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Experience the best of San Francisco

Curated by Headout, this collection features the city’s top-rated tours, iconic attractions, and unmissable things to do.

Top experiences

44 Top experiences
Ferry with tourists approaching Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, California.
Aerial view of Alcatraz Island with San Francisco skyline in the background.
Prison cells on Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, with open barred doors and a walkway.
Alcatraz prison interior with benches and barred windows, San Francisco tour.
Alcatraz Island garden with historic buildings and view of San Francisco Bay.
Walkway to prison cells with mossy walls on Alcatraz Island, San Francisco.
Alcatraz prison laundry room with shelves and barred windows in San Francisco.
Alcatraz prison cell block interior with sunlight streaming through barred windows, San Francisco tour.
Alcatraz Island viewed from a ferry in San Francisco Bay.
Golden Gate Bridge spanning San Francisco Bay under a clear sky.
Alcatraz Island with San Francisco skyline at sunset, viewed from the water.

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Ferries approaching Alcatraz Island with the historic prison in San Francisco.
Ferry with tourists approaching Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, California.
Alcatraz Island viewed from a ferry in San Francisco Bay.
Ferry with guests sailing near San Francisco skyline.
Golden Gate Bridge spanning San Francisco Bay with a sailboat below.
Aerial view of Alcatraz Island with San Francisco skyline in the background.
Alcatraz Island garden with historic buildings and view of San Francisco Bay.
Ferry approaching sea lions on Pier 39 in San Francisco, California.
Ferry sailing near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

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Ferry carrying passengers from San Francisco’s Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island.
Ferry approaching Alcatraz Island from San Francisco’s Pier 33, with visitors pointing at the historic prison.
Guests touring Alcatraz Island prison, listening to audio guide near cellhouses.
Walkway to prison cells with mossy walls on Alcatraz Island, San Francisco.
Alcatraz Island garden with colorful flowers overlooking the ocean.
Alcatraz Island Warden's house ruins overlooking the bay.
Alcatraz mess hall interior with barred windows and peeling paint.
Park ranger guiding tourists at Alcatraz Island, San Francisco.
Ferry departing Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, with distant hills.
Alcatraz Island Recreation Yard with prison building, San Francisco, USA.

Alcatraz Day Tour

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Diver in aquarium tank surrounded by colorful fish at California Academy of Sciences.
Visitors exploring immersive rainforest projection at Vivid: Immerse Your Senses exhibit, California Academy of Sciences.
Immersive digital art display at Vivid: Immerse Your Senses exhibit, California Academy of Sciences.
Sperm whales swimming together, featured in Vivid: Immerse Your Senses exhibit, California Academy of Sciences.
Galaxy view at California Academy of Sciences Planetarium.
Visitors exploring rainforest exhibit at California Academy of Sciences.
Visitors exploring underground ecosystem display at Vivid: Immerse Your Senses exhibit, California Academy of Sciences.
Bee collecting pollen on a flower at Vivid: Immerse Your Senses exhibit, California Academy of Sciences.
Mole digging in soil at Vivid: Immerse Your Senses exhibit, California Academy of Sciences.
Giraffe exhibits at California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco.
Two baby reindeer in a fenced area during the Season for Science event.
Orchestra performing at California Academy of Sciences with audience seated in red chairs.
Children playing with bubbles at California Academy of Sciences.
Visitors observing colorful coral reefs at California Academy of Sciences aquarium.
Visitors tour the specimen collection at California Academy of Sciences.

California Academy of Sciences Tickets

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Big Bus San Francisco at viewpoint with city skyline and bay in background.
Open-top bus tour crossing Golden Gate Bridge with live guide in San Francisco.
Tourists on a San Francisco hop-on hop-off bus enjoying city views.
Big Bus San Francisco tour at Fisherman's Wharf with passengers on the open-top deck.
Tour guide speaking on a Big Bus in San Francisco with city buildings in the background.
Open-top bus tour with view of Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco.
Open-top Big Bus tour in San Francisco passing through a city street.
Tourist photographing group near Fisherman’s Wharf sign, San Francisco.

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Child exploring a fog exhibit at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
Silhouette of a person reaching towards colorful light display at the Exploratorium.
Child exploring exhibit with adult at the Exploratorium, San Francisco.
Visitors enjoying colorful light exhibit at the Exploratorium, San Francisco.
Visitors enjoying interactive exhibits at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
Visitors engaging with interactive exhibit at the Exploratorium, San Francisco.
Guests interacting at a science-themed bar in the Exploratorium, San Francisco.
Couple exploring interactive exhibits at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
Visitors interacting with a colorful exhibit at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
Visitors engaging with a spinning exhibit at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
Crowd watching a light display at night outside the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
San Francisco waterfront with city skyline near the Exploratorium.
Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco with reflection in the lagoon.

Exploratorium Tickets

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Alcatraz Island with lighthouse and Big Bus tour at Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco.
Alcatraz Prison cell block interior during San Francisco Bay cruise tour.
Alcatraz prison cell interior, San Francisco.
San Francisco hop-on hop-off tour bus driving through city streets.
San Francisco City Hall with flags and trees in Civic Center, California.
Open-top tour bus in San Francisco with city skyline and bay in the background.
Sea lions resting on docks at Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California.
Tourists on San Francisco Big Bus tour with Alcatraz view.
Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco with people by the lagoon.

Combo: Alcatraz Tour + San Francisco 48-Hour Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour

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Open-top tour bus near Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco.
Tourists on open-top bus near Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco.
Red double-decker sightseeing bus in San Francisco with tourists on top deck.
Open-top bus tour at Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, with tourists enjoying the view.
Tourists enjoying a sunny day at Union Square, San Francisco during a hop-on hop-off tour.
Open-top sightseeing bus in San Francisco with tourists on board.
Open-top bus tour in San Francisco's Chinatown with tourists taking photos.
Tourists on a San Francisco hop-on hop-off bus photographing colorful Haight-Ashbury murals.
Open-top sightseeing bus in San Francisco with tourists on board.

City Sightseeing: San Francisco Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour

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Open-top Big Bus tour passing San Francisco Ferry Building at sunset.
Big Bus San Francisco Hop-on Hop-off Tours
from$45.05
Alcatraz Island with historic prison buildings in San Francisco Bay, California, United States.
Alcatraz Tours
from$39
Visitors engaging with interactive exhibit at San Francisco Exploratorium.
Exploratorium
from$39.97
Visitors exploring immersive rainforest exhibit at Vivid: Immerse Your Senses, California Academy of Sciences.
California Academy of Sciences
from$28
Roller coaster at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom with riders on a loop against a blue sky.
Six Flags: Discovery Kingdom
from$39.98
Aquarium of the Bay entrance with shark mural and American flag.
Aquarium of the Bay
from$28
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art facade with unique architectural design.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
from$30
Yosemite Valley view with El Capitan and Half Dome in the background.
yosemite valley tours
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California's Great America entrance with fountains and floral display, Six Flags, California, USA.
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