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Attractions near San Francisco

Start with Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: the sights of San Francisco

San Francisco has 252 notable places within 60 miles, among them 9 national park units. 79 of them are inside San Francisco. Golden Gate National Recreation Area welcomes about 15.7M visitors a year. Beyond the town, SAP Center sits 42 mi away.

Attractions nearby
252
within 60 miles
The big one
in town
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
National park units
9
parks & monuments
Big draws
8
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Museum · in town

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary

Prison in the San Francisco Bay.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

The map view

The map stretches to PayPal Park, 40 mi away.

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Orange: San Francisco. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All of it

After the 79 in town come 173 more within 60 miles.

The places inside San Francisco lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in San Francisco → · San Francisco’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary: druchoy, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Chase Center: Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lombard Street: The original uploader was Y6y6y6 at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Presidio of San Francisco: Robert Campbell, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oracle Park: User Coasttocoast on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coit Tower: Chris6d, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS Pampanito: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · M. H. de Young Memorial Museum: Mark Miller, Public domain · San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Exploratorium: Ann Bartkowski / Dacreep at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Legion of Honor: No machine-readable author provided. Urban~commonswiki assumed (based on copyrig, CC BY-SA 3.0 · California Academy of Sciences: Buzzlovestravel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bill Graham Civic Auditorium: J. Ash Bowie, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Julius' Castle: CommonUploaderBot, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Union Square: Aude, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Fort Point National Historic Site: Kingofthedead, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Baker Beach: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · San Francisco Zoo: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Golden Gate National Recreation Area: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Mason: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Playland: Smith, James R., CC BY-SA 3.0 · War Memorial Opera House: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Walt Disney Family Museum: Joyofmuseums, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alamo Square: Simon Cobb, CC0 · Crissy Field: Marlith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ocean Beach: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mission Dolores Park: Artico2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vaillancourt Fountain: Original uploader was Enoch Lai at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall: J. Ash Bowie, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Levi's Plaza: grahamc99, CC BY 2.0 · Musée Mécanique: User:Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Warfield: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0 · Sunset Dunes: BriefEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: LPS.1, CC0 · Conservatory of Flowers: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Japanese Tea Garden: Grombo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Curran Theatre: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0 · Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: Cullen328, Public domain · San Francisco Columbarium: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yerba Buena Center for the Arts: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Funston: Viriditas, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0 · San Francisco National Cemetery: Unknown, Public domain · GLBT Historical Society: GKoskovich, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lincoln Park: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0 · Aquarium of the Bay: jjron, GFDL 1.2 · Contemporary Jewish Museum: Allan Ferguson, CC BY 2.0 · Haas–Lilienthal House: Dreamword, Public domain · Yugantar Ashram: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Francisco Botanical Garden: The original uploader was Berkbotanist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 · Club Fugazi: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yerba Buena Gardens: Sebastian Wallroth, Public domain · San Francisco Cable Car Museum: Jaredzimmerman (WMF), CC BY-SA 4.0 · McLaren Park: Allan Ferguson, CC BY 2.0 · California Historical Society: Jllm06, Public domain · Washington Square: Allie_Caulfield, CC BY 2.0 · Alta Plaza Park: John Manoogian III, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Randall Museum: Jllm06, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Francisco Dungeon: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0 · San Francisco Railway Museum: Iandailey at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Cartoon Art Museum: User:Tfinc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Madame Tussauds San Francisco: Another Believer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Music Concourse: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Children's Creativity Museum: D'Arcy Norman from Calgary, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of the African Diaspora: Jllm06, Public domain · The Beat Museum: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alcazar Theatre: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bayview Opera House: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · International Art Museum of America: B3May15, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cayuga Park: Orin Zebest Camera location37° 42′ 49.69″ N, 122° 27′ 00.73″ W View this and o, CC BY 2.0 · Francisco Park: JirkaBulrush, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museo ItaloAmericano: Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sydney Walton Square: Original uploader was Ванка5 at bg.