 10 live music venues and clubs in San Francisco
Top 10 historic sights in San Francisco
Top 10 shops and attractions in San Francisco for design lovers
San Francisco tour by VW campervan
The VW campervan is the quintessential California hippy vehicle, so there's no better set of wheels for exploring the sights of San Francisco, says Bonnie Tsui
If you're going to San Francisco – stay on a stylish Sausalito houseboat
On the beautiful houseboats in Sausalito, on San Francisco Bay, the countercultural spirit of 1960s California is alive and well. Joshua Surtees jumps aboard and stays for a couple of nights
California road trip: surfing the perfect wave - video
Michael Fordham, author of the The Book of Surfing: The Killer Guide, travels from San Francisco to Los Angeles in search of the heart of American surf culture
Top 10 bars in San Francisco
San Francisco's bars are made for drinking it all in. Take your pick from a speakeasy within a speakeasy, tiki and cocktail bars, and even family-friendly soda and ice-cream hangouts, writes Noelle Chun
Top 10 vintage and secondhand stores in San Francisco
Whether you want vintage pieces, design classics or a something fabulous from an edgy designer, the streets of San Francisco have a shop for every fashion fanatic