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pine Lake Park: Daniel Ramirez from Honolulu, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Levi's Stadium: Matthew Roth, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Hornet: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 · California's Great America: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Muir Woods National Monument: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oyster Point Marina/Park: Sharon Hahn Darlin, CC BY 2.0 · Cow Palace: Dante Alighieri , CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oakland Arena: Mike Disharoon, CC BY-SA 2.0 · SAP Center: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · California Memorial Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Lake Berryessa: Unknown, Public domain · Mount Tamalpais: Originally uploaded by Nelso (Transferred by DimiTalen), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Six Flags Discovery Kingdom: Tinned Elk, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Diablo: Trurl66, Public domain · Filoli: Sukuru, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Children's Fairyland: Wordworking, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Computer History Museum: Dzou, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PayPal Park: Jbburgess0, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stanford Research Park: Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Point Reyes National Seashore: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pigeon Point Lighthouse: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Merritt: Dcoetzee, Public domain · Golden Gate National Cemetery: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CEFCU Stadium: Sjsualum at English Wikipedia, Public domain · San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds: Doc Searls from Santa Barbara, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Shoreline Amphitheatre: Coolcaesar at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · People's Park: Minesweeper, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bodega Bay: Pixistik1687, Public domain · Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Zarathustra~commonswiki assumed (based on c, CC BY 2.5 · Mission San José: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Point Reyes Lighthouse: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hearst Greek Theatre: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Big Basin Redwoods State Park: jjron, GFDL 1.2 · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bay Model: Something Original, Public domain · Roaring Camp and Big Trees Narrow Gauge Railroad: Josh Hallett, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Martin's Beach: Jay Huang from Pleasanton, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Oakland Zoo: Todd Dailey, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paramount Theatre: sierra jane from oakland, ca, CC BY 2.0 · Western Railway Museum: LPS.1, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park: Bmp713, Public domain · Ardenwood Historic Farm: Mactographer at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 · Chabot Space and Science Center: The original uploader was Daniel Olsen at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5 · Jack London State Historic Park: Robert E. Nylund, Public domain · SS Red Oak Victory: Leonard G., CC0 · Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: LPS.1, CC0 · Stanford Mausoleum: Jawed Karim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tilden Regional Park: Ijon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Emeryville Shellmound: unknown, property of Oakland (California) Public Library, Public domain · Hiller Aviation Museum: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive: Cullen328, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park: The original uploader was Mrwrite at English Wikipedia., Public domain · John Muir National Historic Site: NPS, Public domain · Oakland Museum of California: Cullen328, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blackhawk Museum: ShakataGaNai, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · SF-88: Marcin Wichary from San Francisco, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0 · China Camp State Park: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Safari West: bluesbby from Mountain View, USA, CC BY 2.0 · The Tech Interactive: The Tech Museum of Innovation, CC BY 2.0 · Happy Hollow Park & Zoo: Don DeBold from San José, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · USS LCS(L)(3)-102: United States Navy, Lt. Erik Reynolds, Public domain · Alum Rock Park: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lawrence Hall of Science: Namedina. Cropped by Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY 2.5 · Hakone Gardens: The original uploader was Doopokko at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Sleep Train Pavilion: dantc from San Francisco, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Stevens Stadium: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Marine Mammal Center: Fuzheado (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Jose Museum of Art: JaGa, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sonoma TrainTown Railroad: Cullen328 (Jim Heaphy), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Montalvo Arts Center: Frecklefoot, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial: en:National Park Service image., Public domain · Berkeley Community Theater: Daniella Thompson, CC BY-SA 1.0 · Blake Garden: John Lambert Pearson, CC BY 2.0 · Golden Gate Railroad Museum: Grey3k, CC0 · Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park: E. F. Joseph, Public domain · Sonoma Barracks: Stepheng3, CC0 · University of California Botanical Garden: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0 · University of California Museum of Paleontology: UC Bill, Public domain · Intel Museum: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Luther Burbank Home and Gardens: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Military Vehicle Technology Foundation: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arizona Cactus Garden: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Burlingame Museum of Pez Memorabilia: Willis Lam, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Elmshaven: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Japanese Friendship Garden: The original uploader was Niteowlneils at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Napa Valley Opera House: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oakland Aviation Museum: Bill Larkins, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pacific Coast Air Museum: CrabTree13, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pacific Pinball Museum: Michael Moore for the Pacific Pinball Museum, CC BY-SA 3.0 · San Jose Municipal Rose Garden: Grey3k, CC BY 3.0 · San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles: Daderot, CC0 · Zellerbach Hall: Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0 · Adventure Playground: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Benicia Capitol State Historic Park: Epolk, Public domain · Moffett Field Historical Society Museum: Jets.hunt at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · San Mateo County History Museum: SPUCLA, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stanford University Arboretum: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alameda Theatre: Binksternet, Public domain · Berkeley Rose Garden: Jef Poskanzer from Berkeley, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Luther Burbank Center for the Arts: Stepheng3 (talk), Public domain · Marin Museum of Bicycling: asmartalec, CC BY 2.0 · Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment: Blz 2049, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ruth Bancroft Garden: Burkhard Mücke, CC BY-SA 4.0 · St. James Park: Semiautonomous, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Travis Air Force Base Aviation Museum: Nick DeCicco, Public domain · Triton Museum of Art: Tritonmuseum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · African American Museum and Library at Oakland: Oakland Public Library, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ainsley House: JaGa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alameda Naval Air Museum: tbo47, CC BY-SA 4.0 · De Saisset Museum: Matthew Hendricks (SCUMATT at en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Don Francisco Galindo House: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Forbes Mill: David Sawyer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kule Loklo: Stepheng3 (talk), Public domain · Lathrop House: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Morcom Rose Garden: Calibas, Public domain · Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana: Cristiano Tomás, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of American Heritage: DanielPenfield, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: UC Bill, Public domain · Pardee Home: Jack Boucher, Public domain · Viet Museum: San Jose Trip, CC BY 2.0 · Arboretum at the University of California, Santa Cruz: Mike Fernwood from Santa Cruz, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Edenvale Gardens Regional Park: Cristiano Tomás, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eugene J. de Sabla, Jr., Teahouse and Tea Garden: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gardens at Heather Farm: Utilizer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Golden State Model Railroad Museum: Richfife at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve: Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Public domain · John Hinkel Park: ~jar{}, CC BY 2.0 · Los Altos History Museum: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Marin Art and Garden Center: EponineBunnyKickQueen, CC0 · Marin Museum of Contemporary Art: Missvain, CC0 · Museum of Art and History: WCCasey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · NASA Ames Visitor Center: Oleg Alexandrov, CC BY-SA 3.0 · New Museum Los Gatos: Victoriaahalll, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Niles Depot Museum: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Portuguese Historical Museum: The original uploader was Niteowlneils at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sonoma Botanical Garden: Sakurai Midori, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sonoma County Museum: Wulfnoth of English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Campbell Historical Museum: Museummadness, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Depot Park Museum: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dixie Schoolhouse: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Edgewood Botanic Garden: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Free Public Library of Petaluma: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Guadalupe River Park & Gardens: No machine-readable author provided. Dvortygirl assumed (based on copyright clai, Public domain · Messina Orchard: Greghenderson2006, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Muir Beach Overlook: Unknown, Public domain · Regional Parks Botanic Garden: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roberto Adobe & Suñol House: Eugene Zelenko, CC BY-SA 4.0 · San Mateo Arboretum: Daderot, Public domain · Sonoma Valley Museum of Art: Missvain, CC BY 4.0 · Tiburon Railroad & Ferry Depot Museum: Sanfranman59, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Labadie Arboretum: National Park Service, Joshua Tree National Park., Public domain · Markham Regional Arboretum: Miguel Vieira, CC BY 2.0 · South Bay Historical Railroad Society: Pedro Xing, CC0

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